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International John Besemeres 23 September 2014 Although the Russian invasion of Ukraine is continuing, writes John Besemeres, many Western observers are surprisingly coy about naming it for what it is. Meanwhile,…
International Kerry Brown 1 September 2014 Caught between China and Russia, Mongolia is trying to exploit economic opportunities without losing sovereignty, reports Kerry Brown International John Besemeres 30 May 2014 Western coverage of Ukraine has suffered from deep misconceptions, writes John Besemeres. Meanwhile, Moscow might be looking for a compromise International Robert Horvath 20 March 2014 Vladimir Putin’s brinkmanship over Eastern Ukraine could have dangerously unpredictable results International John Besemeres 24 January 2014 Behind the protests in Ukraine lies the Russian president’s long-term vision of a Eurasian Economic Union. John Besemeres traces its recent history and the strains…
Essays & reportage Geoffrey Barker 27 September 2013 Within months of the end of the second world war, an iron curtain had fallen across Europe. Its impact reached into the inner suburbs of Melbourne, writes Geoffrey Barker
International John Besemeres 27 March 2013 Faced with turbulence among the elite as well as the general public, the Russian president is adjusting his polices and stepping up appeals to Russian sentiment, writes John … International John Besemeres 26 September 2012 Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are increasingly heading in the same direction – away from Europe. In the second of two articles, John Besemeres looks at relations… International John Besemeres 17 September 2012 Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are increasingly heading in the same direction – away from Europe. In the first of a two-part series, John Besemeres looks at recent… Books & arts Robert Horvath 20 April 2012 Almost nothing remains of the once imposing myth of Putin the energetic moderniser, writes Robert Horvath
International John Besemeres 28 March 2012 Born-again reformer, pragmatist or more of the same? The signs are mixed for Vladimir Putin’s third term as president, writes John Besemeres
International John Besemeres 1 March 2012 Vladimir Putin is likely to win Sunday’s presidential elections, but it’s less clear how events will unfold in Russia once he moves back into his old job, writes… International John Besemeres 22 December 2011 A resentful Putin means further strains in East–West relations and a renewed effort to lock in Russia’s western neighbours, writes John Besemeres International John Besemeres 9 December 2011 The warning signs rose to a new pitch during the election campaign, writes John Besemeres, and now Vladimir Putin will be looking at ways to re-tighten his grip International John Besemeres 5 December 2011 The mood has become a little anxious at the headquarters of the Occidental Club, reports John Besemeres
International John Besemeres 8 September 2011 With elections looming, speculation is mounting about whether Vladimir Putin or Dmitry Medvedev (or even someone else) will be the ruling establishment’s presidential…
John Besemeres 11 August 2011 In Poland and Russia John Besemeres found two countries heading in quite different directions Essays & reportage Jasmina Kijevcanin 15 June 2011 Jasmina Kijevcanin recalls more than a year spent as a humanitarian worker in the North Caucasus International John Besemeres 21 April 2011 Jostling between Vladimir Putin and Dimitry Medvedev and trouble with neighbours could play out in very significant ways for Russia and its region, writes John Besemeres Robert Horvath 7 January 2011 The crackdown on demonstrators in Moscow could be helping to unite the opposition, writes Robert Horvath in Moscow
International John Besemeres 4 January 2011 Alexander Lukashenko’s brutal crackdown looks like another win for Moscow. John Besemeres traces the latest shift in orientation by the dictatorial president of Belarus
Essays & reportage Maria Tumarkin 10 November 2010 Book contract in her bag, Maria Tumarkin set out for Russia and Ukraine. All was well until people started asking questions International John Besemeres 1 July 2010 Is the thaw in relations between Poland and Russia sustainable? The Polish presidential election campaign and recent trends in Russian foreign policy highlight the key factors in… Essays & reportage Maria Tumarkin 28 April 2010 One reviewer accuses the murdered Russian journalist Anna Politkovskaya of being hot-headed. Why has this become a pejorative term, asks Maria Tumarkin International John Besemeres 7 April 2010 Ukraine’s new president is about to pay his first visit to Washington after a widely noted sojourn in Brussels early last month. Does this mean he has shed the tag of…
International Maria Tumarkin 22 October 2009 What sense can be made of the rehabilitation of the Soviet regime – and the figure of Stalin – in present-day Russia, asks Maria Tumarkin International Robert Horvath 15 April 2009 While controversy rages in the West over the failings of neo-liberalism, in Russia the very basis of Vladimir Putin’s “managed democracy” is under question,… Books & arts Judith Armstrong 3 February 2009 Judith Armstrong reviews Irène Némirovsky’s novel about a terrorist and his target