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The beginning of the end for Putin?
Sunday’s heavily disputed election results were a disaster for the Kremlin, who seem to have underestimated the level of national frustration. Putin now finds himself in a crisis, and while he has...
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Author: Nicu Popescu Nicu Popescu is head of program and senior research fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations in London and author of a recent book on the ‘EU and post-Soviet...
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Russia's liberal-nationalist cocktail: elixir of life or toxic poison?
Young, liberal figures such as Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Milov are building bridges between democratic and nationalist wings of the protest movement. Will this marriage prove a mix that mobilises a...
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Power and Weakness in Putin’s Russia
Vladimir Putin’s support machine was strong enough to guarantee him victory on 5th March. Putin’s strength is the weakness of the opposition. But he should be worried by the divisions within his own...
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Updating Russia’s repressive software (and why the genie will say ‘no’)
The protests surrounding Putin’s third ascent of the presidential throne were dramatic and the new laws show the regime is fighting back. It will not be easy, says Nicu Popescu, and could turn into a...
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Time for Azerbaijan to open up
Azerbaijan has hydrocarbon riches and a strategic position, which means that all the great powers have an interest in good relations. But one family has dominated the political scene for many years,...
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