
As its combat losses in the war grow, Russia will likely need to deploy more troops. Finding those soldiers, however, will come with risks.
As its combat losses in the war grow, Russia will likely need to deploy more troops. Finding those soldiers, however, will come with risks.
If there is to be a crack that gives way to a larger political revolt, it will only come after a series of failures by Putin -- and possibly years of sacrifice by his people.
By Ryan Bohl
The West's response to the Ukraine invasion will further compel Russia to secure its vast Arctic region, which holds much of the country's resource wealth.
By Rodger Baker
The sanctions are already causing widespread disruptions and could harm Russia's business and investment prospects for years to come.
Despite continued threats, the Kremlin is unlikely to block U.S. giants like Google until it's confident Russian firms can effectively replace them.
Details of Russia's ongoing tussles with Western tech companies.
The electoral process highlighted the Kremlin's willingness to take political and economic risks in preparation for a possible transition to a post-Putin era in 2024.
Blocking Alexei Navalny's "Smart Voting" initiative represents a further atrophying of his political movement, but not of the Kremlin campaign against Western social media.
A more open and less frozen Arctic fundamentally alters Russia’s geography -- and with it, Moscow’s strategic perceptions and realities.
By Rodger Baker
The disjointed rollout of unpopular vaccine mandates will fail to rapidly contain COVID-19 cases ahead of the country’s September parliamentary elections.