American experts fear nuclear threat from Crimea
11 December 2017 – Washington, DC, USA by Kseniya Kirillova One of the elements of the Russian “hybrid war” is a possible nuclear threat emanating from the occupied Crimea. This…
What’s next after Mueller’s first arrests?
This article is the English-translation of Kseniya Kirillova’s article which first appeared on Radio Svoboda (RFE/RL) on 1 November 2017. On Monday, former adviser to the US President Donald Trump…
The Kremlin’s Bulgarian Game
30 October 2017 – San Francisco, US by Kseniya Kirillova In early October, Bulgarian President Rumen Radev, during an official visit to Warsaw called for the lifting of sanctions against…
The Balkan Echo of Russian Military Exercises
25 September 2017 – San Francisco, USA by Kseniya Kirillova On September 20, the joint Russian-Belorussian military exercises “West-2017” came to an end. Even before they started, experts talked about…
Closure of Russian Consulates: “just retribution” or “American defeat”?
7 September 2017 – San Fransisco, USA by Kseniya Kirillova Last week, the United States announced the closure of the Consulate General of Russia in San Francisco, as well as…
Russia’s dangerous mix of traditional and new intelligence methods
3 August 2017 – San Fransisco, USA by Kseniya Kirillova There has been a sort of reawakening when it comes to the Russian internal and external spy agencies. The cyber-attacks…
From the Russian Looking Glass: How Russia’s Foreign Approach is Unique
14 June 2017 – San Fransisco, USA by Kseniya Kirillova Ukraine’s blocking of Russian Internet social networks brought on a wave of commentary that extends far beyond the framework of…
Book Watch: The New Politics of Russia
13 June 2017 – Kyiv, Ukraine Review by John A. Pennell The New Politics of Russia: Interpreting Change (Manchester University Press: Manchester, UK, 2016) by Andrew Monaghan. 15.99 GBP. ISBN-10:…
Macedonia could tip over the Balkans, and with it Europe
1 May 2017 – London, UK by Chris Murray Skopje: Protestors stormed the Macedonian parliament Thursday, brutally assaulting government lawmakers in what marks a shocking level of escalation in an…
Trudeau’s Foreign Affairs Shuffle Aims at Both Putin and Trump
18 January 2017 – Toronto, CA by Alim Jiwa After the election of Donald Trump to the White House, the Trudeau government resolved to ensure that the responsibility for managing…