Editor’s Picks: Putin’s Reelection

Read essays by Michael Kimmage and Maria Lipman, Andrei Kolesnikov, Dara Massicot, and more. [Foreign Affairs Backstory] March 14, 2024 | [View in Browser]( This weekend, Russia will hold a presidential election—but the event is merely a formality. After a quarter century in power, Russian President Vladimir Putin will serve another six-year term and will likely extend his rule once that is up, [write Michael Kimmage and Maria Lipman](. For over two decades, Putin has worked tirelessly to eliminate any domestic forces that oppose him—and “to deprive most Russians of the ability to imagine a future without him.” Today, Kimmage and Lipman write, the Russian leader is “at the height of his power.” In other recent essays in Foreign Affairs, close observers of Russia assess the strengths and vulnerabilities of Putin’s regime. Start reading below:   [Image]( [Forever Putinism]( [The Russian Autocrat’s Answer to the Problem of Succession]( [By Michael Kimmage and Maria Lipman](   [Russia Is Burning Up Its Future]( [How Putin’s Pursuit of Power Has Hollowed Out the Country and Its People]( [By Andrei Kolesnikov]( [Image](   [Image]( [Time Is Running Out in Ukraine]( [Kyiv Cannot Capitalize on Russian Military Weakness Without U.S. Aid]( [By Dara Massicot]( [Subscribe to Foreign Affairs for unlimited access]( [Subscribe to Foreign Affairs for unlimited access]( [How Navalny Changed Russia]( [Putin Cannot Silence the Opposition Leader’s Movement]( [By Andrei Soldatov and Irina Borogan]( [Image](   [Image]( [Russia’s War on Woke]( [Putin Is Trying to Unite the Far Right and Undermine the West]( [By Mikhail Zygar]( [Twitter]( [Instagram]( [YouTube]( [LinkedIn]( [Spotify]( © 2024 Council on Foreign Relations | 58 East 68th Street, New York NY | 10065 To ensure we can contact you, please add us to your email address book or safe list.This email was sent to {EMAIL}. Receiving too many emails? Unsubscribe and manage your email preferences [here.](