Author Archive

Mark Galeotti

Mark Galeotti is a senior non-resident fellow at the Institute of International Relations Prague, and the author of The Vory: Russia's Super Mafia.
Threats

Here’s the Real Message Behind Russia’s Big Far-East Wargame

The week-long exercises, which kicked off yesterday, are intended as a show of might. But the country is in no position to wage a real conflict.

  • Mark Galeotti, The Atlantic
Ideas

The Danger of a Deal With Putin

The Russian leader knows Trump needs to walk away claiming victory. That gives the Kremlin an advantage.

  • Mark Galeotti, The Atlantic
Ideas

Putin Finally Went Too Far

The unified international response to the Skripal poisoning shows that the West will only suffer so much provocation.

  • Mark Galeotti, The Atlantic
Ideas

Putin Is Playing a Dangerous Game in Syria

Is he in control in Syria, or stuck in the sand? The honest answer: a bit of both.

  • Mark Galeotti, The Atlantic
Ideas

It's Time To Figure Out What Putin Wants

Russian President Vladimir Putin is neither lunatic nor fanatic. He has become a more dangerous phenomenon: a believer in a cause.

  • Mark Galeotti, Quartz