Behind the Iron Curtain

The price of stability: What awaits Russia’s economy in 2026?

January 7, 2026

Jan 7 • Sergey Aleksashenko

4

2

December 2025

Year in review: What future does Putin offer Russia?

December 27, 2025

Dec 29, 2025 • Sergey Aleksashenko

10

3

6

November 2025

Russia faces economic slowdown amid rising fiscal pressures

November 30, 2025

Nov 30, 2025 • Sergey Aleksashenko

4

3

Trump’s Ukraine Deal: A Cynical Calculus

November 28, 2025

Nov 28, 2025 • Sergey Aleksashenko

4

1

3

The crisis of influence: How war and administrative stagnation undermine Russia’s foreign policy

November 16, 2025

Nov 16, 2025 • Sergey Aleksashenko

3

1

2

The Kremlin’s greatest fear: Exclusion from a grand bargain

November 3, 2025

Nov 3, 2025 • Sergey Aleksashenko

8

4

October 2025

Putin understands only force: Why peace talks have stalled

October 26, 2025

Oct 27, 2025 • Sergey Aleksashenko

6

3

New Sanctions.

October 24, 2025

Oct 24, 2025 • Sergey Aleksashenko

6

4

The Dictator's Legacy: A New Zastoy

October 22, 2025

Oct 22, 2025 • Sergey Aleksashenko

1

A sideshow: How the war in Ukraine has undermined Russia’s influence in the Middle East

October 20, 2025

Oct 21, 2025 • Sergey Aleksashenko

2

2

The Faded Chance. My New Book

October 19, 2025

Oct 19, 2025 • Sergey Aleksashenko

3

2

Russian Economy after Putin

October 19, 2025

Oct 19, 2025 • Sergey Aleksashenko

2

2