From “structural reforms” of the 2000s to austerity policies today, neoliberalism has been and remains an organic part of the Putin regime. RU
Recent moves against Moscow’s street traders don’t only violate Russia’s Constitution and hurt the economy. They also consolidate the regime’s power. Русский
Plans for a new Euro-Caspian pipeline will solidify the west's dependence on fossil fuels and authoritarian regimes. This new documentary shows why we should stop and think.
In Georgia, violations of workers’ rights, low pay and negligent treatment by private corporations continue to go unnoticed. We need to politicise the world of work.
The mining town of Chiatura in western Georgia has already been cursed with poor conditions and self-serving owners. Now they’ve “temporarily” closed down the mines.
Protests have broken out in Azerbaijan against rising prices and falling living standards. Will the regime respond with anything but brute force?
Amid a crumbling and fragile system, central and regional elites gear up for a new power struggle in Russia’s North Caucasus.
Truckers across Russia have descended on Moscow to protest a new freight tax which will threaten their livelihood. Vladimir shares his story of life behind the wheel.
1 сентября в Кирове 14 предпринимателей объявили голодовку против закрытия мини-рынка. Вместе с протестующими несколько дней провела Екатерина Лушникова.
Трубопровод Тенгиз-Новороссийск должен был принести процветание в Калмыкию. Но многие местные жители так этого и не дождались. English
Alongside partners east and west, Kazakhstan has learned how to play a quiet balancing act—with lessons for the Kremlin.
Will the new election help take Turkey out of its impasse? Is there any hope that the results will be any different this time, amidst growing uncertainty about the future?
