Postponing Putin’s Waterloo: How is he hanging on?
The key to any possible change in leadership in Russia is in the hands of the ruling elite, as it has been throughout Russia’s long history, notes Dr. Vitali Shkliarov,… Read more »
Tag: Lilia Shevtsova
Destined for autocracy? Scenarios for post-Covid Russia
A new Russian landscape is emerging that demands patient observation, even if is still unclear what comes next amidst the COVID-19 pandemic, notes Lilia Shevtsova (above, left), the Richard von… Read more »
‘Existential crisis’? Russia’s coronavirus paradox
Vladimir Putin’s handling of the coronavirus crisis has produced a paradox: instead of using the pandemic to further strengthen his personalized power, Russia’s president has refused to take tough measures,… Read more »
Putin’s ‘backhanded tribute to democracy’: A global template for new authoritarians?
Russian President Vladimir Putin named a new prime minister, who was confirmed (Reuters) one day after his predecessor resigned along with Russia’s entire cabinet. Putin also proposed changes (FT) in… Read more »
Protecting the roots of Putin’s power: Kremlin drops all pretense of democracy
Russian President Vladimir Putin has denied U.S. intelligence and law enforcement agencies claims that the Kremlin used disinformation and other tactics in the 2016 presidential election, Reuters reports: In an… Read more »
Can Russia get over its Ukraine obsession?
Russians have been so obsessed with Ukraine for five years to the point of forgetting about their own country’s problems, says analyst Liliya Shevtsova (below, left. HT: Paul Goble) and… Read more »
Mobilizing ‘uncivil society’: how Russia’s 21st Century ‘active measures’ actually work
The Russian government discreetly funded a group of seemingly independent news websites in Eastern Europe to pump out stories dictated to them by the Kremlin, BuzzFeed News and its reporting… Read more »
Russia leads ‘growing authoritarian international’
When Russian President Vladimir Putin stepped up to the podium at the opening match of the 2018 World Cup, he assured the world that Russia is “an open, friendly and hospitable country,”… Read more »
Fighting the Hydra: whose state organs are ‘in hock to some sort of kleptocracy’?
The British government refused to assist a French investigation into suspected money laundering and tax fraud by the UK telecoms giant Lycamobile – citing the fact that the company is… Read more »
Putin’s regime: ‘a Titanic looking for an iceberg’
The growing awareness that Russia, growing ever more hostile, should be treated as a threat rather than a mere annoyance is pushing Western capitals toward a unified front in challenging… Read more »