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
In Moscow's Shadows 10: Russian Influence, Soft Power and Dark Power
The release of a long-awaited report on Russian influence in the UK provides a chance to look at why Moscow tries - and often fails - to exert influence, and why the Kremlin seems to default to aggres...
8 Aug 202028min
In Moscow's Shadows 9: Thrones of Bayonets (and hacking coronavirus research)
There is more to Putin's regime than his capacity to threaten and unleash violence - but this is a crucial element, and as his legitimacy wanes, this may come to the fore. Thrones of bayonets are unco...
20 Jul 202032min
In Moscow's Shadows 8: Serebrennikov, Miniakhmetov and Set' and the 'Three Russias'
The big story is the constitutional vote, but I honestly have nothing new to say about that, so instead I take three controversial court cases - Kirill Serebrennikov the director, Colonel Miniakhmetov...
5 Jul 202027min
In Moscow's Shadows 7: Technocrats and Cultural Warriors, and Why I'd Vote No In the Constitutional Plebiscite
Having talked about Security Council secretary Patrushev in the last podcast, he and most of the other heads of the security agency chiefs suddenly seem uncharacteristically newsworthy - and they are ...
22 Jun 202024min
