Putin is Here to Stay, and the Russian State will Die with Him

“The United States cannot hope for the best in Russia.  Policymakers must assume that Putin will retain his grip on power and continue atomizing Russian society.  If that’s the case, then the Russian state will die with Putin.”

Fear and Loathing in the Motherland?

“The Putin Regime is clearly frightened by the political trends working against it. The creation of the Russian National Guard forces is but the most prevalent example of how fearful the regime is. Given the demographic shifts in the country; the fact that most Russians are becoming increasingly isolated away from Russian society; the economic damage the U.S.-backed sanctions have done to Russia (and to their European trading partners), the Putin Regime is about to be put through its most difficult test.”