What does Putin want?

In February 2026, the last remaining nuclear arms control treaty bilateral between Russia and the United States is set to expire. The aim of the New START agreement was to reduce and limit the number of strategic nuclear warheads, but once this treaty comes to an end it means the ...  Show more

Kenya is facing rising public discontent over allegations of political corruption, economic stagnation and a shortage of good quality jobs, particularly for the country’s Gen Z. One of the government’s flagship responses is an ambitious push into digital outsourcing. It argues th ...  Show more

Alexei Navalny, the most prominent critic of Russia’s government, has died in a Russian prison, just months after he was placed in a high security cell in a remote Siberian penal colony. His allies, and his wife Yulia Navalnaya, blame President Vladimir Putin and say it was under ...  Show more

Even for an autocrat like Russian President Vladimir Putin, waging war depends on the acceptance—if not the support—of his people. Despite the disastrous start to his invasion of Ukraine, and with Moscow facing battlefield losses and mounting casualties, Russian approval of th ...

Ce week-end, Vladimir Poutine se présente à sa cinquième élection présidentielle en vingt-cinq années de règne.

Depuis son accession au pouvoir en 1999, jamais une élection présidentielle n’a été aussi verrouillée, et les trois rivaux de Vladimir Poutine dans le scr ...  Show more

Hace unos días, el Tribunal Penal Internacional emitió una orden histórica: la de arresto contra Vladímir Putin por el traslado forzoso de miles de niños ucranios a Rusia. Aunque el presidente ruso no irá a la cárcel mientras esté en el poder, eso puede cambiar. De momento Put ...