Russian Politics
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Mali, Mercenaries and Putin: How Russia Spreads its Influence in Africa
As a shocked world watches his war unfold in Ukraine, Putin has…
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Unrest in the Steppes – Russia and a near Color Revolution in Kazakhstan
The Kazakh Protests As the world was focused on rising Russo-Ukrainian tensions,…
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Tension at Ukraine’s Border: Will Threats of Sanctions be Enough to Deter Putin?
Recently, Russia has been amassing troops at the Ukrainian border, which has…
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Russia’s pro-Navalny protests: A Catalyst for Political Change?
When Alexei Navalny returned to Russia from Germany on January 17, he…
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‘The Last Dictator of Europe’: Why Deposing Lukashenko is No Easy Feat
It has been almost three months since Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was…
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Pushed to the Brink: Ukraine at the End of Its Rope?
Yesterday, Russia fired upon and seized three Ukrainian Navy vessels, injuring six…
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Russia, a Fountainhead of Defiance
Russia, under Vladimir Putin’s regime, has been expanding its influence into the…
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The New Great Game: Russia’s Arctic Strategy
An old frontier from the Cold War, the Arctic is quickly re-emerging…
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Keeping Up with the Kremlin: A Semi-Exhaustive Timeline of the Mueller Investigation
Last August, American president Donald Trump used his favourite social media platform…
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Death and Duplicity: Journalism in Russia
Earlier this month, news broke that famed Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko had…
