Russia’s pro-Navalny protests: A Catalyst for Political Change?
When Alexei Navalny returned to Russia from Germany on January 17, he was arrested immediately upon his arrival in Moscow. The day after, a judge sentenced Navalny to 30 days More
‘The Last Dictator of Europe’: Why Deposing Lukashenko is No Easy Feat
It has been almost three months since Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko was reelected in a landslide victory, marking his consolidation of the nation’s highest office for an unprecedented 26 years. More
Pushed to the Brink: Ukraine at the End of Its Rope?
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
Russia, a Fountainhead of Defiance
Russia, under Vladimir Putin’s regime, has been expanding its influence into the domestic affairs of varying countries and its recent foray into Western democracies’ affairs has wide-reaching implications. Russia’s 2014 More
The New Great Game: Russia’s Arctic Strategy
An old frontier from the Cold War, the Arctic is quickly re-emerging as a confrontation zone between world powers. In this cold and sparsely populated corner of the Earth, Russian More
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 to vent his frustration at Special Counsel Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference during the 2016 election. In a More
Death and Duplicity: Journalism in Russia
Earlier this month, news broke that famed Russian journalist Arkady Babchenko had been murdered in the Kiev apartment where he was staying. Babchenko, a fierce critic of Russian president Vladimir More
Putin 2018: Russian Revanchism and the Authoritarian Alternative
The 2018 Russian Presidential Elections seems to confirm what political theorists since Montesquieu have claimed concerning the country: Russia is a despotism, and that situation is unlikely to change anytime More