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Books & Arts
The other Lenin
Graeme Gill
21 March 2017
Books
| Coinciding with the centenary of the Russian revolution, a compelling biography of the communist revolutionary plays down politics in favour of the personal
International
Ukraine, out of sight
John Besemeres
21 December 2015
Hit by low energy prices and Western sanctions, Vladimir Putin has been exerting less obvious pressure in Ukraine, writes
John Besemeres
International
Making nice and making enemies
John Besemeres
10 December 2015
Vladimir Putin’s actions in the Middle East reflect his view that all relationships are zero-sum games, writes
John Besemeres
Books & Arts
Bling and propaganda in an ethics-free zone
John Besemeres
15 June 2015
Books
| The excesses of Vladimir Putin’s first eight years as president are vividly brought to life by journalist Peter Pomerantsev, writes
John Besemeres
Books & Arts
Full circle
Sylvia Lawson
2 April 2015
Cinema
|
Sylvia Lawson
reviews
Leviathan
and
Selma
International
Peace in our time
John Besemeres
23 March 2015
Superficially, the Minsk Two agreement promises much. But, asks
John Besemeres
, can its European signatories counter Vladimir Putin’s long-run campaign to…
International
Putin’s westpolitik: back to the USSR
John Besemeres
17 December 2014
The Russian president wants to restore the old empire.
John Besemeres
looks at the former Soviet republics he is pressuring to see the world his way
International
Putin’s fiasco
Robert Horvath
11 December 2014
Supporters of the Russian president have been busy rewriting what happened at the G20 meeting in Brisbane, writes
Robert Horvath
. Meanwhile, Vladimir Putin’s…
International
Putin’s parallel universe
John Besemeres
20 November 2014
The Russian president’s broad support at home reflects a radically different perception of events since the fall of the Berlin Wall, writes
John Besemeres
Books & Arts
Secrets within secrets
Jack Waterford
31 October 2014
David Horner’s history of ASIO is a reminder of how “the Case” influenced ASIO for generations, writes
Jack Waterford
Correspondents
In Brussels, a factional stitch-up doesn’t always mean bad news
James Panichi
29 September 2014
The threat from Russia coincides with another stage in the European Union’s evolution, reports
James Panichi
International
Russian disinformation and Western misconceptions
John Besemeres
23 September 2014
Although the Russian invasion of Ukraine is continuing, writes
John Besemeres
, many Western observers are surprisingly coy about naming it for what it is. Meanwhile,…
International
Uneasy neighbourhood
Kerry Brown
1 September 2014
Caught between China and Russia, Mongolia is trying to exploit economic opportunities without losing sovereignty, reports
Kerry Brown
International
Ukraine: time to cut a deal?
John Besemeres
30 May 2014
Western coverage of Ukraine has suffered from deep misconceptions, writes
John Besemeres
. Meanwhile, Moscow might be looking for a compromise
International
Putin on the edge of an abyss
Robert Horvath
20 March 2014
Vladimir Putin’s brinkmanship over Eastern Ukraine could have dangerously unpredictable results
International
Putin’s annus mirabilis: changing the shape of Eurasia
John Besemeres
24 January 2014
Behind the protests in Ukraine lies the Russian president’s long-term vision of a Eurasian Economic Union.
John Besemeres
traces its recent history and the strains…
Essays & Reportage
My cold war: from Brunswick to Berlin (via the Labor split)
Geoffrey Barker
27 September 2013
Within months of the end of the second world war, an iron curtain had fallen across Europe. Its impact reached into the inner suburbs of Melbourne, writes
Geoffrey Barker
International
Will Putin survive until 2018?
John Besemeres
27 March 2013
Faced with turbulence among the elite as well as the general public, the Russian president is adjusting his polices and stepping up appeals to Russian sentiment, writes
John
…
International
The Slavonic Autocrats’ Club
John Besemeres
26 September 2012
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are increasingly heading in the same direction – away from Europe. In the second of two articles,
John Besemeres
looks at relations…
International
Towards a Greater Putistan?
John Besemeres
17 September 2012
Russia, Ukraine and Belarus are increasingly heading in the same direction – away from Europe. In the first of a two-part series,
John Besemeres
looks at recent…
Books & Arts
A “thug” in the Kremlin: unmasking Vladimir Putin
Robert Horvath
20 April 2012
Almost nothing remains of the once imposing myth of Putin the energetic moderniser, writes
Robert Horvath
International
Which Putin will stand up?
John Besemeres
28 March 2012
Born-again reformer, pragmatist or more of the same? The signs are mixed for Vladimir Putin’s third term as president, writes
John Besemeres
International
Putin’s phoney war
John Besemeres
1 March 2012
Vladimir Putin is likely to win Sunday’s presidential elections, but it’s less clear how events will unfold in Russia once he moves back into his old job, writes…
International
Setbacks at home, successes abroad: the mixed fortunes of Vladimir Putin
John Besemeres
22 December 2011
A resentful Putin means further strains in East–West relations and a renewed effort to lock in Russia’s western neighbours, writes
John Besemeres
International
Putin’s Ceausescu moment
John Besemeres
9 December 2011
The warning signs rose to a new pitch during the election campaign, writes
John Besemeres
, and now Vladimir Putin will be looking at ways to re-tighten his grip
International
Poland’s EU presidency: drawing the short straw
John Besemeres
5 December 2011
The mood has become a little anxious at the headquarters of the Occidental Club, reports
John Besemeres
International
Russia’s elections: leaving little to chance
John Besemeres
8 September 2011
With elections looming, speculation is mounting about whether Vladimir Putin or Dmitry Medvedev (or even someone else) will be the ruling establishment’s presidential…
Correspondents
Heading west, heading east: impressions from Warsaw and Moscow
John Besemeres
11 August 2011
In Poland and Russia
John Besemeres
found two countries heading in quite different directions
Essays & Reportage
Learning how to live
Jasmina Kijevcanin
15 June 2011
Jasmina Kijevcanin
recalls more than a year spent as a humanitarian worker in the North Caucasus
International
Russia and its western neighbours: a watershed moment
John Besemeres
21 April 2011
Jostling between Vladimir Putin and Dimitry Medvedev and trouble with neighbours could play out in very significant ways for Russia and its region, writes
John Besemeres
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