Author: John Digweed

While headlines focus on Ukrainian drone strikes hitting Moscow airports—dramatic spectacles that briefly capture global attention—the real story unfolds in spreadsheets, budget deficits, and the quiet desperation of a regime...

The oligarchs are dropping like flies again. Window falls, mysterious car deaths, arrests on private jets bound for Turkey—Putin’s inner circle is experiencing what can only be described as an...

Nuclear weapons can compensate for many weaknesses, but they cannot solve the most fundamental problem any nation can face: the gradual disappearance of its own people. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine...

There’s a persistent narrative floating around Western discourse that fundamentally misunderstands the nature of Russia’s current predicament. You’ll find it in op-ed pages and cable news debates, usually framed as...

If you’ve ever wondered what self-destruction disguised as anti-corruption looks like, just take a look at Vladimir Putin’s Russia in 2025. The Kremlin’s latest wave of arrests, “suicides,” and corporate...

Donald Trump has never been known for consistency on foreign policy. But lately, something’s shifted — and not in the direction most expected. Despite earlier posturing and backroom deals that...

Ukraine’s drone units are rewriting the rules of modern warfare, and their latest target is staggering: 30,000 Russian soldiers eliminated each month. That’s a number that hits like a punch,...

Something sinister is unfolding in Russia, and it’s not exactly subtle. Over recent months, the sight of oligarchs and officials plummeting from windows has become a chillingly familiar headline. Official...