Putin’s hydra: Inside Russia’s intelligence services
Far from being an all-powerful “spookocracy” that controls the Kremlin, Russia’s intelligence services are internally divided
Experts & Staff
Mark Galeotti
ECFR Alumni · Former Visiting Fellow
Areas of expertise
Russian security, Russian politics, Organised and transnational crime, Intelligence
Languages
English, Italian, Russian, French
Biography
Dr Mark Galeotti used to work for ECFR as Visiting Fellow until 2018.
Spain versus Russia’s kleptocracy
Let policy not simply be driven by individual judges and magistrates, a case here and a country there – let it be something debated at a national and European Union level and adopted on a broader basis
The Panama Papers show how corruption really works in Russia
Whereas in many countries corruption is the means by which elites turn their power into money, in Russia it is the other way around
Ramzan Kadyrov: the Kremlin’s Public Frenemy Number One
The Chechen leader’s gaudy proclamations of loyalty mask the way he is forcing the Kremlin’s hand
In the media
Mark Galeotti is quoted on how the Western Balkans have become a fragile game board between the EU and other powers
Mark Galeotti is quoted on how the Western Balkans have become a fragile game board between the EU and other powers
Le rapport de Mark Galleoti cité dans Le Journal du Dimanche suite à l'expulsion des diplomates russes à travers l'Europe.
Mark Galeotti quoted in Al Jazeera on diplomatic action against Russia of fourteen EU countries
Mark Galeotti on the Morning Vertical discussing the Russian election