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<strong>The long read</strong>: From Brazil to Egypt, Turkey to Hong Kong, the 2010s saw a series of huge public uprisings. Yet many of them led to the opposite of what they asked for. I spoke to more than 200 participants across 10 countries to find out why

Who was Yevgeny Prigozhin: Criminal, cook, troll and troublemaker

Russia's president is trying to present Yevgeny Prigozhin as a corrupt liar, following his mutiny last weekend.

Volodymyr Ishchenko — By understanding the Russian ruling class' material interests, we can move beyond flimsy explanations that take rulers’ claims at face value, toward a more coherent picture of how the war is rooted in the economic and political vacuum opened up by the Soviet collapse in 1991.

Yevgeny Prigozhin argued his mercenary force does not have the personnel needed to topple the Kremlin.

Analysts say Prigozhin might - or might not - want Russia's top job: but describe him as entrepreneurial, opportunistic and ruthless.

Some even suggest he wants to become president.

Russia's political capitalists waged war in order to survive as a class, to continue accumulating wealth through the exploitation of the state – (...)

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine began on February 24, thousands of images showing Russian soldiers and vehicles have emerged online. Some of these images shocked viewers when they saw the flag…

Princeton Institute for International and Regional Studies and the Reimaging World Order research community invites you to "The Ukraine Crisis and World Order" a conversation with: Jeremy AdelmanHenry Charles Lea Professor of History. Cotsen Faculty Fellow. Mark BeissingerHenry W. Putnam Professor of Politics