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.
Thu, Mar 18, 2021
Putin turns up pressure on Russian opposition ahead of September Duma elections
Moscow police raided a conference of independent municipal lawmakers on March 13 in a move that marks an escalation in the Kremlin crackdown on political opposition ahead of September elections.
Sun, Mar 14, 2021
The China-Russia moonshot is one more reason for Biden to rethink his Putin strategy
Moscow sees its space future with China and not the United States, further underscoring its growing strategic alignment with Beijing. The Biden administration must reflect on how the latest Sino-Russian collaboration should be factored into its emerging approach to Vladimir Putin’s Russia.
Inflection Points by Frederick Kempe
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.
UkraineAlert by Peter Dickinson
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
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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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