My monograph “Terrorism and Power in Russia. The Empire of (In)security and the Remaking of Politics” has been published by Routledge as part of their Studies in Contemporary Russia series. It is available in both the hard copy and e-book format. Please consider buying a copy or recommending it to your library! What Terrorism and…
Category: 2022 Ukraine war
How the Kremlin Turned Terrorism into a Tool for Power
Over the past six months, I have been finishing a book that tells a story about terrorism in Russia. Not one about extremist groups or bomb plots, but about how the Kremlin turned terrorism into a tool – used the idea of terrorism – its language, its imagery, its fear factor – to reshape politics…
Ukraine – What’s Next? Webinar Recap and Video
On 21 February, a panel of scholars came together to revisit the ongoing war in Ukraine and discuss what lies ahead. Three years ago, we hosted a talk for the International Studies Association (ISA) to analyse the Russian invasion and the outbreak of the #UkraineWar. Now, with the conflict’s end seemingly within reach, we gathered…
Russian propaganda: war escalation. October update
What are the developments in Russian propaganda in October? Sergei Kurginyan, a Russian ultraconservative politician argued that Russia is the last bastion of the white race but he is not racist, how could you think that? This and other odd debates have been on Russian TV in October, starting from an absolute mental discussion that…