Russia’s Changing Latin America Strategy
Image license/credit Albeit overshadowed by Yevgeny Prigozhin’s shocking dash to Moscow, on June 23, 2023, The Insider published a report claiming that Russia was reopening its listening station in Lourdes,…
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Filtering the News: Why Russians Prefer Propaganda and Shield Themselves from Independent Reporting
Image license/credit How do the lies of Russian propaganda work? In recent years, Kremlin-controlled media have promoted thousands of fabricated stories, including some completely absurd narratives—e.g., about “Nazis” in Kyiv…
Cossack Youth Join In On ‘Breeding For War’
Executive Summary: Cossack education has increasingly focused on preparing Russian youth for war. New Cossack cadet corps are being developed in Crimea, expanding Russia’s foothold on the peninsula. Cultural events…
Center-Regional Relations in Russia during the War: Are There Signs of Model Erosion?
Image license/credit As of fall 2023, a military stalemate had emerged between Russia and Ukraine, with no clear path to a lasting compromise acceptable to both sides failing a change…
Cossacks as a Case Study of Russia’s Paramilitarization
Image license/credit Since the Wagner mutiny of June 2023, the role of paramilitaries in Russia has become a subject of intense scrutiny. Not only do such groups represent a diminution…
In Their Own Voice: Supporting Russia’s Wartime Migrants
Image license/credit A recent Radio Free Liberty report tells the story of two young anti-war activists, Adelya and Ivan from Nizhnekamsk (Tatarstan), who fled Russia after being intimidated and threatened…
Russian Military Keynesianism: Who Benefits from the War in Ukraine?
Image license/credit How has the transformation of the Russian economy and society in response to the challenges posed by the invasion of Ukraine affected popular support for the war? Scholars…
Prigozhin’s Fate in Putin’s Russia: The Political Roles of Aircraft
Image credit/license In Russia, politicians who run afoul of President Vladimir Putin are at risk of being killed by poison, defenestration, or gunshot, or of being sentenced to harsh prison…
Foreign Fighters in Ukraine: Multiple Ideological Agendas, One Tactical Goal
Image credit/license Just like the war in Afghanistan in the 1980s and the civil war in Syria in the 2010s, the war in Ukraine has produced an environment conducive to…
One Step Ahead of the Dictator: OVD-Info and the Rebuilding of Russian Civil Society
Russian human rights groups have never had it easy. Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine has only made matters worse, sparking an unprecedented wave of repression and forcing many activists to…