Russia

Talking Point Middle East conflict presents a host of economic and political opportunities for Moscow – but there are risks in the unknown

By The Week UK Published 22 March 26

In the Spotlight The Kremlin claims these internet blackouts are done for security purposes

By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 19 March 26

Instant Opinion Opinion, comment and editorials of the day

By Justin Klawans, The Week US Published 12 March 26

In The Spotlight Moscow’s ‘alarming ambitions’ could cause a ‘Cuban Missile crisis in space’

By Chas Newkey-Burden, The Week UK Published 2 March 26

Today's Big Question Four years on from the full-scale invasion, Vladimir Putin faces battlefield fatigue, economic unease and a fraying social contract at home

By Elliott Goat, The Week UK Published 24 February 26

The Explainer ‘Precise’ and ‘deniable’, the Kremlin’s use of poison to silence critics has become a ’geopolitical signature flourish’

By The Week UK Published 17 February 26

Under the Radar Moscow neurotech company with Kremlin-linked funding claims to implant neural chips in birds’ brains to control their flight, and create ‘bio-drones’

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published 8 February 26

Speed Read New START was the last remaining nuclear arms treaty between the countries

By Peter Weber, The Week US Published 6 February 26

Podcast Plus, what does a ‘feminist’ approach to cancer involve? And who is Mickey’s new boss?

By The Week UK Published 6 February 26

TODAY’S BIG QUESTION Weapons experts worry that the end of the New START treaty marks the beginning of a 21st-century atomic arms race

By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US Published 5 February 26

Rush to meet signals potential agreement but scepticism of Russian motives remain

By Jamie Timson, The Week UK Published 23 January 26

Today’s Big Question Nato considers joint operation and intelligence sharing in Arctic region, in face of Trump’s threats to seize Greenland for ‘protection’

By Harriet Marsden, The Week UK Published 22 January 26