Tag: Russia

Can AI help Russia Decisively Improve its Information War Against the West? (Antonio Giustozzi – RUSI)

After the 2008 war with Georgia, Russian authorities concluded they were lagging their western rivals in information-war capabilities, especially propaganda. There is genuine concern...

Russia Futures. Balancing constraint, resilience, and potential – looking into the next decade for Russia and its implications on a global order (Mathew Burrows,...

For decades, Western experts have viewed Russia as a declining power citing a lack of population growth, technology innovation, and a falling GDP for...

Moscow’s Double Standards on Full Display Over Strikes on Iranian Nuclear Facilities (Anna J. Davis – The Jamestown Foundation)

Kremlin officials are condemning the U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear facilities as violations of international law while simultaneously committing violations of Ukrainian sovereignty. Moscow...

Russia captures over 100-acre lithium reserve, one of Europe’s biggest ‘white gold’ sites (Interesting Engineering)

Russian forces have seized control of a key lithium-rich zone near the village of Shevchenko in Ukraine’s Donetsk region. The site, located roughly 2...

A Tactical Triangle: The Evolving Geopolitical Alignment of Russia, China, and Iran (Soufan Center)

Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi met with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on Monday — a meeting that underscored the trilateral relationship between...

Russia Future Watch – II. Decolonization for Security: Ukraine’s Strategic Policy Toward Indigenous Peoples Colonized by Russia (Yaroslav Yurchyshyn – The Jamestown Foundation)

Russia’s full-scale invasion against Ukraine has revealed that the Russian Federation is not a true federation but an empire sustained by repression, colonization, and...

Moscow’s Nationality Policy to Promote Ethnic Russians and Counter Threats From Others (Paul Globe – The Jamestown Foundation)

(Paul Globe - The Jamestown Foundation) The newly released draft of Moscow’s new nationality policy strategy document devotes far more attention to ethnic Russians...

Putin’s Preemptive Maneuvering Around NATO Summit is Cut Off (Pavel K. Baev – The Jamestown Foundation)

The St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, held on June 18–21, was a showcase of artificial optimism for Russia’s economy, despite most of Russia’s economic...

Argentina uncovers suspected Russian spy ring behind disinformation campaigns (Daryna Antoniuk – The Record)

Argentina’s intelligence service reportedly has uncovered a group of suspected Russian spies accused of spreading disinformation to promote Moscow's interests in the region. Local...

Russia Continues Conservative Pivot in Arctic (Part One) (Sergey Sukhankin – The Jamestown Foundation)

In response to what Moscow labels the North Atlantic Treaty Organization’s militarization of the Arctic, Russia has significantly restructured its Arctic policies. Russia has...

A Frozen Conflict: The Dilemmas of Seizing Russia’s Money for Ukraine (Crisis Group)

Several countries froze Russian assets after the full-scale invasion of Ukraine, but legal and economic hurdles make it hard to confiscate these funds to...

Outsized Climate Change Will Shape Russian Politics (Richard Arnold – The Jamestown Foundation)

Russia is warming 2.7 times faster than the global average due to positive feedback loops resulting from Russia’s distinct geography, with alarming consequences for...

Hungary Becomes Main Lobbyist for Georgian Dream Government in Europe (Giorgi Menabde – The Jamestown Foundation)

Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Kobakhidze’s recent visit to Hungary, by personal invitation of his Hungarian counterpart, Viktor Orbán, underlines growing cooperation between Tbilisi and...

Russia’s Influence in Middle East Takes Hit From Israeli Strikes (Pavel K. Baev – The Jamestown Foundation)

Israel’s unexpected missile offensive on Iran on June 13 caught Moscow off guard, disrupting its assumptions about U.S.-Iran nuclear negotiations and raising suspicions of...

La Chine et la Russie face à la question du Sahara marocain : vers une convergence des intérêts stratégiques (Fadoua Ammari, Rida Lyammouri –...

Dans un contexte international en recomposition, et à l’instar des autres membres permanents du Conseil de sécurité des Nations Unies (États-Unis, France, Royaume-Uni), la...

The Wagner Group Is Leaving Mali. But Russian Mercenaries Aren’t Going Anywhere (Ryan Bauer – RAND Corporation)

The June 6 announcement by the infamous Wagner Group private military company that it will end its three-and-a-half-year-long deployment in Mali is an important...