Eastern Europe / Opinion
COMMENT: Gulf states court Russia but stop short of strategic shift
The Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) states are increasingly backing Russia in its geopolitical and economic standoff with the West, but they have stopped short of fully embracing Russia.
MACRO ADVISORY: Sanctions SITREP — only seven more sleeps
We are going to bed seven more times until the second Trump era begins. What's on the agenda?
MACRO ADVISORY: Interpreting Dostoyevsky for Gen-Z and Z Politicians
One of the most surprising legacies of last year is the revival of interest in, and discussion about, Fyodor Dostoyevsky (1921-1881), both outside and inside Russia. Quoting Dostoyevsky has become very fashionable in Russian political debates.
RIDDLE: Is Russia in a stagflation crisis?
In his recent article, the economist Vladislav Inozemtsev takes aim at those arguing that Russia faces an imminent economic crisis due to an unusual combination of high interest rates and inflationary pressures: "Stagflation."
CENUSA: Polish EU Presidency puts Russian hybrid threats in the spotlight
After six months under a Russian-aligned Hungarian presidency of the EU Council, the leadership has now passed to Poland, a strong critic of Russia’s disruptive influence in Europe.
COMMENT: Russia’s losses in Syria are Turkey’s gains
Russia’s hand in the Middle East has been dramatically weakened by the departure of Syrian president Bashar al-Assad, while Turkey’s has been strengthened.
COMMENT: Russia and Syria will remain partners even after Assad
Russia looks to be staying put on Syria's coast despite efforts by its enemies to boot it out of the country.
RAGOZIN: Does the exiled Russian opposition have a future?
One the eve of the Russian antiwar and anti-Putin march in Berlin held on November 17, Ukrainian ambassador to Germany Oleksiy Makeiev published an op-ed in Die Zeit in which he dubbed it as “a walk without dignity and consequences”.