Red web Russia’s Bankers Become Secret Policemen 28.11.202311.12.2023 The Kremlin is conscripting all sorts of unlikely allies in its campaign to deny accurate news and current affairs material to its citizens.
Red web Success Eludes the Kremlin’s Chosen Children 03.10.202311.12.2023 Appointing your friends’ kids to senior jobs is not the way to find crowd-pleasing digital services, as Vladimir Putin is discovering
Red web New nobility Putin’s Chef Turns Handyman 09.11.202218.11.2022 When Russia’s government machine cannot deliver, Vladimir Putin is increasingly reliant on a tried and trusted fixer to do the job.
Red web The Good Engineer Zima 01.08.202201.08.2022 The Russian regime rewards managers and engineers who keep the regime afloat, and expects a Faustian payment in return.
Political migration Red web The Tide Retreats from Russia’s IT Sector 27.06.202201.08.2022 Four months after the war started, Russia has admitted it lacks IT specialists. But its proposed solution might only benefit the country’s neighbors.
Red web New nobility Political migration Bad News for Me Is Good News for Russia 09.06.202201.08.2022 The Kremlin has done everything possible to seal off Russian citizens from independent news media, and it’s failing.
New nobility Red web Rattled Russia Re-Embraces the Command Economy 28.03.202221.06.2022 Faced with the brutal economic consequences of its war of choice, the Kremlin is falling back on old-style communist-era policies.
Red web Political migration How Putin’s war is driving Russia’s best tech minds into exile 15.03.202201.08.2022 Putin’s war — and the unprecedented tidal wave of global sanctions it has provoked — is having a particular impact on those young, technologically oriented Russians who represent the future of the country’s economy.
Red web US Tech Sanctions Will Hit Putin Hard 08.02.202230.05.2022 Russia has worked hard to achieve autarky in many areas, but it has not yet succeeded in tech. US retaliatory measures would bite.
Red web Giving the Kremlin a Cybergift 01.11.202101.08.2022 Hopes of a real breakthrough are a dangerous illusion and the US should stop sharing intelligence with its hackers.