A Pyramid Instead of a Sphinx: How the Lubyanka Is Destroying Russian Diplomacy in the Middle East
Russia's next ambassador to Egypt will be Artur Rushanovich Lyukmanov.
The Story of One Emigration, or How to Go On Living in Russia While Outside Its Borders?
The year 2023 stays in my memory as one of dreadful monotony
Putin's "Epic Abstention" vs. Trump's "Epic Fury"
There is a good way to betray an ally without uttering a
The UN Is on the Brink of Collapse. But Should We Worry?
António Guterres is warning of the UN's imminent financial collapse,
The "Master of the East" and His Executioners, or The Peculiarities of Clan Warfare in Putin's Foreign Ministry
On 20 February 2026, two news items were published at once, both
The Myth of the Three Percent, or Why You Don't Have to Be a Hero?
In October 2025, the 1st Western District Military Court in St. Petersburg
A Network Superpower, or Unobvious Lessons from Somaliland's Recognition for Global Politics
Israel's recognition of Somaliland went largely unnoticed by international organizations
Trump the Peacemaker: Many "Finished" Wars, One Result
Schoolyards in the Congolese province of South Kivu have been turned into
Africa 2025: Why Do Electoral Autocracies Hold Elections?
In October 2025, Tanzania's National Electoral Commission announced the results
A Country in Hell: Why the War in Sudan Has Already Lost Its Purpose, but the Unbridled Violence Has Not
El Fasher has fallen. The last major city in Darfur (a region
The Story of the Canceled Summit, or the End of Russian Influence in the Middle East
The entire Kremlin protocol prepared thoroughly for this historic event. The staff
A Dozen Stars, Three Arrows, and One Enormous Dream of an Ancient People
Among the many place names in the vicinity of my hometown of