Bermet Talant
Biography
Publications
Bermet Talant is a freelance journalist based in Sydney. Originally from Kyrgyzstan, she previously worked in Ukraine and completed a fellowship with the Reuters Institute in Oxford.
![Russia has already lost. The next year will decide if Ukraine can win](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2023-02/Ukraine%20war%20statue%20comp.jpg?itok=XDBgLnTb)
Russia has already lost. The next year will decide if Ukraine can win
A revitalised NATO and unflagging Western support will help, but it is still up to Ukraine to defeat the Russian army.
![The war in Ukraine is pushing Central Asia away from Russia](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-09/GettyImages-1243280927.jpg?itok=k2BQ1lfU)
The war in Ukraine is pushing Central Asia away from Russia
Russia’s loss has been China’s gain.
![War fatigue in the West](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/2022-06/GettyImages-1241453611.jpeg?itok=-NF9R2F2)
War fatigue in the West
The democratic world passed the compassion test for Ukraine. Now it faces the real challenge.
![Russia is losing the information war](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1372997025.jpg?itok=kwAsL1Ey)
Russia is losing the information war
Ukraine’s open approach is a stark contrast to the Kremlin’s secrecy around its invasion.
![Kazakhstan’s longtime “leader” is out, but the regime he built remains](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/kazakhstan%20protests.jpg?itok=o9xi_7J3)
Kazakhstan’s longtime “leader” is out, but the regime he built remains
President Toqayev has promised a “New Kazakhstan”, but democracy isn’t on the table.
![Why Ukraine and Russia can’t agree on autonomy for the Donbas](https://www.lowyinstitute.org/sites/default/files/styles/expert_publications/public/GettyImages-1237118206.jpg?itok=fX7swLx6)
Why Ukraine and Russia can’t agree on autonomy for the Donbas
Moscow and Kyiv fundamentally disagree on the provisions of the only peace plan they have.