Opinion

Alexei Navalny’s autobiography, published in October, demonstrates how a figure committed to fighting for ethical ideals could emerge from the toxic, hypocritical, and corrupt environment of Russian politics. Navalny’s memoir …

The Kremlin is eager to spotlight the BRICS summit in Kazan, which began on Oct. 22, as evidence that Russia is not diplomatically isolated from the rest of the world. …

The White House has stated that Iran recently delivered a shipment of ballistic missiles to Russia, but as The Insider’s security columnist Colby Badhwar points out, this is just one …

Two months after Ukrainian forces launched their incursion into Russia’s Kursk region, the occupation of Russian territory has become a mundane reality. Ukrainian troops have firmly established themselves, set up …

Austria’s far-right Freedom Party has won the country’s recent parliamentary elections, reigniting debates about the rise of right-wing populists across Europe. However, survey data and election results from various continental …

On Sept. 13, the Central Bank of Russia raised its key interest rate to 19% and warned of further hikes to come. The Central Bank claims the move was necessary …

CNN, citing two anonymous military sources, recently reported that the Pentagon had started providing Ukraine with smaller batches of military aid as its own stockpiles “have dwindled.” Meanwhile, nearly $6 …

The election results in the German federal states of Saxony and Thuringia have hit the federal government hard: not only did the ruling parties lose resoundingly, but the far-right Alternative …

Islamic State is once again grabbing headlines: rioters in Russian penal facilities in Volgograd and Rostov regions declared links to the terrorist group; the network’s Afghan affiliate, IS-K, claimed responsibility …

The tragedy at Russia’s penal colony IK-19, where a group of convicts took their guards hostage, brutally murdering several of them before themselves being eliminated at the hands of the …