Another Fraught Peace Is Brokered in Nagorno Karabakh. What Now?
Ivan Preobrazhensky comments on the fallout from the latest outbreak of war between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Ivan Preobrazhensky
Is there a peace plan for Karabakh?
Ivan Preobrazhensky looks at how the international community will have a tough time thrashing out a lasting peace settlement between Armenia and Azerbaijan
Nagorno-Karabakh: What to Expect from Russia?
Ivan Preobrazhensky investigates whether Russia has real obligations to provide assistance to Nagorno-Karabakh and Armenia
The destiny of Donbas … without Surkov?
Ivan Preobrazhensky on the “resignation” of Vladislav Surkov and what that means for east Ukraine
Will The New European Commission Rejig Its Russia Policy?
Ivan Preobrazhensky about what the Kremlin can expect from the new European Commission
Mr Babiš Goes To Washington
Ivan Preobrazhensky outlines the Czech Republic’s new foreign policy priorities
A Painful Religious Split, Motivated By Politics
As the newly formed Orthodox Church of Ukraine moves away from Moscow’s influence, it may in fact spark further Russian meddling among Ukraine’s clergy and parishioners
What are the consequences of Prague’s friendship with the Kremlin?
Cooperation with Russia is shaking the constitutional system of the Czech Republic
Central European Populists Haunted By Kremlin Links
A mysterious kidnapping in the Czech Republic and a Russian spy scandal in Austria are posing awkward questions for Russia-friendly populist governments in both countries
A New Schism?
The Kremlin’s assertive foreign policy has pushed the Russian Orthodox Church into international isolation. Was this intentional?
Russia’s Hawkish Church
The Russian Orthodox Church, in spite of its pacifist scriptures, does not oppose war. On the contrary, the ROC has fast become a fountainhead of Russian militarism