Seminar on "The Putin Dilemma: Russia’s Global Ambitions in the Age of Structural Economic Decline", with Anastasia Nesvetailova, Director, City Political Economy Research Centre (CITYPERC)
With the US now sending non-lethal military aid to Ukraine a new IAI Working Paper delves into the contentious issue of volunteer battalions and their continued engagement in military operations in the east. Recognised for their crucial role in the early days of the hostilities, volunteer battalions are equally feared for their increasing politicisation.