In Moscow's Shadows 155: Putin's Shadow War on the West
The claim that Russian intelligence planned to murder a German industrialist highlights the Kremlin's escalating campaign of mayhem and disruption in Europe, from arson to disruptive cyberattacks. Why...
13 Juli 202456min
In Moscow's Shadows 154: What (if anything) does the Labour Party victory in the UK mean for Ukraine and Russia?
Will the change in government in London and Sir Keir Starmer's elevation to prime minister mean anything for Kyiv and Moscow? Are there lessons to be learned about how Moscow handles foreign election...
6 Juli 202448min
In Moscow's Shadows 153: Geopolitics, Nepotism, Terror and Assassination... (all the nice things)
A compilation of current issues, which will nonetheless somehow connect: The Trump-Biden debate: what does the Kremlin really want?Nepotism: why are the princelings returning to politics?Terrorism in ...
30 Juni 20241h 1min
In Moscow's Shadows 152: Prigozhin's Mutiny, One Year On
Exactly one year after Prigozhin's Wagner mercenary army began its mutiny, what has changed, and what can be learned? And why are so many Russians so keen to believe Prigozhin himself is not dead? In...
23 Juni 20241h 7min
In Moscow's Shadows 151: From Switzerland to SMERSH
Ukraine's Ten Point Peace Plan, which received only limited endorsement at the recent Swiss Peace Summit, is essentially a demand for Russia's surrender. Putin's recent statement of conditions for neg...
16 Juni 202445min
In Moscow's Shadows 150: An Unfunny Thing Happened On The Way To The Forum
Putin's lengthy Q&A at the St Petersburg International Forum (SPIEF), in conversation with hawkish academic Sergei Karaganov, provided a useful opportunity to gauge his mood and his vision for both wa...
9 Juni 202456min
In Moscow's Shadows 149: Dyumin, Deterrence and a Deputy
An episode of various bits and pieces: what (if anything) can we read into Alexei Dyumin's appointment to be secretary of the State Council, what (if anything) is the Western thinking about escalation...
2 Juni 202454min
In Moscow's Shadows 148: 'Purging' the Military; the politics of anti-corruption in a corrupt system
What is behind the current spate of corruption-related arrests within the Russian military? Fears of a coup, an FSB takeover, punishing the generals for a badly-fought war? I'd say it is what it seems...
26 Maj 202444min
