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Demographic action too late to fix Russia’s decline

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RUSSIA

Government measures will help future generations but the population will continue shrinking through 2035

Russian leader weighs options against costs and gains

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RUSSIA

President Putin’s plans are a secret but his demands can be measured against how far various actions will satisfy them

Ukraine relies on external aid to resist the invasion

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UKRAINE

External military and financial aid is critical to Ukraine’s efforts to resist the Russian invasion

Russia’s high employment masks widespread poverty

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RUSSIA

The ‘working poor’ are far more common among state employees than in the private sector

External shocks accentuate Central Asian weaknesses

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CENTRAL ASIA

Governments muddled along through stagnation, but have been confounded by low oil prices and a malfunctioning Russia

Russia's low real incomes present insoluble challenge

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RUSSIA

Incomes have fallen in real terms for the fifth year in a row

Russia's clampdown on dissent will harden

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RUSSIA

Since Putin's 2012 return to the Kremlin, Russia has ramped up laws to constrain civil society

Inequality will be more salient as Russians feel pinch

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RUSSIA

Russia’s richest own much of the wealth while the majority are only just getting by

‘Finishing line’ of pandemic will vary by country

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INT

With Israel showing what life is like after widespread vaccination against COVID-19, the question is who will be next