Wednesday, 20 May 2015

The Wedding of the Century: More Evidence of a Soft Exit for Chechnya?

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By Karena Avedissian In Chechnya, the wedding of a 17-year old girl and a middle-aged policeman has put centre-periphery re...
Monday, 11 May 2015

The Ties that Bind: War, History and Power in and around Today’s Russia

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By Dr. Kevork Oskanian It is difficult indeed to overstate the importance of victory day in Russia.    In its solemnity, it is as close ...
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Wednesday, 18 March 2015

In Crimea, Time for Pressure

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By Liana Fix - Associate Fellow at the German Council on Foreign Relations and Visiting PhD Researcher at the University of Birmingham ...
Friday, 13 March 2015

Nemtsov Murder: Chechen Theories Shouldn't Take Heat Off Putin

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By Dr. David White Despite the detention of five suspects , speculation about who is responsible for the brutal assassination of Russi...
Wednesday, 11 March 2015

Boris Nemtsov Murder: Russia has Lost an Opposition Leader of Substance

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By Dr. David White There were several familiar faces missing at the head of the mass protest march in Moscow on Sunday 1 March, when m...
Wednesday, 25 February 2015

New Chatham House Paper by Dr. Richard Connolly - Troubled Times: Stagnation, Sanctions and the Prospects for Economic Reform in Russia

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Russia’s economic performance has been weakening for several years. The simultaneous fall in the price of oil and the Ukraine crisis have...
Friday, 6 February 2015

Why Peace in Ukraine Won’t Save the Russian Economy

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By Dr.  Richard Connolly Angela Merkel and Francois Hollande’s push for peace in Moscow has helped fuel optimism about the prospects f...