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Opinion

Vladislav Inozemtsev

What Will Shake Russians' Apathy Toward the War?

In an atomized society, individuals are almost exclusively concerned with their personal interests. It is only once those interests are threatened that...
Lindsey Kennedy and Nathan Paul Southern

Telegram's Free Speech Ethos Cannot Excuse the Horrific Crimes It Facilitates

Human trafficking, terrorism, sextortion and other atrocities are not free speech.
7 Min read
Ian Garner

In Seeking to Humanize Russian Soldiers, ‘Russians at War’ Glosses Over Their Atrocities

Anastasia Trofimova’s controversial film skirts around questions of Ukrainian humanity and suffering, the agency of Russian soldiers and her own documentary...
5 Min read
Yelena Kotyonochkina

How Russia Perfected the Art of Blocking Independent Candidates From Elections

This year’s regional and municipal elections set a new record for the number of candidates not registered. That is by design.
8 Min read
Gulnara Shuraleeva

Navalnaya’s Decolonization Critique Proves That Russia’s Liberal Opposition Hasn’t Been Listening to Indigenous Voices

It appears that Team Navalny is more interested in preserving the status quo than in engaging in a meaningful dialogue.
4 Min read
Ruth Deyermond

Resetting U.S.-Russia Relations Would Be a Mistake

Envisaging a future reset with Russia is not pragmatism. It is wishful thinking.
5 Min read
Vladislav Inozemtsev

Russia's Eurasian Alliances Are Unraveling. We Must Use That To Our Advantage

Undermining the Eurasian project is a task that can bring maximum benefits to the free world at a minimal cost.
4 Min read
Alexander Shulga

Ukraine’s Kursk Incursion Has Exposed Russia’s Hollow Civic Identity

With the onset of fall, we will witness Putin's image in the public consciousness start to erode.
7 Min read
Saahil Menon

Ending 'Golden Visas' Will Hold Rich Russians Like Durov Accountable

Western governments must tighten the screws on jurisdictions that commoditize nationality and residence permits, given the unsavory clientele these schemes...
4 Min read
Rina Matsapulina

By Taking Aim at Telegram, France Puts Free Speech in the Crosshairs

If states can subjugate platforms like Telegram, it will be a blow to digital rights around the world.
6 Min read
Irina Mak

How Anti-Kremlin Artists Are Diagnosing a Sick Regime

Two and a half years after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, this art is seen less as a protest than as a testimony — or, rather, as a diagnosis.
6 Min read
Konstantin Sonin

Why Pavel Durov's Detention Shook Both the Russian Opposition and Putin's Regime

In fact, nobody knows what Telegram shares with which governments and under what conditions.
4 Min read
Elena Davlikanova

Ukraine's Hard-Won Lessons in Independence

Ukraine's Independence Day offers a reminder that independence is not a given and often comes at an extraordinarily high cost.
4 Min read
Saahil Menon

Is Modi’s Ukraine Visit an ‘Orban Lite’ Peace Mission?

Though a welcome guest, the fact that it took the Indian prime minister almost two years to RSVP to Zelensky’s original invite should give Kyiv pause...
4 Min read
Leyla Latypova for From the Republics

In Russia, Indigenous Activism Is an ‘Extremist’ Affair

Kremlin-imposed "extremist" designation brings nothing but distress to Indigenous activists.
3 Min read
Dmitry Gorchakov

What Happens if Ukraine Seizes the Kursk Nuclear Power Plant?

Several analysts have proposed their theories. But there is no safe way to capture a nuclear power plant, no matter Kyiv’s intentions.
5 Min read
Joshua R. Kroeker

The Fighting in Kursk Is Already a Small Victory for Ukraine

Ukraine has not only gained land and potential leverage against Russia, but shown that Moscow’s threats of escalation are empty.
5 Min read
Arshak Makichyan

The Fight for Lake Baikal Shows the Motives of Russia’s Elites

Many lawmakers who supported a recent bill stand to profit from the destruction of the lake’s ecosystems. They are putting greed over our future.
3 Min read
John Lechner

Why Wagner’s Operations in Africa May Be Far From Over, Despite Mali Setback

Western analysts have been too quick to say Wagner’s defeat means that Russia’s practice of exporting mercenaries to Africa has been a failure.
5 Min read
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