Kemal Kilicdaroglu, main challenger of Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan, said on Friday his party has concrete evidence of Russia’s responsibility for the release of “deep fake” online content ahead of… Read more »
What does the Kremlin’s crackdown mean for the regime and what remains of the organized domestic opposition? CSIS expert and former Penn Kemble fellow Maria Snegovaya asks Natalia Arno of… Read more »
Formal treason charges and denied bail for journalist Evan Gershkovich, a rejected appeal from opposition politician Ilya Yashin, reportedly new felony charges against jailed anti-corruption icon Alexey Navalny, and 25… Read more »
Central Asia is becoming more authoritarian before our very eyes: after the power grab completed during the pandemic, the region’s elites are now introducing a series of measures designed to… Read more »
Despite all his efforts since the start of his time in the Kremlin, Vladimir Putin has not been able to destroy Russian civil society, says Grigory Okhotin, the co-founder of… Read more »
Vladimir Kara-Murza has emerged as one of Russia’s most respected democratic opposition leaders and voice of conscience. He has been a major advocate for the adoption of Magnitsky-style sanctions in… Read more »
Moscow’s aim in Ukraine continues to be that of “eliminating anti-Russian elements” and eventually imposing a “Chechen solution” on the country, a former Russian colleague tells Nathalie Tocci, Director of… Read more »
The killing of Russian military journalist Vladlen Tatarsky has set off angry demands among politicians and commentators in Russia for the return of the death penalty, and for a merciless crackdown… Read more »
Since 2014, Russia’s engagement with Africa has increased significantly in ways that threaten democracy on the continent, the National Democratic Institute reports. Developments in Africa and Russia’s embroilment in the… Read more »
Putin’s regime cannot win the war in Ukraine, but it may put its own future at risk, says Jan Kallberg, an Assistant Professor at the U.S. Military Academy and a… Read more »