Mark Galeotti
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Putinism doesn’t work in the battlefield
The latest reshuffle in the Russian army shows Russian generals struggle to meet Putin’s unrealistic expectations. → Read More
The End of Putin’s Dream?
UNTIL UKRAINE, IT WAS easy to take Putin’s Russia at face value, as a militarized society supporting a confident, hard-hitting global warfighter of a nation. There is the organized but undoubtedly popular ritual of Victory Day, cars sport ‘To Berlin!’ stickers, and half-way down the tourist-trap Arbat Street in Moscow is a huge mural, covering … Continue reading "The End of Putin’s Dream?" → Read More
Russia’s Putin Is Failing to Deal With COVID-19, and Russians Know It
Despite an underfunded public health system, Russia has not seen the explosion in deaths from COVID-19 that some experts predicted. Yet President Vladimir Putin’s approval ratings are sinking. Why? Russians seem to realize that they have avoided the worst in spite of Putin’s government, not because of it. → Read More
Putin Wants the World to Keep Guessing About Russia's 2024 Question
The Russian president’s goal isn’t necessarily to be president for life. Unless it is. → Read More
Surkov’s End and the KPIocrats’ Triumph
Opinion | What the exit of Kremlin's ‘grey cardinal’ tells us about late Putinism. → Read More
The Costs of Germany’s Weak Response to a Russian Murder Plot on Its Soil
Earlier this month, Germany expelled two Russian diplomats in retaliation for a murder in Berlin last summer that was likely orchestrated by Moscow. This quiet response is apparently based on a desire not to exacerbate existing tensions with Russia, but it may embolden the Kremlin in the future. → Read More
Boris Johnson’s Russian Oligarch Problem –
Britain’s new prime minister has a shaky record in dealing with the Kremlin and its cronies. Here’s how he can fix it. → Read More
The west thinks Putin is Russia's spymaster. But are the spies controlling him?
Russia’s risky policies may be a sign of the security services’ sway over the president, says Mark Galeotti, author of We Need to Talk About Putin → Read More
Spooks in the Kremlin
The dangers of Putin’s unhealthy reliance on Russian intelligence. → Read More
Putin, A Mastermind Of Disruption
We’re looking for a great white shark, but while we’re doing that, a shoal of piranhas is eating the flesh from our backs. → Read More
Here’s the Real Message Behind Russia’s Big Far-East Wargame
The week-long exercises, which kicked off yesterday, are intended as a show of might. But the country is in no position to wage a real conflict. → Read More
Robert Mueller Is Fighting a War
The special prosecutor's latest indictments prove he's waging more than just a legal battle. → Read More
The Huge Panic About the Trump-Putin Summit Is Great for Russia
Of course, just meeting with Trump (again) is a win for his favorite strongman. → Read More
Back From the Dead: the Bizarre Story of Journalist Arkady Babchenko
By faking a journalist’s death and blaming it on Russia, Ukraine is fighting fire with fire — and setting its own house ablaze. → Read More
The Making of a Chechen Hitman
Russia’s best killers learned their skills fighting Moscow. → Read More
Russia uncovered: writers on the World Cup host nation
Observer writers and Russia experts go behind the spin to analyse the host nation’s social and political landscape → Read More
Mark Galeotti
Dr. Mark Galeotti is Clinical Professor of Global Affairs and the academic director of the Transnational Security concentration of the MS in Global Affairs program. He is a specialist in transnational organized crime, security affairs and modern Russia. → Read More
Mark Galeotti
Dr. Mark Galeotti is Clinical Professor of Global Affairs and the academic director of the Transnational Security concentration of the MS in Global Affairs program. He is a specialist in transnational organized crime, security affairs and modern Russia. → Read More
Britain Has No Clue Why It’s Punishing Russia –
Before you sanction Putin, it would help to know what you're after. → Read More
Putin Finally Went Too Far
The unified international response to the Skripal poisoning shows that the West will only suffer so much provocation. → Read More