Interviews | 21.05.2026 ‘Russia and China have perhaps never been so close’ Alexey Yusupov on Russia’s waning influence, Putin’s dependence on China and the risks of the partnership with Beijing
Foreign and security policy | 15.09.2025 Bromance of convenience To break from Moscow, Beijing expects an appealing EU offer. But few in Brussels are ready to pay the price
Foreign and security policy | 18.03.2025 Has Russia now achieved its goal? Moscow wants more than mediation — it wants recognition
Foreign and security policy | 14.08.2024 Bringing the war back to Russia The Ukrainian offensive in Kursk marks a historic moment. What implications does it hold for the country’s future and the overall course of the war?
Democracy and society | 21.02.2024 The peak of repression Navalny's death is a deep blow for the Russian opposition. Still, not all is lost
Democracy and society | 13.09.2023 Russia’s show elections Over the weekend, Russia held another election, with expected results. But beneath the surface lurk clues to the 2024 presidential election
Interviews | 25.08.2023 ‘Wagner as an organisation is finished’ The head of the FES Russia programme, Alexey Yusupov, on the death of Prigozhin, violence of the Russian regime and stability of the Putin system
Democracy and society | 30.06.2023 The biggest game changer in Russian politics We don’t know what Prigozhin really intended with his mutiny. But he accidentally revived a preoccupation long thought dead in Moscow — real politics
Foreign and security policy | 20.07.2022 What did Western sanctions on Russia achieve? Western sanctions haven’t ended Russia’s war on Ukraine. But they are likely to set back the country’s economic development by 30 years
Democracy and society | 28.03.2022 Condemn the Kremlin’s actions, not the people The West’s tough line against Russia is justified. But European societies must prevent the ‘othering’ of Russian people and Russian speakers
‘These are no longer amateurs with billboards’ EPF Director Neil Datta on the growing power of anti-gender movements, their increasing professionalisation and the role of religion
Trump’s newspeak threatens us all Trump’s war on language doesn’t just shake US politics — it threatens global discourse. The world must reclaim words before meaning slips away
The myth of the deserving billionaire While the rich get the benefit of every doubt, the poor are viewed as requiring discipline. Why?