Nicu Popescu is head of program and senior research fellow at the European Council on Foreign Relations in London and author of a recent book on the ‘EU and post-Soviet Conflicts’.
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Published in: oDRTime for Azerbaijan to open upAzerbaijan has hydrocarbon riches and a strategic position, which means that all the great powers have an interest...
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Published in: oDRUpdating Russia’s repressive software (and why the genie will say ‘no’)
The protests surrounding Putin’s third ascent of the presidential throne were dramatic and the new laws show the...
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Published in: oDRPower and Weakness in Putin’s Russia
Vladimir Putin’s support machine was strong enough to guarantee him victory on 5th March. Putin’s strength is the...
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Published in: oDRRussia's liberal-nationalist cocktail: elixir of life or toxic poison?Young, liberal figures such as Alexei Navalny and Vladimir Milov are building bridges between democratic and...
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Published in: oDRThe beginning of the end for Putin?
Sunday’s heavily disputed election results were a disaster for the Kremlin, who seem to have underestimated the...