Although there is no mention of it in the media, the Moscow Synod’s removal of Metropolitan Nestor of Chersonese and Western Europe (based in Paris) deserves attention. Although no reason is given in the official communication from November 8, the diaspora and dissidents point to his tolerance of priests expelled from Russia for their aversion […]
Does Russian President Vladimir Putin want to be canonized as a saint by the Russian Orthodox Church? Could his canonization help his hold on power in war-torn Russia? The Russian Orthodox Church may be undergoing a shift in its religious orientation, further aligning its ideals with those of the Russian state, as was the case […]
The US might find a silver lining in Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil facilities by boosting the American oil industry. However, Moscow could retaliate with hybrid strategies that may destabilize some EU countries, like Italy. Is it a global market game changer? If Ukrainian attacks on Russian oil facilities continue and escalate, Moscow could lose […]
Some 140 million people in Russia need two things to “win” the war 1. support from their allies, and 2. the US stopping its backing of 30 million Ukrainians. It shows that Moscow is totally broke. Washington’s decision to halt some shipments of critical weapons to Ukraine is causing concern among Kyiv and US allies […]
Religion as a political tool – The Russian Church is tying a knot with the Serbian Church to draw Belgrade closer to Moscow There is a moment during the triumphant visit of Patriarch Porfirije of Belgrade to Moscow (April 21-26) where any openness toward the “social revolution” sparked by Serbian students on November 1, 2024—following […]
The Ukrainian war seeps into the faith of non-Russian countries as Moscow’s orthodoxy is feared as a trojan horse of Putin’s disruptive intentions On February 19, the Estonian Parliament approved in its first reading a law aimed at preventing the use of the pro-Russian Church for anti-state purposes. The law establishes the illegality of a […]
Russia, Turkey, and Austria-Hungary seem to be back. There are good reasons for this. But modernity pushes in new directions. The US must think ahead about it as it will also impact China. Just a hundred years ago, after WWI, three polities, which for centuries disputed the true legacy and, thus, the authentic spread of Rome’s […]
