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...
What Russia’s Support for Venezuela Signals to Washington
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov’s expression of “serious concern” over U.S. military activity in the Caribbean seas, delivered during a call with Venezuelan Foreign...
How the EU’s Identity Struggle Affects the South Caucasus
Debates about the European Union’s (EU) role in global politics and its status as an international actor are as frequent as ever before. This...
Russia Strengthens Cooperation with Africa on the 2023–2026 Strategic Action Plan
At the end of an extensive consultation with African foreign ministers, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has emphasized that Moscow would advance its economic...
Do the Russians Want War?
In 1961, at the height of the Cold War, a song appeared in the Soviet Union whose title posed a question that still resonates...