Western aspirations for regime change in Russia are a “dangerous delusion” that ignores the lessons of past interventions in Iraq and Libya. -Such efforts are not only unrealistic, given Russia’s ...

Throughout Putin’s regime, coal production and exports have grown almost continuously. While in 2001 coal production was 269.3 million tons, in 2021 it was 432 million.

MICHAEL MCFAUL is Director of the Freeman Spogli Institute, Professor of Political Science, and a Hoover Fellow at Stanford ...

Key Points – Deposing Russian President Vladimir Putin is exceptionally difficult due to the vast Federal Protective Service (FSO), a 50,000+ strong security apparatus controlling every aspect ...

MICHAEL KIMMAGE is Professor of History at the Catholic University of America. He is the author of Collisions: The Origins of ...

W hen Vladimir Putin came to power in Russia in 2000, ... and their effect on the regime—and its stability—was just as important as that of the Kremlin’s propaganda and security apparatus.

The Putin regime looks at the world only through the perspective of staying in power in Russia,” he said. “Putin clings to his office—it protects him, his life, his capital, his business.

Russian President Vladimir Putin has signed off a federal budget that will boost defense spending to a record level next year. The budget for 2025 will take the amount allocated for national defense ...

And yet, Putin realizes he cannot be seen as double-crossing Trump, the former ambassador said. “I would not dismiss the idea that Putin has a certain wariness with Trump,” Herbst said.

Russian President Vladimir Putin said he constantly considers potential successors and confirmed he has a list of candidates, according to a segment of a new pro-Putin regime documentary produced ...

Questioned about possible regime change in Iran, Putin said that before getting into something, one should always look at whether or not the main aim is being achieved before starting something.