In Moscow's Shadows 179: Sex, Drugs & Rocky Roads

We tend to focus on the big challenges facing Russia: war, sanctions, the struggle of authoritarianism vs the remnants of civil society. Maybe it is time to look at some of the less often discussed problems that nonetheless characterise the emerging Russian 'polycrisis': demographics, the mephedrone epidemic, and crumbling transport infrastructure: sex, drugs and rocky roads. The OSW report on demographics I mentioned is here; the Global Initiative report on drugs is here. My IWM podcast on...