The Continuing Saga of Russia-China Relations: Can the bear and the dragon be friends?
Eva Modebadze on the present and future prospects of Russia-China partnership.
What’s Up Russia? A New Prime Minister, and Environmental Activist Jailed
– Russia was handed a four-year ban from all major sporting events by the World Anti-Doping Agency on December 9th. Russia’s participation at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo and the 2022 FIFA World [...]
Russia should have a look into Basic Income
Since his reelection in 2018, most analysts argue Putin has focused primarily on internal affairs. He has pushed the Russian government on a spending spree, with a greater focus on [...]
Novichok on stage: an interview
Earlier this year, London’s HUNCHtheatre announced the debut of a new play about the 2018 novichok poisonings in Salisbury, England. The show, titled To See Salisbury, brings a whimsical view of [...]
A bridge to the Muslim world? Chechnya’s engagement with the Middle East in historical perspective
On 29 March 2019, Grozny hosted the last panels of the “Islam – Message of Mercy and Peace” conference, organised by the World Muslim League. The event brought in delegations and representatives [...]
Communists clash on May Day holiday, and President Putin slips up in Sochi
– May Day, a popular holiday celebrated around the world on May 1st, saw protests and clashes with police across Europe, notably trade-unionist and anti-capitalist groups. In Russia, over [...]
Breath and colours of Saint Petersburg / March, April
“Once upon a time there was a little boy. He lived in the most unjust country in the world. Which was ruled by creatures who by all human accounts should be considered degenerates. Which [...]
A new Internet law forbids disrespect, a potential nuclear arms crisis and Russia rounds up undercover agents
– On March 4th, Russian ambassador to the US Anatoly Antonov warned that arms control was “in crisis” and claimed that “some politicians and generals in Washington” were beginning to think [...]