Publications & Analysis

Our analysis, country by country.

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Regional & Cross-Border

Moscow Lens Project

Country dossiers on thirteen post-Soviet states — their national politics and their relationship with the Kremlin, each rated on a 1–5 scale, with an interactive map.

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Europe: Global Challenges and Security Risks Mitigation

A congressional contribution on European security, September 2025.

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Eastern Europe

Russia

2026 Russian Elections Overview

An interactive field guide to the seven parties contesting Russia's 2026 State Duma election — with a clickable seat map, party-by-party profiles, and analysis of the vote.

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Regime Stability in Russia: Assessment Report, 2024

Examines the interaction between military performance, economic strain, internal repression, and opposition dynamics shaping regime stability, with post-conflict scenarios relevant to U.S. and NATO strategic planning.

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2026 Russian Elections: Pre-Election Analysis

An assessment written ahead of the 2026 State Duma vote, covering the Kremlin's managed renewal of the political elite, turnout expectations, and the crackdown on opposition candidates.

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2026 Russian Elections: Post-Election Analysis

A reaction to the results of the 2026 State Duma vote, covering United Russia's record majority, reports of voter tampering, and the public backlash that followed.

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Ukraine

Publications on Ukraine are forthcoming.

Belarus

Moscow Lens: Belarus

A Moscow Lens Project dossier on Belarus's national politics and its relationship with the Kremlin, rated on the project's 1–5 Moscow scale, with the power players who shape it.

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Moldova

Moscow Lens: Moldova

A Moscow Lens Project dossier on Moldova's national politics and its relationship with the Kremlin, rated on the project's 1–5 Moscow scale, with the power players who shape it.

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The Baltics

Estonia

Moscow Lens: Estonia

A Moscow Lens Project dossier on Estonia's national politics and its relationship with the Kremlin, rated on the project's 1–5 Moscow scale, with the power players who shape it.

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Latvia

Moscow Lens: Latvia

A Moscow Lens Project dossier on Latvia's national politics and its relationship with the Kremlin, rated on the project's 1–5 Moscow scale, with the power players who shape it.

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Lithuania

Moscow Lens: Lithuania

A Moscow Lens Project dossier on Lithuania's national politics and its relationship with the Kremlin, rated on the project's 1–5 Moscow scale, with the power players who shape it.

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The Caucasus

Georgia

Regional Affairs Dispatch

The Regional Affairs Dispatch (RAD) was designed to analyze the state of democratic movements and governance in former Post-Soviet states.

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RAD I — Appendix A: South Ossetia

A companion appendix to the Regional Affairs Dispatch examining South Ossetia, one of Georgia's Russian-occupied territories.

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RAD I — Appendix B: Abkhazia

A companion appendix to the Regional Affairs Dispatch examining Abkhazia, one of Georgia's Russian-occupied territories.

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Moscow Lens: Georgia

A Moscow Lens Project dossier on Georgia's national politics and its relationship with the Kremlin, rated on the project's 1–5 Moscow scale, with the power players who shape it.

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Armenia

Moscow Lens: Armenia

A Moscow Lens Project dossier on Armenia's national politics and its relationship with the Kremlin, rated on the project's 1–5 Moscow scale, with the power players who shape it.

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Azerbaijan

Moscow Lens: Azerbaijan

A Moscow Lens Project dossier on Azerbaijan's national politics and its relationship with the Kremlin, rated on the project's 1–5 Moscow scale, with the power players who shape it.

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Central Asia

Kazakhstan

Moscow Lens: Kazakhstan

A Moscow Lens Project dossier on Kazakhstan's national politics and its relationship with the Kremlin, rated on the project's 1–5 Moscow scale, with the power players who shape it.

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Uzbekistan

Moscow Lens: Uzbekistan

A Moscow Lens Project dossier on Uzbekistan's national politics and its relationship with the Kremlin, rated on the project's 1–5 Moscow scale, with the power players who shape it.

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Turkmenistan

Moscow Lens: Turkmenistan

A Moscow Lens Project dossier on Turkmenistan's national politics and its relationship with the Kremlin, rated on the project's 1–5 Moscow scale, with the power players who shape it.

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Kyrgyzstan

Moscow Lens: Kyrgyzstan

A Moscow Lens Project dossier on Kyrgyzstan's national politics and its relationship with the Kremlin, rated on the project's 1–5 Moscow scale, with the power players who shape it.

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Tajikistan

Moscow Lens: Tajikistan

A Moscow Lens Project dossier on Tajikistan's national politics and its relationship with the Kremlin, rated on the project's 1–5 Moscow scale, with the power players who shape it.

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Other Regions

Central Europe

Germany, Poland, Czechia, Slovakia, Hungary, and Austria.

Publications on Central Europe are forthcoming.

The Balkans

Slovenia, Croatia, Bosnia & Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro, Kosovo, North Macedonia, Albania, Bulgaria, and Romania.

Russia's Balkan Client: Republika Srpska and the Legacy of Srebrenica

A Balkan Affairs Brief on how the Kremlin sustains its ties to Republika Srpska — providing political cover for Milorad Dodik's government and exploiting the unresolved legacy of the 1995 Srebrenica genocide.

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Ratko Mladić: A Biography of the Butcher of Bosnia

A Balkan Affairs Brief tracing the life of Ratko Mladić — the Bosnian Serb army commander known as the 'Butcher of Bosnia' — from his early years and rise through the Yugoslav military to his command of Bosnian Serb forces during the Bosnian War.

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