In Moscow's Shadows 13: The GRU, and why is it so hard to leave Putin?
I take a general look at Russian military intelligence, the fearsome GRU (OK, GU for purists), what it is and does and what it isn't and doesn't... And in the second part, I consider why it seems so ...
26 Sep 202034min
In Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 19 September 2020: Questioning Less about Navalny
A short cellcast 'mini-podcast' released in this case simultaneously to Patrons and publicly. Recording this was, frankly, triggered by exasperation that so many were leaping aboard the 'Question More...
19 Sep 202014min
In Moscow's Shadows 12: Drift in Russian Politics and the Decay of the 'Hybrid Regime'; on Cheating, in dissertations, politics and the underworld
What is going on with Putin and his regime? Less of a distinct answer to that question, and more a pondering of what we can read into the mishandling of a series of recent events, from the Navalny poi...
12 Sep 202027min
In Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 6 September 2020: Belarus's Strongmen
Released on 6 September to Patrons, public release later. A snapshot of the three key figures within Belarus's security structures: the new head of the KGB, the Interior Minister and the (newish) Defe...
11 Sep 202012min
In Moscow's Shadows 11: On Power and its perceived absence: the National Guard, the European Union
Trying (it turns out in vain) to avoid the present inevitable concentration on Navalny and Belarus, I discuss two forms of power. What the creation and current role, status and business activities of ...
30 Aug 202026min
In Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 22 August 2020: #Navalny
What makes Alexei Navalny so dangerous for Putin's regime? This short 'cellcast' was provided to patrons of the podcast (https://www.patreon.com/join/InMoscowsShadows) on 22 August 2020, and general a...
29 Aug 20209min
In Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 19 August 2020: Belarus, Russia and the Information War
Rumours abound amidst the Belarusian revolution. Why do I think that's a particular problem now? Because, as it looks like the revolution is moving from its protest to politics phase, the scope for in...
19 Aug 202010min
In Moscow's Shadows Cellcast: 11 August 2020: Russia and Belarus
Belarus is in turmoil. Why did Lukashenka award himself such an implausible 80% of the vote> How does Moscow see the current crisis, and what might it do about it? This is one of the short 'cellcasts'...
13 Aug 202010min
