Vladimir Putin faces token opposition in the polls this weekend after his regime has viciously cracked down on opposition figures. He’s likely to be even more repressive in his next term.
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The forthcoming March election in Russia is likely to mean another victory for Vladimir Putin, who remains popular, for now.
Putin and Trump both invoke a kind of religion that emphasises a past golden age, rather than shared practices of church attendance and piety.
Re-elected for a fourth term, Putin is not on the best terms with the rest of the world. But does he actually care?
Russia’s economy is flatlining and the reasons boil down to poor governance.
Russia operates a system you might describe as ‘electoral authoritarianism’.
The result of Russia’s upcoming election is already known: President Vladimir Putin will be re-elected. Will he be content to be a lame duck, or will he undermine democracy to suit his ambition?
Vladimir Putin is leagues ahead of the rest in opinion polls. But he’s more worried about turnout.
The polls seem to be swinging back in favour of the Andrews Labor government in Victoria, while in New South Wales it’s neck-and-neck.
Stepping back from the current crisis in US-Russia relations, a Soviet expert asks: what’s in store for Russia in the long term, and is a peaceful transition possible when Putin’s gig is up?
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Professor of Race, Faith and Culture, Goldsmiths, University of London
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Professor in Politics, University of Dundee
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Associate Professor of History, College of the Holy Cross
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Senior Lecturer in International Politics, Aberystwyth University
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Senior Lecturer in Economics, Cardiff University
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Lecturer in Modern European History, Queen's University Belfast
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Election Analyst (Psephologist) at The Conversation; and Honorary Associate, School of Mathematics and Statistics, The University of Melbourne
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Professor of Government, Wesleyan University
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Associate Professor (Adj), Griffith Asia Institute; and Fellow, Strategic and Defence Studies Centre, Australian National University
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Senior Lecturer in International Studies, Defence and Security., King's College London