A West Point professor of Russian politics and foreign policy looks at the future of Russia without Putin.
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A centralised system of government has allowed Putin to project power, but the country’s health care, schools, infrastructure and general quality of life have sharply deteriorated.
Most of Vladimir Putin’s opponents are either dead, in jail or in exile. But it might just be ordinary people who can take over the battle for democracy in Russia.
Alexei Navalny’s successors — not western leaders — are best placed to carry on the fight for Russia’s future. But they’ll only succeed if Navalny’s cause isn’t seen as anchored to western ideals.
Putin is planning to bring a mass tourism industry to Russia’s wild far east.
Under Vladimir Putin homophobia has become a government policy reminiscent of Stalin’s era.
Vladimir Putin and his KGB men have steadily extinguished the artistic freedom the genre enjoyed in the 1990s, with Ukraine’s invasion adding yet another nail in the coffin.
The connection between periods of crisis and autocratic rule is deeply embedded in the Russian consciousness.
Putin has progressively sickened Russian society, creating a toxic culture that celebrates xenophobia, nativism, and violence.
Pavlovsky became the ultimate insider – until he fell out with the boss he had helped make all-powerful.
The Wagner Group has become a tool to further Russian objectives in Africa without attracting the scrutiny that regular military units would.
Ultimately, Putin’s bequest to his people is grimness, not greatness. The next generation of Russians will be untrusted and unwanted in many of the world’s most prosperous and welcoming nations.
There are 3 reasons why we shouldn’t discount the possibility that defeat in Ukraine might make the Kremlin’s edifice crumble.
Widespread outrage at Vladimir Putin’s decision to introduce partial mobilisation has focused attention on his ability to rule by decree.
There’s no question the Russian population is subject to a Russian media largely loyal to the Kremlin. But that doesn’t mean Vladimir Putin lacks genuine supporters.
Gorbachev failed in his two main aims: to hold togteher a reformed Soviet Union and cement its place in a new world order.
While Mikhail Gorbachev was feted in the West — he received the Nobel Peace Prize in 1990 — he was widely despised in Russia by those both mourning and celebrating the end of Soviet power.
Monica Attard witnessed the death throes of the USSR – and the birth of a brave new world – as the ABC’s Russia foreign correspondent. In 2022, a return to an Orwellian regime looms.
Like other tragic reformers in history, Gorbachev’s chief legacy is to remind us about what might have been, rather than what subsequently transpired.
The live protest on one of Russia’s main state-owned TV news bulletins is a blow to Putin because of his near total control of broadcasting in the country.
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Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Professor of Military History, University of Calgary
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Associate Professor, International Development, School of Government, University of Birmingham
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Reader in International Journalism, City St George's, University of London
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Russian and Post-Soviet Politics, University of Bath
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PhD Candidate in Law, University College Dublin
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Senior Lecturer in International Peace & Security, King's College London
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Professor of Political Science and Policy Studies, Elon University
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Ph.D candidate, Uppsala University
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Senior Lecturer, Dickson Poon School of Law, King's College London, King's College London
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Affiliate Lecturer, King's College London
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Professor of Comparative Employment Relations, London School of Economics and Political Science
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Professor of Law, University of Waikato
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Teaching Fellow, Political Science and International Security, University of Strathclyde
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Professor of Political Science, Indiana University