Perhaps the most notable dismissal in a recent reshuffle that brought no radical changes was that of Dmytro Kuleba as foreign minister.

Shaped by both Western conservatism and domestic prejudice, queerphobia in Russia is now part of the ideology of war.

Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Dara Massicot, a senior fellow at the Carnegie Endowment, and independent researcher Alexey Gusev to discuss the unprecedented turn of events at the frontline following Ukraine's incursion into Russia's Kursk region.

Finland sees the weaponization of migration as a form of hybrid warfare and has introduced legislation to combat it.

The repercussions of outlawing the Ukrainian Orthodox Church of the Moscow Patriarchate could be more serious than Kyiv seems to realize.

Ukraine’s Western allies have worried that any Ukrainian attacks on Russian soil could be met with a devastating response. But Putin’s next moves remain uncertain, as does the effect this attack will have on the Russian public’s perceptions of the war.

A spate of arrests in Tajikistan come as President Emomali Rahmon prepares to step down in favor of his son.

Amid deteriorating relations with the West, Georgia has embarked on a long-term pivot toward Eurasia, with the potential for the further stabilization of relations with Russia.

As Russia’s border regions come under attack from Ukraine, the dissonance between the illusion of peaceful life and the wartime reality for residents evacuated away from shelling is too stark to be hushed up.

A steady flow of Russian weapons to Tehran could change the balance of power in the region, potentially triggering a response from the United States and Israel.