Jeremy Morris is professor of global studies at Aarhus University, Denmark. He is the author of Everyday Politics in Russia and numerous other books and articles on social and political transformation in former socialist states.

August 12, 2026

• Jeremy Morris

Russia’s Authoritarian Neoliberalism Reaches Its Limits

Ukrainian attacks on fuel infrastructure and on online retailer Wildberries are disrupting middle-class Russians’ sense of normality. Moves to step up military conscription could push the system toward a breaking point.