Vladimir Putin cannot win the war in Ukraine because his defeat is the only chance to build a new, democratic Russia. The ...

To many, the siege of Beslan offered crucial early lessons in Putinism, including that he would spare nothing and no one to crush those who challenged him. It took 20 years for Mr Putin to visit ...

In his recent book, Putinism—Post-Soviet Russian Regime Ideology (2024), Mikhail Suslov mentions three main components of Russian ideology: Anti-liberal, communitarian, or identitarian conservatism, ...

Additionally, the study investigates the ideological construct of Putinism, comparing it to historical authoritarian regimes, and evaluates the power dynamics and coercive methods employed by Putin.

Regional elections in Germany have laid bare a swell of opposition to the government's stance on the conflict in Ukraine at a ...

Far-right parties exploited economic hardship of voters and then skillfully transformed that suffering into 'culture wars' and scapegoating of minorities People hold anti-racism placards as they ...