Another great analysis by RE:Russia, emphasizing the Arctic's natural resources as key to understanding both the US-Russia thaw and the US's claims on Greenland

What we learned yesterday: nothing we didn’t know, if we were paying attention. What we’ll learn this weekend: whether European leaders have been paying attention. (A 🧵) /1

That doesn’t have to mean picking a fight with 🇺🇸, but it will require 🇪🇺+🇬🇧 to build their own format with 🇺🇦, which 🇺🇸 is free to join, rather than seeking seats at the 🇺🇸/🇷🇺 table. /10

US today echoes early‑2000s Russia: technocratic elites privatizing the state while stoking a post-imperialist longing for “foregone grandeur.” Lessons from Russia: 1) the new elites are here to stay; 2) civil society will face the most pressure; 3) dissenting voices will be increasingly silenced

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A good summary of the potential impact of the #USAID closure at RE:Russia re-russia.net/analytics/02...

Morgen @debalie.bsky.social een avond over werken in autoritaire landen. Hoe blijf je verbonden met mensen in RUS, Iran en N-Korea en hoe weet je wat ze denken? In uitstekend gezelschap van @remcobreuker.bsky.social @gulnazsibgatullina.bsky.social @pooyan1983.bsky.social debalie.nl/programma/th...

First panel: The Russians, the regime, and the war: support, opposition or apathy? With @maarchiaar.bsky.social Félix Krawatzek & @gulnazsibgatullina.bsky.social gatullina.bsky.social

An attempt to capture recent developments in Russia's ideological landscape; even if it just a snapshot amidst major geopolitical shifts. platformraam.nl/artikelen/27...

Join us for this cool event, made possible thanks to @gulnazsibgatullina.bsky.social debalie.nl/programma/th...