For all the strong arguments that conscription is expensive, archaic and ineffective when it comes to defending territory in a modern war, conscripted troops are seen as a useful internal political tool for Russia’s authorities
The closer the defeat of ISIS, the more confused Moscow gets
How Putin’s ‘personal army’ is evolving one year after its creation
What does the nature of cyberattacks against Ukraine show us
The CSTO as a Russian policy tool for the post-Soviet space
