Foreign Affairs

Russia’s Descent Into Tyranny

After February 2022, when Russian President Vladimir Putin launched his so-called special military operation—a full-scale invasion of Ukraine—the popularity of George Orwell’s 1984, a dystopian novel about a totalitarian regime built on mass ...
The Conversation

Russia’s war economy is not collapsing, but neither is it stable

Yerzhan Tokbolat does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment. Russia’s wartime economy is ...
Forbes

Russia’s Oil Revenues Are Falling Fast As Fiscal Pressure Mounts

BRUSSELS, BELGIUM - NOVEMBER 15: The PJSC Lukoil Oil Company tank storage of Neder-Over-Heembeek are seen on November 15, 2025 in Brussels, Belgium. As of November 2025, Lukoil is reeling under severe U.S. and Western sanctions, which have forced the ...
Business Insider

10 highlights from Russia's annual review of its war in Ukraine

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