Maximilian Hess

Maximilian Hess is a Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Brics is an alliance in name only The bloc is too divided to pose any threat to the West

Maximilian Hess

22 Aug 2023

Falling rouble shows cracks in Russia’s war economy Oil prices can back up the currency, but not forever

Maximilian Hess

15 Aug 2023

Putin acknowledges Wagner’s threat — but has no solution The Russian leader looked visibly uncomfortable during his latest speech

Maximilian Hess

27 Jun 2023

Will Putin borrow from the Erdogan playbook? Turkey's President survived a similar coup attempt in 2016

Maximilian Hess

26 Jun 2023

Just how deep does Ukrainian corruption go? Volodymyr Zelenskyy sees it as a threat to his government

Maximilian Hess

18 May 2023

Vladimir Putin finally calls Russia’s ‘special military operation’ a war The President made the admission in his State of the Nation speech

Maximilian Hess

21 Feb 2023

Putin on nuclear weapons: ‘this is not a bluff’ The Russian leader made a stark warning in this morning's address

Maximilian Hess

21 Sep 2022

How Gorbachev tried to save the USSR He tried to revitalise Soviet power, not lose it

Maximilian Hess

01 Sep 2022

The Brittney Griner prison swap sets a dangerous precedent Bad actors may be inspired to follow Putin's example

Maximilian Hess

05 Aug 2022

How will Ukraine and Belarus’ first post-Soviet leaders be remembered? Both Stanislau Shushkevich and Leonid Kravchuk have complicated legacies

Maximilian Hess

13 May 2022

Putin’s Victory Day speech falls flat The much-hyped event did not live up to its billing

Maximilian Hess

09 May 2022

Vladislav Surkov leaves the stage

Maximilian Hess

19 Apr 2022

Elvira Nabiullina: the Kremlin official still beloved by the West Many still hold Russia's central bank governor in high regard

Maximilian Hess

23 Mar 2022