Victor Hugo, Hanged Man. Public Domain Chris Snow, at Medium, reveals the damage that Russia is experiencing from Ukrainian counterattacks. Excerpt:… Quick Summary and Conclusion The noose around Russia’s neck is tightening. While Russia continues to fail in...
From Paul DeGroot at the London School of Economics, “Orthodoxy’s Missed Opportunity: Denying Putin Victory.” Excerpt: Smart despots like Vladimir Putin know that co-opting a culture’s fundamental values delivers the most devoted minions of all....
The International Criminal Court has issued a warrant for Vladimir Putin’s arrest. This is a very big deal. As Prof. Chris Snow trenchantly writes at Medium: “Ukraine is a crime scene” Karim Khan ICC Chief prosecutor Two arrest warrants for alleged war crimes...
The The Washington Post reports on a trainspotter blogger driven from Russia by his posts about Putin’s armored ghost train. Excerpt: RIGA, Latvia — For Mikhail Korotkov, a lifelong “trainspotter,” one unusual train on Russia’s railways became an...
Per Michael McFaul in the Washington Post: Putin’s societal support is soft and declining. Public opinion polls show he still enjoys popular support. But these polls in Russia have high refusal rates, which should not be surprising in a country where you can go to...
