In November 2003, the Rose Revolution took place in Georgia. Following disputed parliamentary elections, large demonstrations organized by the opposition spread across the country, ultimately leading to the resignation of President Eduard Shevardnadze, who was suspected of corruption. In the subsequent presidential election, pro-Europe opposition leader Mikheil Saakashvili was...
For several days now, a storm has been shaking Russian opposition circles, now scattered across several European countries, the United States, and other parts of the world. One could also call it a gigantic verbal joust, where mutual accusations fly, and passions run high.
This storm was triggered by the...
What does this daring operation tell us about the state of the Russian army? About the mentality of Russian leaders? About the state of Russian society?
Moscow has chosen its side. A few days before the second round of the French legislative elections, the Russian Foreign Affairs Ministry published a message that leaves no room for ambiguity: "The people of France demand a sovereign foreign policy that serves their national interests and a break from...
Where does the idea come from to invite Russia, which did not participate in the Landing nor does it share the values that are the very foundations of our societies?
A new documentary, produced by Alexeï Navalny's Anti-Corruption Fund and devoted to the Yeltsin period, has sparked contrasting reactions. This intense controversy reveals a lot about the state of mind of Russian society.
While continuing to accuse Ukraine and its Western “sponsors” of being behind the Crocus City Hall attack, the Russian leadership is strengthening its anti-terrorist repression… against its own political opponents.
The scale and atrocity of the Krasnogorsk attack shook the world, bringing back bloody images of other mass killings around the globe. Yet 48 hours later we remain dumbfounded. Without questioning the Afghan branch of Islamic State’s claim to have carried out this terror act, we cannot but reflect...