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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Nina L. Khrushcheva

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The high price of political paranoia

In authoritarian systems, national interests and objectives often conflict with the leader’s beliefs, desires and insecurities. The more centralized...

03.03.2026 70

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Why is Putin silent on the capture of Maduro?

16.01.2026 70

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Why Is Putin Silent on Venezuela?

14.01.2026 40

Project Syndicate

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Daddy Trump: When democracies flatter autocrats

19.12.2025 50

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Daddy Trump

16.12.2025 20

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Ukraine Loses Again

25.11.2025 40

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

In Russia, enemies are everywhere

03.11.2025 60

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

In Russia, Enemies Are Everywhere

29.10.2025 20

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Donald Trump and Russia's 'useful idiot'

23.09.2025 30

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Trump the Useful Idiot

17.09.2025 60

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Trump’s Nobel Delusions

22.08.2025 30

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Is Putin Ready to Make a Ukraine Peace Deal?

14.08.2025 50

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Glory to Stalin and the whitewashing of history

03.08.2025 60

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Glory to Stalin

17.07.2025 30

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

No loyalty lasts: Why authoritarians always betray their allies

15.06.2025 50

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Lonely Authoritarians

11.06.2025 20

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Russia’s two minds on Ukraine

23.05.2025 10

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Russia’s Two Minds on Ukraine

20.05.2025 10

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

The U.S. and Russia are negotiating in bad faith

13.04.2025 40

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

The US and Russia Are Negotiating in Bad Faith

11.04.2025 20

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Fear and loathing in the Oval Office

14.03.2025 40

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Nina L. Khrushcheva

Fear and Loathing in the Oval Office

11.03.2025 40

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Russia’s nostalgia machine works for strongman Putin

10.02.2025 50

The Japan Times

Nina L. Khrushcheva

Russia’s Nostalgia Machine

22.01.2025 20

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Nina L. Khrushcheva