Press Release—In Memoriam: Vladimir Socor (1945–2025)
Announcing – Promethean Liberation: Russia’s Emerging National and Regional Movements
OUT NOW – Pivotal Poland: Europe’s Rising Power
Cossack Cadet Corps Expanding in Russia
Executive Summary: Russia is expanding the role of the Cossacks, notably the Cossack Cadets Corps, as a significant structure in its national youth policy and as a tool for military indoctrination. Cossack groups are spreading... MORE
War Against Ukraine Leaving Russian Police State Without Enough Police
Executive Summary: The number of policemen in the Russian Federation has declined significantly since the start of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, as many have gone to fight. Now, more than a... MORE
Georgian Dream Not Expected to Demand Russia Pay ECHR Fine
Executive Summary: On October 14, the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) upheld Tbilisi’s claim in the case Georgia v. Russia (IV) and ordered Russia to pay 253 million euros ($295 million) as compensation to... MORE
Ukrainians Work Toward Options for Post-War Justice
Executive Summary: Ukrainians are working on establishing practical steps toward post-war justice to further any meaningful opportunities for peace. These steps include agreements and funding on a future special tribunal, local initiatives to empower survivors... MORE
Georgian Dream Uses Unrest During Local Elections as Excuse to Ban Opposition Parties
Executive Summary: Georgian Dream won all 64 municipalities in the October 4 local elections amid boycotts from two leading opposition parties, record-low turnout, and limited election monitoring, further consolidating its control in the last constitutionally... MORE
Uzbekistan Strengthens Energy Partnership With Afghanistan
Executive Summary: On October 6, Uzbekistan signed a 25-year, $100 million-per-year contract with Afghanistan to explore and develop Afghan oil and gas resources, expanding economic cooperation and processing extracted gas in Uzbekistan for mutual benefit.... MORE
Kozak’s Departure Marks a Reset for Moscow’s Post-Soviet Policy (Part Two)
Executive Summary: President Vladimir Putin has entrusted First Deputy Chief of Staff Sergei Kiriyenko with even greater responsibilities after relieving Dmitry Kozak of his duties as deputy head of Russia’s Presidential Administration. In recent years,... MORE
Azerbaijan–Kazakhstan Cooperation Transforms Eurasia’s Geopolitical Map
Executive Summary: Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan have expanded their diplomatic, economic, and security cooperation to the point that some in the region have begun to speak of them as a kind of “bloc” in opposition to... MORE
CCP Appropriates Taiwan Retrocession Day
Executive Summary: The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is using the 80th anniversary of Taiwan’s retrocession to push a revisionist history, formally designating it as a national holiday, and framing 1945 as the legal return of... MORE