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RT @ABarbashin@twitter.comSince Riddle was recognized an undesirable organization in Russia, we have lost a few of our Russian authors. So,...

RT @ABarbashin@twitter.com

Since Riddle was recognized an undesirable organization in Russia, we have lost a few of our Russian authors. So, we are eager to expand our international expert crew. Fill free to pitch us your proposal at info@ridl.io
We specifically encourage people of academia to join in

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/ABarbashin/status/1613818785676271617

Indicative of how closely Prigozhin coordinates with the Presidential Administration (i.e. not acting independently): prison inmates...

Indicative of how closely Prigozhin coordinates with the Presidential Administration (i.e. not acting independently): prison inmates Prigozhin recruits are only released after Putin signs a classified pardon decree, preserving some bureaucratic formalism.
https://www.mk.ru/politics/2023/01/09/yuristy-raskryli-podnogotnuyu-pomilovaniya-vagnerovcevuchastnikov-svo.html

Footnote to yesterday's reshuffle: Despite short tenure as lead commander Surovikin popped up in VTsIOM's annual 'politician of...

Footnote to yesterday's reshuffle: Despite short tenure as lead commander Surovikin popped up in VTsIOM's annual 'politician of the year' ranking. Last thing Putin wants of course is to create a 'popular' general in the course of the war. Also: Prigozhin notably not on the list.

Belarus and Russia watching closely.RT @anceschistan@twitter.comClosing circles in #Kazakhstan. Dismantlement of legislative framework...

Belarus and Russia watching closely.

RT @anceschistan@twitter.com

Closing circles in #Kazakhstan. Dismantlement of legislative framework nurturing #Nazarbayev’s personalism paves the way, symbolically yet not insignificantly, to new power system. Next Majlis vote to finalise composition of personnel supporting this system. A crucial year for KZ https://twitter.com/radioazattyq/status/1613007986569662465

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/anceschistan/status/1613102159511359488

RT @russophiliac@twitter.comI wrote up the long thread from here about Levada on Russians' moral responsibility. Added some more links,...

RT @russophiliac@twitter.com

I wrote up the long thread from here about Levada on Russians' moral responsibility. Added some more links, comments and spice. http://postsocialism.org/2023/01/09/a-third-of-russians-feel-they-bear-moral-responsibility-for-aggression-against-ukraine-wtf/

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/russophiliac/status/1612531853751099412

One spicy detail: In 2012 Gref allegedly wanted Sergei Sobyanin to succeed Putin as Prime Minister. But after the rokirovka Putin obviously...

One spicy detail: In 2012 Gref allegedly wanted Sergei Sobyanin to succeed Putin as Prime Minister. But after the rokirovka Putin obviously already had promised the post to Dmitrii Medvedev. This would also explain why Gref lobbied the appointment of Mishustin as PM in 2020.

Great profile of Sberbank's German Gref. Beyond the numerous corrupt schemes, I would highlight the close ties described in the piece...

Great profile of Sberbank's German Gref. Beyond the numerous corrupt schemes, I would highlight the close ties described in the piece with Dmitrii Kozak, Sergei Sobyanin and tycoon Vladimir Evtushenkov (the latter still not sanctioned by the EU).
https://www.proekt.media/portrait/german-gref/

Alexander Lapin has been appointed chief of staff of Russian ground forces, i.e. even after Kharkiv defeat (& criticism by Kadyrov)...

Alexander Lapin has been appointed chief of staff of Russian ground forces, i.e. even after Kharkiv defeat (& criticism by Kadyrov) Putin doesn't 'purge' his commanders but reshuffles them. But Lapin successor Mordvichev has good working rels w/ Kadyrov.
https://www.rbc.ru/politics/10/01/2023/63bd09389a794708391c3120

Recommended: Wide-ranging interview with Vladimir Gel'man on how the war affects the Russian regime....

Recommended: Wide-ranging interview with Vladimir Gel'man on how the war affects the Russian regime.

https://meduza.io/feature/2023/01/09/kak-voyna-izmenila-putinskiy-rezhim-kakuyu-tsenu-zaplatit-rossiya-posle-smeny-vlasti-i-est-li-voobsche-nadezhda-chto-putin-ne-navsegda

RT @CSMaP_NYU@twitter.comRussia's foreign influence campaign in 2016 caused widespread concern. But how effective was it? Our new...

