Key Policymakers of the Russian Federation

Alliance for Citizen Engagement

The Russian political system centers itself around a presidency that is seldom held accountable by other branches of the government. President Vladimir Putin, who is currently serving his fourth term, is a testament to this. His regime consists of his closest allies—former security and military officers, coined siloviki. The siloviki not only form Putin’s elite […]

US-China Sanctions and the Uyghur Crisis from Realist Review

The US Treasury imposed sanctions in July of 2020 on the Xinjiang Production and Construction Corps, or “XPCC,” which is a paramilitary, administrative, and economic organization controlled by the Chinese Communist Party. The XPCC has been blamed for using forced Uyghur labor in the Xinjiang territory, which falls in with the Chinese state’s numerous human […]