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Ben Dubow

Embarrassingly for the Kremlin, Russian AI Isn’t Good Enough for Its Own Disinformation

Putin says he wants to make Russia a world leader in artificial intelligence. But ironically, Russian propaganda is still reliant on American software...
Andrei Kalitin

The Real Winner of Russia’s War? The FSB

The invasion of Ukraine meant the truce between the clans of the Kremlin was over. But Putin will only remain in control while the FSB lets him.
5 Min read
Nikita Smagin

President Raisi’s Death Shows the Russia-Iran Partnership Is Inescapable

There are so many economic, political, and military factors pulling Moscow and Tehran closer together that individuals are almost irrelevant.
5 Min read
Harold Chambers

Why Ramzan Kadyrov Remains Strong Despite Unrest in Chechnya

Concluding that mass abductions and changes in Chechen leadership mean Kadyrov’s regime is weakening misses the power coming from fear.
5 Min read
Ekaterina Kurbangaleeva

Russia's Soaring Wartime Salaries Are Bolstering Working-Class Support for Putin

Many formerly badly paid Russian blue-collar workers have seen their salaries skyrocket since the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, far outpacing inflation...
5 Min read
Charles Digges

Russia’s Radioactive Submarines Remain a Toxic Arctic Threat

The half-finished effort to clean up the remnants of the Soviet nuclear fleet took international cooperation, which the war made impossible.
4 Min read
Serhii Kuzan

How Battlefield Motorcycles and ‘Turtle Tanks’ Expose the Weaknesses of Russia’s Army

Russia is losing military vehicles too quickly to replace those destroyed by Ukraine, showing that even restoring old vehicles isn’t enough.
3 Min read
Ilya Matveev

How Patrushev’s Paranoia Consumed the Kremlin

As head of the Security Council, Nikolai Patrushev nurtured the conspiracy theories that characterize the Kremlin’s propaganda.
4 Min read
Alexandra Lisogor

Russian Liberal Media Isn’t Telling the Full Story About Gaza

By not framing the war within its larger historical context, many publications are failing in their duty to inform and educate their audiences.
6 Min read
Nick Trickett

Russia’s New Defense Minister Faces Thankless Economic Task

There is no viable way to sustain a system that destroys future growth by throwing young lives and resources into grisly and unproductive ends.
5 Min read
Davit Zedelashvili

Stalinism's Return Threatens Georgia's Path to Europe

The violent crackdown against protests against the “Russian law” is the latest manifestation of Georgian Dream’s authoritarian project.
6 Min read
Elena Davlikanova

Fascism Has Won in Russia Decades After WWII

The 79th anniversary of the defeat of the Nazis is marred by the rising specter of fascism in Russia who appropriate this victory for the current war.
4 Min read
Jon Roozenbeek

Why Russian Propaganda Isn’t as Sophisticated as You Think

The Kremlin bought into its own propaganda so much that it believed many Ukrainians would join the invading Russians in battle.
5 Min read
Alexander Finiarel

There Is Hope Kyiv’s Allies Can Keep Supporting Ukraine for as Long as Necessary

History shows the U.S. is capable of funding wars for much longer than the Ukraine war has lasted so far.
6 Min read
Tanya Lokshina

It Is Our Moral Calling to Stand With Wrongly Imprisoned Russian Playwright and Director

The year-long imprisonment of director Yevgenia Berkovich and playwright Svetlana Petriychuk is emblematic of the Kremlin’s war on free expression.
4 Min read
Almut Rochowanski and Sopo Japaridze

Georgia’s ‘Foreign Influence’ Law Isn’t What You Think

The proposed law is a symptom of a uniquely Georgian political reality, not copy-pasted from Russian legislation.
10 Min read
Serhii Kuzan

How Ukraine Is Weakening Russia’s War Machine

Ukraine is exploiting Russia’s immense size to strike military and industrial targets deep inside the country.
6 Min read
Ella Skybenko

Human Rights and Environmental Abuses in Central Asia and Eastern Europe Threaten Green Transition

Companies operating in these countries need to ensure their supply chains are free from issues so the green transition is truly equitable.
4 Min read
Boris Bondarev

The West Is Stronger Than Russia. It Must Prove that to Win Ukraine More Allies

The West’s lack of a clear strategy and sense of what they want to achieve has become evidence of Kyiv’s allies' weakness and indecisiveness.
4 Min read
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