Analyst of murky topics from Russian politics to organised crime.
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Finnish President Alexander Stubb expresses skepticism about Russia testing NATO's Article 5 after the war in Ukraine ends. "People just need to calm down. I understand the public debate, but I see all the intelligence reports — I read them very carefully." newsukraine.rbc.ua/news/stubb-n...
Putin's comment, "Russian's economy is slowing down deliberately," reminds me of the line in Spinal Tap about how the band's popularity isn't waning, "their appeal is just becoming more selective."
Which also sums up the main theme of this podcast: how Russia losing its grip on places like Armenia.
Monday morning re-up: More signs of the end of empire in Armenia and even Belarus. The irony that it has been so greatly accelerated by his imperial war on Ukraine appears lost on Putin
Putin's war is dragging Russia further into lawlessness and violence
My latest for @theipaper.com, on the challenges facing Russia's police -- which will *really* get serious when the war ends, and 100s of 1000s of embittered soldiers start coming home...
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In Moscow's Shadows 250: Moscow's Comms Playbook (And Why It's So Bad)
Good grief, 250? Anyway, how the accidental drone strike in Romania is a case study of Moscow's belligerent, seemingly counter-productive comms strategy - and why it is what it is
www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
Has America been hacking the phones of Kremlin officials?
Usually, the answer to a headline framed as a q is 'no.' I wouldn't be surprised if this time it were 'yes.' (Why wouldn't it?) My take for the @thespectator1828.bsky.social blog
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Monday morning re-up: Why does the Kremlin respond to crises and blunders the way it does, with belligerence, unconvincing denials and conspiracy theories? There's actually a strategy there, and also an explanation (if not a very encouraging one)
How Putin plans to target the UK by disrupting our daily lives
Belatedly (from y/day), my thoughts for @theipaper.com on Russia's "death by a thousand papercuts" political warfare campaign
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In Moscow's Shadows 251: The Near Abroad Recedes: Armenia and Belarus
After a quick touch on Zelensky's open letter to Putin and the SPIEF, I dive into the relative trajectories of Armenia, currently at the polls, and Belarus, emphatically not.
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A Russian drone hits a Romanian apartment block, two civilians are injured, and suddenly a stray weapon becomes a case study in how Putin’s Kremlin handles bad news. Why does the Kremlin’s crisis mana...
Russia still talks about the “Near Abroad” as if the map never changed, but the region is changing anyway. After a quick touch on Zelensky's open letter to Putin and the St Petersburg International Ec...
www.buzzsprout.com
In Moscow's Shadows 251: The Near Abroad Recedes: Armenia and Belarus
After a quick touch on Zelensky's open letter to Putin and the SPIEF, I dive into the relative trajectories of Armenia, currently at the polls, and Belarus, emphatically not.
www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
Russia still talks about the “Near Abroad” as if the map never changed, but the region is changing anyway. After a quick touch on Zelensky's open letter to Putin and the St Petersburg International Ec...
In Moscow's Shadows 250: Moscow's Comms Playbook (And Why It's So Bad)
Good grief, 250? Anyway, how the accidental drone strike in Romania is a case study of Moscow's belligerent, seemingly counter-productive comms strategy - and why it is what it is
www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
A Russian drone hits a Romanian apartment block, two civilians are injured, and suddenly a stray weapon becomes a case study in how Putin’s Kremlin handles bad news. Why does the Kremlin’s crisis mana...
In Moscow's Shadows 251: The Near Abroad Recedes: Armenia and Belarus
After a quick touch on Zelensky's open letter to Putin and the SPIEF, I dive into the relative trajectories of Armenia, currently at the polls, and Belarus, emphatically not.
www.buzzsprout.com/1026985/epis...
Russia still talks about the “Near Abroad” as if the map never changed, but the region is changing anyway. After a quick touch on Zelensky's open letter to Putin and the St Petersburg International Ec...
