Alexey Yusupov

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Alexey Yusupov is a policy officer in the Eastern Europe Department of the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES). He previously headed the FES offices in Myanmar, Afghanistan, and Kazakhstan.

Articles

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

Asia | 12.09.2017

Who are the Rohingya

And why are they fleeing Myanmar?