аналитика & Блоги

When someone insists, “Kaliningrad is part of Russia,” I can’t help but give a wry smile and straighten my bow tie. Geography, my friends, never justifies political vandalism. Kaliningrad isn’t Russia’s far‑flung fringe; it’s a European bridgehead. Königsberg is Kant’s birthplace, not a circus act. It’s a place where civilization ought to announce itself again – boldly, beautifully, decisively.

But in today’s new reality, Europe must choose: should it forge its own path as an independent player, or continue to be molded by someone else’s policies?

The Moscow-centric system, accustomed to redistributing resource revenues and subsidizing the regions, now finds itself with little left to allocate.

ISHII Hidetoshi's "The Coming Collapse of Russia" is an interesting book that delves into the issues of the 7th Free Nations of Post-Russia Forum, held on August 1st and 2nd, 2023, at the House of Representatives First Members' Building Large Conference Room and other venues, by ISHII Hidetoshi, who worked hard on the Japanese side to hold the Forum. He and his partner, ISHII Yoko, who acted as interpreter and moderator on the second day, conducted repeated follow-up interviews.

The liberation of part of the Kursk Oblast by Ukrainian forces could set a precedent that might influence other border regions of the so-called Russian Federation.

The energy blackout on Russia's borders has become a symbol of the current state of its frontier territories. These regions, caught in the crossfire of military actions, are engulfed in constant sirens and gunfire. Life here is marked by the lack of light, water, food, and adequate governance. Local officials urge residents not to panic and to come together to extinguish fires, catch saboteurs, and repair power grids.