The Globalist

The poisoning of Sergei Skripal could well be the event that broke the camel’s back in terms of Western disgust with Russia’s dirty campaigns.

Western leaders more or less unthinkingly assume that democracy will eventually triumph worldwide. Are they correct?

Can Russia’s liberal movement find a leader who can connect with ordinary Russians?

Will Putin’s third presidential term be one of growing political and economic risk?

How has Russia’s post-Soviet history represented an about-face from its Soviet past?

Where does Russia find itself in the world of today? What’s the real balance sheet of the Putin era to date?

Why might Vladimir Putin prove to be a prescient and well-prepared guide for his nation?

Why is Russia, despite its serious economic challenges, still worthy of being a BRIC?

Why is the animating spirit of the Arab Spring taking hold in Russia?

Twenty years after the dismantlement of the Soviet Union, post-imperial Russia is beginning to emerge as a nation.