2021 is proving to be as dramatic as its predecessor, with the political institutions of America, Myanmar and Uganda all coming under intense strain. Russia’s autocracy is following suit. The botched poisoning of opposition leader […]
With Navalny in prison, there is little hope for democracy in Russia
To call Russia a democracy in 2021 is generous at best; a sarcastic joke at its worst. Under the iron first of Vladimir Putin, who has been romanticised by some for his image of strength […]
Alexei Navalny’s Provocative and Perilous Homecoming
Alexei Navalny returned to Russia after being poisoned with nerve agent. He is now facing trial. Ana Hill Lopez Menchero investigates his homecoming and the precarious position of those who oppose to the Russian state.
Putin’s Constitutional Changes Go Under the Radar Outside Russia
While the world’s attention remains fixed on coping with the coronavirus pandemic, major political developments have been taking place almost unnoticed in Russia. For those under the age of 20, they have known no other […]
Where’s The Russia Report?
From the election of Donald Trump, the Brexit campaign, Cambridge Analytica and the Salisbury Skripal poisonings to the infiltration of British democracy and the manipulation of the EU referendum – Russian intelligence agencies have, supposedly, […]
From Russia with Drugs
Image Credit: [New York Times] The International Paralympic Committee has lifted the ban on Russian athletes, placed on them for doping. Russia have been told they can rejoin the Paralympic community next month, after the […]
Trump’s Withdrawal Of Mass Destruction
This week President Trump announced his plans to pull out of the momentous Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) treaty. First of all, what does that mean and why is it even significant? Essentially, the INF was […]
The Death of Stalin: a not so historical satire?
Charlotte Perry reviews Armando Ianucci’s latest satire which strikes a lot closer to home than first expected. Just a few months ago, a poll of 1,700 Russians named Stalin as “the most outstanding person” of […]
Morgan’s Mistake – Russia Isn’t To Blame
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2av__s-598″ align=”center” title=”Morgan Freeman on Russia”][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The first step to solving a problem is admitting to having the problem. Unfortunately, major sections of the Democratic party are completely unwilling/incapable of doing this. The shock of […]
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: Russia and the ICC
“The Hague is waiting for Putin” is something that plenty of Syrians, Ukrainians and millions of others are deeply hoping to hear. Vladimir Putin has just withdrawn Russia from the International Criminal Court creating a […]
ONLINE EXCLUSIVE: World War 3? I don’t think so!
News of Russia moving ballistic missiles into Kaliningrad sparked mixed reactions: resignation, anger, and apocalyptic fear. Further was Russian testing that shows, yes, the Russian Navy can still fire a missile out of a submarine. […]
BBC’s War and Peace: The story so far
We all know of Tolstoy’s infamous thousand page novel; not many of us have read it, but we might consider using it as a door stop on the off chance we happen to have a […]