Will Moscow-Washington nuclear hotline be put into use again? The hotline between the two capitals has averted war in the past, but cool heads will be needed in Trump's White House and Putin's Kremlin Politics • 15 Jan
Will Moscow-Washington nuclear hotline be put into use again? The hotline between the two capitals has averted war in the past, but cool heads will be needed in Trump's White House and Putin's Kremlin Politics • 15 Jan
Israel-Hamas: an opportunity for Putin while world is distracted The conflict could divert military equipment to the Middle East rather than to Ukraine Russia • 12 Oct 23
Israel-Hamas: an opportunity for Putin while world is distracted The conflict could divert military equipment to the Middle East rather than to Ukraine Russia • 12 Oct 23
What Russia's paramilitary mutiny means for Putin & Ukraine war The Russian president has been seriously weakened by the Wagner group's attempted coup and exposed cracks in his regime Military • 26 Jun 23
What Russia's paramilitary mutiny means for Putin & Ukraine war The Russian president has been seriously weakened by the Wagner group's attempted coup and exposed cracks in his regime Military • 26 Jun 23
How Putin's attempt to control Russia's private armies backfired Kremlin's efforts to control private militaries like Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner group failed to address rivalry between factions Russia • 24 Jun 23
How Putin's attempt to control Russia's private armies backfired Kremlin's efforts to control private militaries like Yevgeny Prigozhin's Wagner group failed to address rivalry between factions Russia • 24 Jun 23
What, if any, are the chances of toppling Putin in Russia? Any speculation on leadership or regime change must take the ongoing war and Russian military failures into account Russia • 28 Oct 22
What, if any, are the chances of toppling Putin in Russia? Any speculation on leadership or regime change must take the ongoing war and Russian military failures into account Russia • 28 Oct 22
Why are bad leaders so common in politics and business? If we accept that good leaders exist and can be developed, we must also accept that bad leaders sadly also exist Business • 03 Oct 22
Why are bad leaders so common in politics and business? If we accept that good leaders exist and can be developed, we must also accept that bad leaders sadly also exist Business • 03 Oct 22
How Kharkiv offensive has shown the west that Ukraine can win The offensive has demonstrated conclusively to western donors that Ukraine is capable of complex combined operations Brainstorm • 16 Sep 22
How Kharkiv offensive has shown the west that Ukraine can win The offensive has demonstrated conclusively to western donors that Ukraine is capable of complex combined operations Brainstorm • 16 Sep 22
Why does Vladimir Putin still have widespread support in Russia? Despite losses in the war in Ukraine and economic sanctions, the Russian people appear to be still backing Putin Vladimir Putin • 13 Sep 22
Why does Vladimir Putin still have widespread support in Russia? Despite losses in the war in Ukraine and economic sanctions, the Russian people appear to be still backing Putin Vladimir Putin • 13 Sep 22
Victory Day can't mask how badly things are going for Putin May 9th this year was more like "no victory day" as Russia has little to show after 74 days of war against Ukraine Ukraine • 10 May 22
Victory Day can't mask how badly things are going for Putin May 9th this year was more like "no victory day" as Russia has little to show after 74 days of war against Ukraine Ukraine • 10 May 22
Is Putin responsible for Russia's war crimes in Ukraine? The Russian president's claims about Ukraine do not justify the war crimes and other human rights atrocities we have already seen War Crimes • 23 Apr 22
Is Putin responsible for Russia's war crimes in Ukraine? The Russian president's claims about Ukraine do not justify the war crimes and other human rights atrocities we have already seen War Crimes • 23 Apr 22
Could Putin be ousted over Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Oligarchs, military leaders and state security services represent the likely source of a push against the Russian president Brainstorm • 28 Mar 22
Could Putin be ousted over Russia's invasion of Ukraine? Oligarchs, military leaders and state security services represent the likely source of a push against the Russian president Brainstorm • 28 Mar 22
Could war in Ukraine change Putin's popularity in Russia? While the Russian president's approval has stayed strong over the years, a protracted conflict in Ukraine could change that Russia • 03 Mar 22
Could war in Ukraine change Putin's popularity in Russia? While the Russian president's approval has stayed strong over the years, a protracted conflict in Ukraine could change that Russia • 03 Mar 22
Why are Russia's middle-classes backing Putin? There is marked support within Russia for the president's legal and historical arguments in favour of the annexation of Crimea Russia • 24 Jan 19
Why are Russia's middle-classes backing Putin? There is marked support within Russia for the president's legal and historical arguments in favour of the annexation of Crimea Russia • 24 Jan 19
How do you deal with a troll like Putin? The west needs to make it known that it is above trolling because the majority of Russians want more links with the west Trolls • 09 Apr 18
How do you deal with a troll like Putin? The west needs to make it known that it is above trolling because the majority of Russians want more links with the west Trolls • 09 Apr 18
A dangerous game of diplomatic musical chairs The expulsion by western states of Russian diplomats will inevitably lead to similar retaliation from Moscow, but there may be other repercussions to come Diplomacy • 29 Mar 18
A dangerous game of diplomatic musical chairs The expulsion by western states of Russian diplomats will inevitably lead to similar retaliation from Moscow, but there may be other repercussions to come Diplomacy • 29 Mar 18
What's next for Putin and Russia? Now that the votes have been counted and Vladamir Putin is still the man in charge, what can we expect from his next term as Russian president? Russia • 29 Mar 18
What's next for Putin and Russia? Now that the votes have been counted and Vladamir Putin is still the man in charge, what can we expect from his next term as Russian president? Russia • 29 Mar 18
Why Vladimir Putin needs a supermajority Opinion: while he may be odds on to win this month's presidential election, Putin needs to win big to weaken competition and discourage opposition Vladimir Putin • 12 Mar 18
Why Vladimir Putin needs a supermajority Opinion: while he may be odds on to win this month's presidential election, Putin needs to win big to weaken competition and discourage opposition Vladimir Putin • 12 Mar 18