RT @CSMaP_NYU@twitter.com

Russia's foreign influence campaign in 2016 caused widespread concern. But how effective was it?

Our new @NatureComms@twitter.com paper finds that exposure to Russia’s campaign on Twitter wasn’t linked to changes in attitudes, polarization, or voter behavior 🧵1/
https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-022-35576-9

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CSMaP_NYU/status/1612449687218397194

RT @Ni_Zakharov@twitter.comThe catastrophic mismanagement of the COVID pandemic in Russia and consequential data manipulations of the...

RT @Ni_Zakharov@twitter.com

The catastrophic mismanagement of the COVID pandemic in Russia and consequential data manipulations of the official statistics had roots in the political economy of the country https://bit.ly/3Z9p22k

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/Ni_Zakharov/status/1610261642708910081

embeddedness in the Russian society. Nonetheless a fascinating contribution on elite dynamics in Russia.

embeddedness in the Russian society. Nonetheless a fascinating contribution on elite dynamics in Russia.

Anin's conceptualization might be criticized from various angles, e.g. because a) it relies on expert assessment and is hard to measure...

Anin's conceptualization might be criticized from various angles, e.g. because a) it relies on expert assessment and is hard to measure empirically; b) it tends to overemphasize cohesion in these 'coalitions'; c) the 'patriots' need much more justification, especially their

means more rents for the next generation of, often dynastic, clans of the 'coalition of cronies' 2) the most dangerous,...

means more rents for the next generation of, often dynastic, clans of the 'coalition of cronies' 2) the most dangerous, unpredictable, aggressive regime with the 'coalition of bloodthirsty' taking the upper hand; 3) a sort of a military junta if the 'coalition of patriots' wins.

is only emerging, it does not yet have (a) visible leader(s), i.e. their policies remain to be defined. A victory of one of these...

is only emerging, it does not yet have (a) visible leader(s), i.e. their policies remain to be defined. A victory of one of these 'coalitions of clans' would entail 1) a regime mainly focused on rent-seeking, but less aggressive in foreign policy as more global integration

of the patriots', which is only in the process of forming its self-consciousness (also the most debatable among the 3 types): these...

of the patriots', which is only in the process of forming its self-consciousness (also the most debatable among the 3 types): these elite actors equally hate corruption in the ruling class and military defeats alike as they would like to see Ukraine defeated. As the 3rd coalition

also Zolotov; 2) the 'coalition of the cronies' with examples such as the Kovalchuki, Patrushevs, Tokarevs and Timchenkos etc., i.e....

also Zolotov; 2) the 'coalition of the cronies' with examples such as the Kovalchuki, Patrushevs, Tokarevs and Timchenkos etc., i.e. business tycoons under Putin's direct patronage as well as key players in the federal civilian and security/military executive; 3) the 'coalition

interesting not so much because of its emphasis on elite conflicts, that is hardly new. But Anin introduces a novel taxonomy of clans in...

interesting not so much because of its emphasis on elite conflicts, that is hardly new. But Anin introduces a novel taxonomy of clans in post-Feb 24 Russia with three major 'coalitions':1) the 'coalition of the bloodthirsty' with the usual ruthless suspects Prigozhin, Kadyrov and

Fascinating conceptual piece by Roman Anin on infighting in Russia for the Putin succession among clans which he likens to organized crime...

Fascinating conceptual piece by Roman Anin on infighting in Russia for the Putin succession among clans which he likens to organized crime groups with own military/security & financial resources virtually unconstrained by formal institutions. The piece is
https://istories.media/opinions/2023/01/09/v-rossii-nachalas-voina-klanov-za-tron-putina-kto-v-nei-pobedit/

RT @CarolinevGall@twitter.comGerade angesichts der Verbrechen sollten besondere Sorgfaltsmaßstäbe hinsichtlich der Tatsachen gelten. 4/4...

RT @CarolinevGall@twitter.com

Gerade angesichts der Verbrechen sollten besondere Sorgfaltsmaßstäbe hinsichtlich der Tatsachen gelten. 4/4
Meine Replik zusammen mit @UmlandAndreas@twitter.com in der @NZZde@twitter.com
https://www.nzz.ch/feuilleton/sorgfaltspflicht-bei-kriegsverbrechen-replik-auf-reinhard-merkel-ld.1720033?reduced=true

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/CarolinevGall/status/1611414325264007189