David Satter

David Satter is a senior fellow of the Hudson Institute and a fellow of the Foreign Policy Institute of the Johns Hopkins University School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS). His latest book, Haunted Ground: Russia and the Communist Past, is due out next year from the Yale University Press.

Ukraine’s Lesson for Russia

IRON FIST

Vladimir Putin isn’t sending troops into Ukraine merely to protect Russian interests abroad. He’s also trying to protect his regime at home.

David Satter | Published Mar 02, 2014

The End to Russian Democracy

The sentence of Russian businessman Mikhail Khodorkovsky this week is a tragedy that signals Russia’s political corruption.

David Satter | Published Dec 31, 2010

Women Who Blow Themselves Up

After two female suicide bombers struck the Moscow subway, the hunt is now on for a 21-strong "Black Widow" terror cell. David Satter on why Russia is bracing for more attacks.

David Satter | Published Mar 30, 2010