Why Trump’s Attack on Tehran Is Fueling Russian Calls to Escalate in Ukraine
When President Donald Trump returned to the White House last year, some Russian hardliners had hope that his unpredictable style could help Moscow regarding...
Winning Without Fighting: Russia’s Digital Propaganda War in Ukraine and What It Means for Global Order
On the morning of February 25, 2022, less than 24 hours after Russian forces crossed into Ukraine, a message began spreading across social media...
Four Years Later: What Russia really wanted with Ukraine
Four years after Russia’s 2022 invasion of Ukraine, the human cost is staggering. Thousands of soldiers have been killed, civilian populations have been displaced...
Russia’s Africa Playbook: From Soft Power to Forced Conscription
As we follow Moscow's changing ties to Africa, where trust has become increasingly ambiguous between exploitation and a legitimate relationship, one can never be...
Putin Seeks to Bolster Russia–Arab Strategic Ties in Kremlin Talks
Russian President Vladimir Putin has held diplomatic talks, aimed at strengthening strategic relations with countries in the Arab world, in the Kremlin in the...
The Board of Peace and Central Asia
President Donald Trump's alternative to the United Nations is a very ambitious and global idea, the future of which is unclear. Will the body...
Why is Putin Proposing Russia’s Frozen U.S. Assets for Gaza and Ukraine Aid?
President Vladimir Putin announced that Russia is willing to donate $1 billion from its frozen assets in the U. S. to President Donald Trump's...
The theologizing of the Russian Secret Services and the targeting of Ecumenical Patriarchate
On 12 January 2026, Russia’s Foreign Intelligence Service, the SVR, published a text attacking Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew with language closer to a security briefing...
Dragging out the War in Ukraine Makes it More Politically Unpredictable
Authors: Alex Filip and Dr. Julian Spencer-Churchill
The early failure by NATO to help Ukraine inflict severe costs on Russia has allowed Moscow to adjust...
Power Without Purse: Russia’s Limited Economic Leverage in Nigeria Exposes a Strategic Weakness
For decades, Russia has spoken loudly about its intentions in Africa but acted softly when it comes to real financial commitments. Unlike China, the...