The Ascendance of Russia’s Security State: Elite Competition, Digital Control, and the Future of Putin’s Wartime Governance
Recent debates surrounding internet restrictions across Russia have been widely interpreted as evidence of growing instability within Vladimir Putin’s regime. Reports of disagreements between the Kremlin’s political managers, economic technocrats, and the Federal Security Service (FSB) generated speculation that Russia’s governing system was experiencing serious internal fractures. However, such interpretations misunderstand the nature of contemporary […]