In Moscow's Shadows 182: Things To Watch in 2025

Outright prediction may be a mug's game, but what are some of the people and processes I will be watching in 2025?For those who get lost in the flow, they are:PERSONALIA·       Elvira Nabiullina·       Ramzan Kadyrov ·       Alexander Khinshtein ·       Alexei Dyumin ·       Sergei Naryshkin ·       Nikolai Patrushev ·       (Not Mikhail Mishustin/Anton Vaino)INSTITS·       Security Council ·       FSB ·       State CouncilPROCESSES·       ‘Covert federalisation’ ·       Lateral alliances ·       End of party pseudo-politics? ·       Rise of SVO generation? ·       Labour shortage ·       Deviancy POLICIES·       Shadow War ·       Africa/North Africa ·       India The podcast's corporate partner and sponsor is Conducttr, which provides software for innovative and immersive crisis exercises in hybrid warfare, counter-terrorism, civil affairs and similar situations.You can also follow my blog, In Moscow's Shadows, and become one of the podcast's supporting Patrons and gain question-asking rights and access to exclusive extra materials including the (almost-) weekly Govorit Moskva news briefing right here. Support the show