Russia’s position of strength is, after all, in the eye of the beholder, and Putin is prone to taking his inflated beliefs for reality. The Knyaz Pozharsky may be a modern and powerful weapon system, ...

He relies more on the resignation and adaptability of the Russian polity than on a “patriotic” mobilization, but the gradual spread of tiredness with the war may suddenly turn into an explosion of ...

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Russia has praised and promoted multipolarity for many years, but with its depressed economy, disastrous demography, and corrupt bureaucracy, it is destined to be a designated loser in this ruthless ...

Independent – International – Interdisciplinary The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people.

Independent – International – Interdisciplinary The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people.

The now apparent failure of this game is not only in gaining too little time to ensure a decisive success for the Russian expendable storm platoons on any of the battlefields. The greater failure is ...