Putin wants to transform Russia’s far east into a tourist hotspot – but history shows it won’t be easy

Russia’s far east is already grappling with issues such as overfishing, illegal logging and poaching of its wildlife. Mass unregulated …

Alexei Navalny suspected poisoning: Why opposition figure stands out in Russian politics

It’s too early to say with certainty why Navalny fell ill. However, he has been attacked before

How Russia-Ukraine conflict could influence Africa’s food supplies

African countries imported agricultural products worth $4 billion from Russia in 2020

Why do autocrats insist on sham elections?

As Vladimir Putin wins yet another term in the Kremlin, the question remains what is the point in having an election at all?  

The invasion of Ukraine has raised some difficult questions about human rights

In both, Russia and Ukraine, the people’s right to civilian existence has been taken away

As Putin puts nuclear forces on high alert, here are 5 genuine nuclear dangers for us all

Will we act to eliminate the nuclear threat or press mute on the alarm and drift back to sleep?  

‘A consequential but ultimately tragic figure’: last leader of the USSR Mikhail Gorbachev dies aged 91

Like other tragic reformers in history, Gorbachev’s chief legacy is to remind us about what might have been, rather than what subsequently …

Nobel Peace Prize 2021 for journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov

Maria Ressa and Dmitry Muratov had used fact-based journalism to speak truth to power in the Philippines and Russia and had done so at a …

Dissent and democracy

Forty years after the Emergency was declared, India must revisit its legacy of dissent

India to set up 12 nuclear plants with Russian collaboration

India has agreed to identify a second site, in addition to Kudankulam in Tamil Nadu, for construction of the Russian-designed plants

Ukraine war: What we know about Nova Kakhovka dam and who gains from its destruction

A major dam in Russia-occupied southern Ukraine suffered a collapse June 6, 2023 

Biden’s climate summit: All eyes will be on the US, come April 22

An ambitious nationally determined contribution unveiled by the US at the Leaders Summit could help rebuild trust among sceptics

Kremlin expands online voting possibilities amid COVID-19 fears

The new bill removes federal legal obstacles to expanding distance voting

Coronavirus update: Scientists criticise Russia’s vaccine announcement

The ‘Sputnik V’ vaccine has not undergone large trials to test its safety and efficacy, warn scientists