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Russian police stand at a checkpoint on Saturday in Moscow, Russia. The Wagner Group, an independent army led by former Putin ally Yevgeny Prigozhin, had vowed to "go all the way" to Moscow to topple Russia's military leadership. The apparent coup attempt ended Saturday when Prigozhin called off the rebellion and agreed to leave Russia for Belarus. (Photo by Epsilon/Getty Images)

Prigozhin, Putin, and the Russian coup that evaporated

By John Mecklin | 2020 Doomsday Clock mentions, Analysis, Nuclear Risk

The A1 Verse: Conspiracies, coups, and other grim tales

By Thomas Gaulkin | Special Topics

US Capitol.

How conspiratorial thinking is undermining democracy, and what we can do about it

By Alan C. Miller | Disruptive Technologies

Waving the Ukrainian flag. Credit: Vladimir Yaitskiy. Accessed via Wikimedia Commons. CC BY-SA 2.0

Ukrainian commander: Russia may encounter 100,000 citizen resisters if it invades

By Susan D’Agostino | Nuclear Risk, Nuclear Weapons

A gallows set up outside the US Capitol.

After January 6, a new breed of extremism emerges: The mainstream insurrectionist

By Matt Field | Disruptive Technologies