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Point of View | | Jolanta Darczewska

Defenders of the besieged fortress. On the historical legitimisation of Russia’s special service

The history of the special services and the ideas which organise them in the symbolic sphere are an important part of the reflection on their contemporary role and position. Over the centuries, the secret services defined Russia's…
Point of View | | Jolanta Darczewska

Putins Cossacks. Folklore, business or politics?

Russia’s Cossacks evoke extreme opinions among observers: some see them as a marginal social phenomenon, a kind of political folklore; others as a morally and physically healthy part of the nation, a pillar of the modern paramilitary…
Point of View | | Maria Domańska

Conflict-dependent Russia. The domestic determinants of the Kremlin's anti-Western policy

The Kremlin’s foreign policy is subordinate above all to the domestic political aims of the ruling elite.
Point of View | | Jolanta Darczewska, Piotr Żochowski

Active measures Russias key export

The remarks presented in this paper show the complexity and multi-dimensionality of the techniques referred to as ‘active measures’. The renaissance of this question currently observable today has called their role in causing crises…
Point of View | | Marek Menkiszak

Russias best enemy Russian policy towards the United States in Putins era

Relations between Russia and the United States are characterised by an asymmetry against Russia, whose expectations vis-à-vis the US remain unmet. The dynamics of Russia’s policy towards the US in the last sixteen years has been one of…
Point of View | | Jolanta Darczewska, Piotr Żochowski

Russophobia in the Kremlins strategy A weapon of mass destruction

Building up an image of Russophobic countries is currently instrumental in shaping a neo-imperial political identity among the Russians.
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Late Putin The end of growth the end of stability

After 15 years of Putin’s rule, Russia’s economic model based on revenue from energy resources has exhausted its potential.
Point of View | | Maciej Falkowski

Ramzanistan Russias Chechen Problem

A change of government in the Kremlin, would mean the fall of Kadyrov’s regime, and the reactivation of pro-independence rhetoric in Chechnya.
Point of View | | Aleksandra Jarosiewicz

The Southern Gas Corridor The Azerbaijani-Turkish project becomes part of the game between Russia and the EU

The crisis in EU-Russia relations over Ukraine has made the two players interested in the Southern Gas Corridor once again.
Point of View | | Jolanta Darczewska

The devil is in the details Information warfare in the light of Russias military doctrine

The authors of the Russian Federation's military doctrine have outlined the concept of information warfare.