Getting the Insight Out
On Januart 15th, Russian President Vladimir Putin delivered the annual State of the Nation address. In his speech, Putin outlined several proposals intended to fix Russia’s economic, social and geopolitical More
On June 20th, 2019, thousands of Georgians stormed the parliament in Tbilisi. Adorned with EU flags and signs reading “Russia is an occupier”, the protests in the Georgian capital highlighted More
In the beginning of August, MJPS published a piece discussing the outburst of protests which occurred in Moscow as a reaction to the upcoming September Moscow City Duma Elections. With More
On August 31st, Ukrainian, Polish and U.S. officials met in Warsaw, Poland, to discuss collaborative efforts regarding gas import and trade relations. The triangular alliance primarily discussed the withdrawal of More
Ongoing protests in Moscow have shaken the Kremlin. Last Saturday, over 1,300 protest participants were detained by Russian police forces following a day of clashes and violence between police forces More
At the end of April 2019, Ukraine elected Volodymyr Zelensky as the country’s new president in a landslide victory against incumbent Petro Poroshenko. Zelensky’s election and the support for his More
Over the past two years, Russia has been quietly expanding its presence in Africa, reminiscent of former Cold War ambitions in the region. Old Soviet alliances with some countries, including More
In recent months, ties between Moscow and Riyadh have grown closer than ever. Events such as the December extension of a jointly-managed oil market deal into 2019, as well as More
Yesterday, Russia fired upon and seized three Ukrainian Navy vessels, injuring six Ukrainian sailors. The incident occurred in the Kerch Strait, a waterway that connects the Azov Sea with the More
The Turkish attack on Afrin, a Syrian city with a Kurdish majority, demonstrates the complex internal conflict within Syria and the Middle East. These conflicts are likely to develop in More