The Putin factor and the politics of Russia

When Vladimir Putin was re-elected as Russian president in 2018, his position as the dominant personality of the post-Soviet era was enshrined. In his 15 years as president over two terms, he has established himself as the strongman of a resurgent great power. He has been unrelenting in the pursuit of core goals: the consolidation of political authority at home; and the promotion of Russia as an indispensable power.

Join eminent Russian journalist Yevgenia Albats in conversation with Director of the Lowy Institute’s Asian Power and Diplomacy Program, Hervé Lemahieu, for a discussion of Russian politics and what it means for the rest of the world.