Gulnaz Sibgatullina
gulnazsibgatullina.bsky.social
Gulnaz Sibgatullina
@gulnazsibgatullina.bsky.social
Assistant Professor for Illiberal Regimes at the University of Amsterdam
Another great analysis by RE:Russia, emphasizing the Arctic's natural resources as key to understanding both the US-Russia thaw and the US's claims on Greenland
Арктический блиц: Почему Трамп готов пожертвовать Украиной ради сделки с Путиным
То, что Вашингтон отвергает условия мира, на которых настаивают Киев и Европа, вероятно, объясняется тем, что его интересует не столько мир, сколько масштабная сделка с Россией. Одной из арен сотрудни...
re-russia.net
March 9, 2025 at 4:01 PM
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What we learned yesterday: nothing we didn’t know, if we were paying attention.

What we’ll learn this weekend: whether European leaders have been paying attention.

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March 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
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That doesn’t have to mean picking a fight with 🇺🇸, but it will require 🇪🇺+🇬🇧 to build their own format with 🇺🇦, which 🇺🇸 is free to join, rather than seeking seats at the 🇺🇸/🇷🇺 table.

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March 1, 2025 at 11:51 AM
US today echoes early‑2000s Russia: technocratic elites privatizing the state while stoking a post-imperialist longing for “foregone grandeur.” Lessons from Russia: 1) the new elites are here to stay; 2) civil society will face the most pressure; 3) dissenting voices will be increasingly silenced
February 23, 2025 at 8:16 PM
In the meantime...
Today, Russian state media outlet Sputnik officially opened a new broadcast center or "Africa hub" in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. A ceremony for the launch was attended by Ethiopian parliamentary speaker Agegnehu Teshager, and Valentina Matvienko, Russia's Federation Council speaker.

The event is...
February 20, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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Morgen @debalie.bsky.social een avond over werken in autoritaire landen. Hoe blijf je verbonden met mensen in RUS, Iran en N-Korea en hoe weet je wat ze denken? In uitstekend gezelschap van @remcobreuker.bsky.social @gulnazsibgatullina.bsky.social @pooyan1983.bsky.social
debalie.nl/programma/th...
The Authoritarian Black Box
What do Russians think about the war in Ukraine? How do the younger generations in Iran feel about their politicians? Are North Koreans ok with being sent to a European battlefield? Public opinion is ...
debalie.nl
January 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
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First panel: The Russians, the regime, and the war: support, opposition or apathy? With @maarchiaar.bsky.social Félix Krawatzek & @gulnazsibgatullina.bsky.social gatullina.bsky.social
January 27, 2025 at 10:44 AM
An attempt to capture recent developments in Russia's ideological landscape; even if it just a snapshot amidst major geopolitical shifts. platformraam.nl/artikelen/27...
How the full -scale invasion accelerated Russia's mission as a ‘civilization-state’
The war against Ukraine has accelerated transformations in Russia’s ideological machinery. In an attempt to rationalize the immense human cost and...
platformraam.nl
December 13, 2024 at 10:26 AM