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western sanctions

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Geopoliticseconomy

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by Hala Nehad Nassr El-Deen December 14, 2024May 24, 2025
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Futurevladimir putin

BitRuble Dodge? How Russia’s New Crypto Policy Can Help It Avoid Western Sanctions

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Russia's President Vladimir Putin addresses a board meeting of the Federal Security Service.
Russia-Ukraine Wardonald trump

Peak Putin: Mind Games With The World, Escalation In Ukraine

by Pierre Haski March 19, 2024May 22, 2025
Russian Federal Protective Service Head Dmitry Kochnev (2nd L), Russian Federal Security Service (FSB) Chief Alexander Bortnikov (3rd R), Russia's President Vladimir Putin (4th L), and Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Chief Sergei Naryshkin (2nd R front) at a concert marking Russian Security Agency Officer Day
Geopoliticsukraine

Siloviki, The Faceless Power Behind Putin’s Veritable Lifetime Reign

by Benjamin Quénelle and Emma Albright March 18, 2024May 24, 2025
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Geopoliticsukraine

Ukraine To Gaza, India’s Foreign Policy Is Cold Self-Interest — Not Post-Colonial Leadership

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Israel-Palestine Wargaza

Gaza — Why The West Keeps Letting Israel Do Whatever It Wants

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Russia-Ukraine Warrussia ukraine war

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by Oleg Itskhoki and Cameron Manley January 22, 2024May 21, 2025
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Economyukraine war

How Russia’s War Economy Has Withstood The Onslaught Of Sanctions

by Laure Gautherin October 12, 2023May 21, 2025
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Geopoliticssouth korea

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by Worldcrunch October 10, 2023May 23, 2025
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Russia-Ukraine Warrussia

The Science Of Designing A Sanctions Model That Really Hurts Moscow

by Cameron Manley September 13, 2023May 21, 2025
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Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

How Hard Do Western Sanctions Hit Russia? Economists Have Some Real Answers

by Cameron Manley July 1, 2023May 21, 2025
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Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Indigenous Of Russia, The Silent Victims Of Putin’s War

by Cameron Manley February 7, 2023May 23, 2025
How Western Sanctions Are Quietly Undermining Russia's Fighting Power
Russia-Ukraine Warrussia

How Western Sanctions Are Quietly Undermining Russia’s Fighting Power

by Lisa Berdet September 22, 2022May 21, 2025
Vladimir Potanin plays chess with Ian Nepomniachtchi
Geopoliticsvladimir putin

Vladimir Potanin, How The Mega-Rich Russian Oligarch Defies Western Sanctions

by Emma Albright September 11, 2022May 21, 2025
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Geopoliticseconomy

What A Nuclear Deal Could Mean For Iran’s Broken Economy

by Worldcrunch August 30, 2022May 19, 2025
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Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Winter Is Coming: Breaking Down Russian Propaganda Across Europe

by Olena Starik August 29, 2022May 24, 2025
Ukraine War Sparks Divisions Among Israel's Russian Population
In The Newsisrael

Ukraine War Sparks Divisions Among Israel’s Russian Population

by Lisa Berdet August 1, 2022May 21, 2025
Russian President Vladimir Putin with his Iranian counterpart​ Ebrahim Raisi
Geopoliticsukraine

Reality Check For The West: Putin Is Neither Weak, Nor Isolated

by Bethany Wright July 30, 2022May 24, 2025
A woman walks by empty shelves in a supermarket in Moscow.​
Russia-Ukraine Warrussia

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