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Each edition unpacks a major security issue — tracing the relationships, trends, and deeper meaning behind it — so you can move beyond surface-level news and better understand the threats coming from Russia today.

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Testimonial from Professor Elena Pokalova: This is a great resource that is a must for anyone interested in Russia. Mark’s data collection is thorough as he uses a wide variety of sources. I appreciate the analysis that goes into great depth on each and every issue. I know I can rely on the information in Mark’s posts, which is so rare these days.

Testimonial from Vladyslav Havrylov
Research fellow, the Collaborative on Global Children’s Issues, Georgetown University: The materials are very informative and have a deep analytical approach, and the source base of the study shows the author’s thorough treatment of the texts.
For me, the research material on the role of the North Caucasus in the Russian-Ukrainian war, in particular the involvement of the Chechen Republic under Ramzan Kadyrov, is very useful.

Read recent editions

Name	Newsletter issue
🖊️ The Chechen security service units that matter most	03/10/2025
🖊️ The flagrant impunity of the Chechen authorities	26/09/2025
🖊️ Statebuilding and online gaming	19/09/2025
🖊️ The infuriating inconsistencies of the sanctions system	12/09/2025
🖊️ Clarity and ambiguity among the armed Chechen opposition	05/09/2025

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