In stark contrast to the situation one year ago, the public mood in Russia is now souring. Alexander Baunov, editor-in-chief of Carnegie Politika, argues that we are witnessing a...
For Lukashenko, abandoning Western internet services and embracing Russian equivalents would mean tying himself even closer to Moscow. Artyom Shraibman describes the political considerations...
Begin dit jaar voerde onderzoeksgroep ExtremeScan een groot opinieonderzoek uit in Oekraïne en Rusland. Gevraagd naar hun houding ten opzichte van de oorlog lijken veel Russen oorlogsmoe te raken,...
As Russia's war against Ukraine drags on for over four years, Kyiv keeps struggling to recruit enough people for its fight against the much larger Russian army. Part of the problem lies in Ukraine's...
Journalist Vladimir Solovyov writes for Carnegie Politika that Moldova’s latest reintegration plan was designed to demonstrate to Brussels that Chișinău is serious about the Transnistria issue—and...
Georgia's petroleum exports surged by 3,300% in January 2026, but the oil may be Russian. An investigation by The Insider's Olga Dmitrieva exposes how a Black Sea refinery appears to be...
Kazakhstan’s new constitution is an embodiment of the ruling elite’s fears and a self-serving attempt to preserve the status quo while they still can. Writing for Carnegie Politika, sociologist...
For nearly two weeks, large parts of Moscow have been plunged into mobile internet darkness. What began as a security measure has become a daily inconvenience for millions — and no one knows...
Op 27 juni 2023 landde een kruisraket op een pizzarestaurant in het oosten van Oekraïne. De schrijver Victoria Amelina raakte zwaargewond en overleed drie dagen later – ze was zevenendertig jaar....
Transnistrië stevent af op een nieuwe energiecrisis. De pro-Russische regio in Moldavië, die begin 2025 korte tijd bijna volledig verstoken was van gas, krijgt opnieuw te maken met rantsoenering van...
Dat Oekraïne vier jaar na het begin van de grootschalige Russische invasie nog altijd overeind staat, is voor een groot deel te danken aan de veerkracht van het Oekraïense volk. Maar als we steeds...
The main source of Russian aggression is a profound mistrust of the West and the firm belief that it intends to inflict a 'strategic defeat' on Russia. As long as this fear persists, the war will...
De Russische autoriteiten zijn deze maand begonnen met het vertragen van berichtendienst Telegram. Daarmee hoopt de overheid gebruikers naar het door de staat ontwikkelde alternatief MAX te bewegen....
The risk posed by Lukashenko today looks very different to how it did in 2022. Artyom Shraibman writes for Carnegie Politika that the threat of the Belarusian army entering the war appears...
Georgian authorities have announced new sweeping legislative amendments, targeting civil society, independent media, and political parties. The changes would significantly extend the government’s...
For Russia, the U.S.–Europe dispute over Greenland is both gratifying and unsettling. As the Trump Administration clashes with its allies, Moscow sees NATO divisions but also new uncertainties in...
On January 14th, the veteran Ukrainian politician Yulia Tymoshenko was charged with offering bribes to members of parliament. She reportedly offered bribes to members of Volodymyr Zelensky's party....
While presenting itself as democratic and progressive, the Russian opposition largely reproduces the same colonial logic as the Putin regime. Buryat activist Viktoria Maladaeva argues that...
Dat de Verenigde Staten de relatie met Europa op scherp hebben gezet lijkt goed nieuws voor Rusland. Toch is de houding van het Kremlin ten aanzien van de Europese Unie complexer dan op het...
The Russian Orthodox Church has supported Vladimir Putin's war against Ukraine since the first days of the invasion. Kremlin-loyal priests pray for Russia's victory on the Ukrainian battlefield...
On December 1, 1991, a majority of Ukrainians across every region voted in a nation-wide referendum to affirm the country's independence from the Soviet Union. On the 34th anniversary of that...
Ukraine's Ambassador to the UK, former Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, Valerii Zaluzhnyi, writes about Russian diplomacy as a tool of systemic influence in the war against...
Russia is ramping up its recruitment of Middle Eastern fighters for deadly frontline deployments in Ukraine. In an article first published by Riddle, Nikita Smagin describes how the Middle East...
Winter is just around the corner, and for Ukraine that means a new wave of Russian attacks on its energy system. Over the past month, Russia has already hit several power plants and gas production...
In an attempt to mobilise new recruits for its war against Ukraine, Russia mobilizes soldiers all around the world - including in Cuba. There may be around 5,000 of them fighting, and many appear to...