Nineteen Ninety-One

Russia's Cyclical War

Since February 24, the invasion has gone through two full cycles of perilous Russian headway eventually falling flat amid heroic counteroffensives. It…

Dec 16, 2022 • 

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October 2022

What Elon Musk Gets Wrong About Ukraine

A brief history of Ukrainian electoral politics in the past decade

Oct 10, 2022 • 

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August 2022

How Amnesty Became the Villain Last Week

By giving what amounts to strategic advice, they are way out of their depth

Aug 9, 2022 • 

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July 2022

June 2022

Weekly Update: Russia Captures Severodonetsk, Missile Strikes Shopping Mall

The Battle of Lysychansk has begun

Jun 27, 2022 • 

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Weekly Update: St Petersburg Economic Forum Goes Off-script

Putin receives unexpected shade from Kazakhstan's Tokayev

Jun 21, 2022 • 

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Special Request: Help Mykola Pastukh

Wounded by shrapnel on the job in Luhansk Oblast, he will need expensive surgery to regain full use of his right hand

Jun 16, 2022 • 

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Weekly Update: Severodonetsk Rages, A Mayor Betrays His Country

The Donbas continues to be hellish all around

Jun 14, 2022 • 

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Weekly Update: Severodonetsk Falling

But taking the last remaining pocket of Luhansk will be tough for Russia

Jun 2, 2022 • 

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May 2022

Weekly Update: A Tough Grind in the Donbas

The coming week is likely to be worse for everyone

May 25, 2022 • 

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Weekly Update: Russia Loses in Kharkiv

Pessimism is growing among Moscow analysts

May 17, 2022 • 

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My Night in No Man's Land

"Welcome to hell"

May 11, 2022 • 

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