Vladimir Putin

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Does Putin Have a ‘Shadow Army’?

Wagner Group mercenaries have suffered setbacks in Ukraine but still maintain a global footprint: A Dispatch Explainer.

The Alternative to Winning in Ukraine Is Endless War

Advocates for a hasty peace are wrong to think Russia will keep its promises or stop with Ukraine.

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Authoritarianism’s Bad Year

Putin bungled his war with Ukraine, and China and Iran contended with massive protests.

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The Price of Putin’s War

From activism to retrenchment in the Middle East.

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Stalin’s Georgia Comeback

The dictator’s image is improving thanks to Russian propaganda efforts and a lackluster Western response.

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Putin’s Dangerous Blend of Propaganda and Hypocrisy

If democracy is a corrupt ‘Western’ concept, why pretend what you’re doing is democratic?

Monkey With a Hand Grenade

Russia can’t ‘do it again.’