Neocolonialism – Research Centre for Crime and Armed Conflicts

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Neocolonialism – Research Centre for Crime and Armed Conflicts

Thu. Oct 8th, 2026

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Dmytro Yagunov: Carceral orders: informal prison hierarchies in contemporary Europe and the political weaponisation of prison subculture

04.09.2026 Dmytro Yagunov

This paper examines informal prison hierarchies in contemporary Europe as sites of political power, social ordering, and geopolitical contestation, with particular focus on the Russian Federation’s deliberate weaponisation of carceral…

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The Kremlin’s “Patsan” Diplomacy: A Foreign Policy Governed by Prison “Rules”

03.09.2026 Dmytro Yagunov

On 28 August 2026, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov declared once again, in yet another interview, that all questions concerning Ukraine must be settled between Washington and Moscow “patsan-style” –…

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DDT State, DDT People: Subjectless Propaganda and the Cultural Matrix of Imperial Acquiescence

28.07.2026 Dmytro Yagunov

I love the work of the band DDT and Yuri Shevchuk — a man who has shown genuine courage and dignity in standing against imperial politics — and I ask…

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‘Is There Any Chance of a “Deal” on Ukraine?’: The Russian Liberal Opposition as a New Imperial Force, or Why Russia’s Future Begins with Decolonisation

21.06.2026 Dmytro Yagunov

Vladimir Kara-Murza talked with Russian opposition political scientists about a “deal” on Ukraine. This interview is useful but not because of what they say about Putin. About Putin, they say…

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‘Russia’s Liberal Opposition is Putin’s Soft Power in Europe.’ An Interview with Djamboulat Souleimanov, Leader of the Chechen National Liberation Movement United Force

14.06.2026 Dmytro Yagunov

He is hard to miss in the corridors of the Palace of Europe in Strasbourg. Djamboulat Souleimanov — a scholar-linguist, philologist, and historian who was compelled to take up arms…

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Dmytro Yagunov: The Strategic Instrumentalisation of “Traditional Values” in Russian Colonialism

04.06.2026 Dmytro Yagunov

The most dangerous analytical error regarding Russian aggression against Ukraine is the assumption that it has a purely rational explanation lying in the struggle for territory, resources, or geopolitical influence.…

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Rome No Longer Builds Roads: On the Order of Subedei and the End of Imperial Purpose

24.05.2026 Dmytro Yagunov

“The tumen of Subedei came galloping to Signaq in a cloud of dust that covered the entire sky. Subedei sat hunched on a light-dun horse with a long black tail…

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The Third Cycle of Sacralisation: War as an Instrument of Russian Imperial Unity from Napoleon to the “Special Military Operation”

16.05.2026 Dmytro Yagunov

In 1912, the Russian Empire was in a state of absolute agitation and feverish excitement. The cause of this excitement was the centenary of the so-called victory over Napoleon –…

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Legislative Preparation for Aggression: the New Russian Law on Extraterritorial Use of Armed Forces

15.05.2026 Dmytro Yagunov

On May 13, 2026, the State Duma of the Russian Federation adopted, in its second and third readings, a bill on the “extraterritorial” use of armed forces to protect Russian…

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The Dictator’s Secret Order: Further Proof of the Repressive Nature of the Russian State

15.04.2026 Dmytro Yagunov

On 15 April 2026, the human rights project ‘First Division’ released information which came as no surprise to those who systematically study the nature of Russian statehood, yet served as…