Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Farida Rustamova, author of the Vlast newsletter dedicated to Russia’s domestic politics, to discuss the 2026 State Duma elections, what’s new, and what to expect next.
Alexander Gabuev, Farida Rustamova
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Nate Reynolds, a senior fellow at the Russia Eurasia Program, to discuss how Russia is raising the stakes in its attempts to stop Europe from helping Ukraine.
Over the last year, Russia has increased the front of its hybrid attacks against Ukraine’s European allies. From mysterious fires to an armed drone at Leipzig airport, Russia is probing European boundaries under the shroud of plausible deniability. How can Europe respond to this growing threat, and is it possible to set guardrails to prevent Russia from furthering its hybrid assault?
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Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Farida Rustamova, author of the Vlast newsletter dedicated to Russia’s domestic politics, to discuss the 2026 State Duma elections, what’s new, and what to expect next.
Alexander Gabuev, Farida Rustamova
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Hiski Haukkala, director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs and former chief of cabinet to the Finnish president, to discuss the growing Russia threat to Northern Europe, Finland's unique way of managing the Russia problem, and potential ways to build a more stable and predictable relationship between Europe and the Kremlin.
Alexander Gabuev, Hiski Haukkala
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Eva Seiwert, a senior analyst at the Mercator Institute for China Studies, and Temur Umarov, a fellow at the Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, to discuss the recent Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Bishkek and how member states use the organization to pursue their policy objectives.
Alexander Gabuev, Eva Seiwert, Temur Umarov
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Janis Kluge, deputy head of the Eastern Europe and Eurasia research team at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, to discuss the Russian military recruitment machine, a possible new mobilization wave, and the state of the Kremlin’s war chest.
Alexander Gabuev, Janis Kluge
Podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Nate Reynolds, a senior fellow at Carnegie’s Russia and Eurasia Program, to discuss transatlantic security and its future after the recent NATO summit in Ankara.
Alexander Gabuev, Nate Reynolds