The Kremlin and the Russian people
Putin’s Russia
Russia was the dominant republic in the former Soviet Union and took tentative steps toward an open society and market economy in the 1990s. But during the early 2000s, under leader Vladimir Putin, its direction changed. At the end of the 1990s, this quasi-democracy pivoted to an authoritarian direction.
Tue, Feb 16, 2021
Putin the Poisoner
Putin the Poisoner: Russian President Vladimir Putin has adopted a poisonous approach to international politics in a bid to defend his own authoritarian regime by dividing, discrediting, and destabilizing the democratic world.
Thu, Jan 28, 2021
Navalny vs Putin: what next?
January 23 saw some of the biggest anti-regime protests across Russia in recent years. What can we expect from the escalating confrontation between Vladimir Putin and opposition leader Alexei Navalny?
UkraineAlert by Peter Dickinson
Thu, Sep 10, 2020
Putin’s new constitution spells out modern Russia’s imperial ambitions
The constitutional amendments adopted by Russia in summer 2020 have far-reaching implications for the Russian population, but the potential repercussions are also causing considerable unease in Ukraine and other post-Soviet countries.
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For Kremlin Watchers
The Power Vertical
The Power Vertical covers emerging and developing trends in Russian politics, shining a spotlight on the high-stakes power struggles, machinations, and clashing interests that shape Kremlin policy today. Co-produced with the Charles T. McDowell Center for Global Studies at the University of Texas at Arlington
The Power Vertical
Podcast
The podcast features expert analysis and interviews on the Kremin;s actions both at home and abroad.
About the creator
Brian Whitmore
Brian Whitmore is a nonresident senior fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Eurasia Center and adjunct assistant professor at the University of Texas-Arlington.
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