More Crimea-like annexations are possible, Moscow scholar says
Since Russia annexed Crimea in 2014, one of the most important questions has been whether or not Moscow…
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Moscow plans to have a million youths in its Youth Army within a year
In a dangerous indication that the militarization of Russian society is occurring rapidly and that this will cast…
Russian military finds a way to have a domestic control role, Golts says
The Russian high command has long wanted to have a domestic crowd control role, rather than as has…
‘Russia’s dependency on China growing with each passing day,’ Felgenhauer says
Three days ago, Pavel Felgenhauer published in Moscow's Novaya gazeta an article headlined “The Dependence of Russia on…
Putin elite can’t retain power and property without another war, Pastukhov says
All of the Kremlin’s recent actions -- from a pension reform it didn’t have to carry out now…
Putin’s shift on Skripal case makes a broader war more likely, Pastukhov says
By insisting that Skripal deserved his fate rather than simply denying that Moscow had anything to do with…
‘Undoubtedly Russia has put nuclear weapons in occupied Crimea,’ Felgenhauer says
Pavel Felgenhauer, an independent Russian military analyst, says that even though Moscow will not confirm or deny the…
Apocalyptic predictions about Russian power help Kremlin’s disinformation effort, Pavlova says
The flood of articles highlighting the growing problems the Putin regime faces and predicting its approaching end in…
Moscow’s much-ballyhooed Vostok-2018 military maneuvers involve far fewer soldiers than advertised, Golts says
In an article for New Times, independent Russian military analyst Aleksandr Golts says that the ongoing military maneuvers…
Given rising Russian protests, Putin has three options – and none is good for Ukraine, Portnikov says
The protests in Russia on Sunday were an unusual event, but they were not “the beginning of a…
Moscow military expert: Ukraine is Russia’s mortal enemy and must be dismantled or absorbed
All too many people in Moscow view Ukraine as a fraternal republic that NATO is using against Russia,…
Falling ratings even more likely to lead Putin to large war than they were before 2014, Larionov says
Over the last three months, the ratings of Vladimir Putin and the Russian authorities have fallen by almost…
Russia to buy frigates from China
In a remarkable turnabout, Moscow is going to purchase specially modified naval frigates from Beijing, the result of…
Latest military exercise shows ‘Kremlin is actively preparing for a world war,’ Felgenhauer says
Moscow’s announcement that it will soon conduct its largest military exercise since 1981 “means only one thing,” Pavel…
If Russia isn’t forced to return Crimea to Ukraine, major war becomes inevitable, Skobov says
If Moscow isn’t compelled to return Crimea to Ukraine, a major pillar of the international system that has…
The Russian war against Georgia is far from over
Despite suggestions by analysts like Sergey Markedonov that the 2008 Russian-Georgia war is over, Moscow’s aggression against Georgia…
Moscow outlined ‘information spetsnaz’ techniques over a decade ago, Shtepa says
In the wake of the Helsinki summit, Moscow’s state information service Russia Today baldly declared that “Russia has…
China now building five frigates a year: Russia only one every ten
Last weekend, Beijing announced that its second aircraft carrier had begun sea trials, an especially disturbing development from…
A military coup against Putin–although unlikely–cannot now be excluded, Felgenhauer says
Tensions within the Russian political elite are now higher than at any point in years, Pavel Felgenhauer says;…
Putin listening to both “party of war” and “party of peace” within his regime, Felgenhauer says
Vladimir Putin is listening both to “a peace party” within his administration and “a war party,” responding positively…