Conveyor belt instead of communiqué

Conveyor belt instead of communiqué

Germany's role in the current European situation is to ensure that both sides simultaneously come to the conclusion that a military solution is impossible. A conveyor belt of attack drones near Munich and a peaceful...
The Coming European War

The Coming European War

There is a persistent feeling that the Ukrainian War is a prologue to a coming, larger war, similar to the Spanish Civil War or the Winter War of 1939. What might this war be like?
Parallel imports are alive, but without the main thing

Parallel imports are alive, but without the main thing

The Ministry of Industry and Trade extended parallel imports until 2026, but starting May 27, it will remove Intel, Samsung, Cisco, HPE, and a dozen other key brands from the program—that is, the exact hardware base on which...
Ghosts of 1939

Ghosts of 1939

The 1939 analogy is no longer an analogy. By the beginning of 2026, it's no longer a way to explain anything, but a way to indicate the speaker's position. The symptom isn't that it's being used, but...
How Scientists Become Traitors

How Scientists Become Traitors

Russian science finds itself in a situation where the path to grants, indices, and professional recognition can simultaneously become a road to prison. The sentencing of two Siberian physicists has highlighted...
Armenian house with old pipes

Armenian house with old pipes

Armenia's turn to the West looks decisive until you look at what remains untouched beneath it...
I miss the old days

I miss the old days

Proposals for the implementation of the President's statement of April 28, 2026....
A plot against Putin?

A plot against Putin?

Many around the world have already taken notice of the hyped-up conspiracy against Putin. How realistic is this?
Overheating that didn't happen

Overheating that didn't happen

When the Bank of Russia raised its key rate to a historic 21% in December 2024, it began to treat an overheating economy without understanding which sectors were actually overheating, and in...
American nuclear weapons in Europe

American nuclear weapons in Europe

This article covers the history of American nuclear weapons deployment in Europe, beginning in the 1950s, when the United States deployed its munitions to NATO countries to deter the Soviet threat. It describes...
An asset that has ceased to be strategic

An asset that has ceased to be strategic

In the fifth year of the war, Moscow discovers for the first time that its main strategic asset – European energy exports – has ceased to be strategic and has become a burden that...
Democracy and Capitalism: Heading into Sunset

Democracy and Capitalism: Heading into Sunset

Just a quarter of a century ago, everything seemed clear and understandable. Democracy was considered the best political system, capitalism the best economic system, and the most developed countries were those that combined both...
811 million per tank

811 million per tank

After a drone strike, Azov businesses chipped in for their own "Dome"—costing 811 million rubles. This episode became the first visible sign of corporate anti-drone defense, which had quietly been...