February 9, 2020

Why World War II is so important to Putin

Putin sets quite a store on remembering and sanctifying the memory of World War II in Russia. Here's why...

January 28, 2020

What does Putin want from Libya?

How far will the Russians go to protect their investments in Libya?

December 22, 2019

What does Putin want?

On Vladimir Putin's end-of-year press conference and his geopolitical plans

December 7, 2019

What's behind the 'friendship' between Russia and China?

China is the beneficiary of friction between the U.S. and Russia.

November 15, 2019

Putin's real interests in Latin America

For Russia, it is important that Maduro and other Latin American politicians become a headache for Washington. And the more it hurts, the better. 

October 18, 2019

Russia and Turkey through the lens of Putinism

Believe it or not, the ideology of Putinism shares fundamentally conservative values.