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The Limits of Russian Influence

On June 23rd, 2025, Iran's Foreign Minister, Abbas Araghchi, met Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow. For Araghchi, the stakes were high. Just a week before, Israel launched a devastating air ...
President Donald Trump’s move to penalize India for buying oil and arms from Russia will increase economic risks for the ...
The West can help Moldova protect its democracy, but that requires recognizing how Russia uses hybrid warfare and countering Moscow in its own space, with both offensive and defensive influence ...
Russia is running out of money, soldiers and time. As the economy crumbles and the war in Ukraine continues, the cracks in Putin's regime are deepening. Could 2026 see the collapse of Putin's Russia?