James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 07/10/2026On the 20th anniversary of her death, remembering Anna Politkovskaya, a determined and brilliant journalist who say Putin’s Russia coming 044
Reposted by James RodgersJames Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As Britain's Conservative Party announces a policy to build a missile defence shield for the UK, my latest for the @theipaper.com looks at the aerial threat Russia poses inews.co.uk/news/world/u...inews.co.ukThe UK’s air defences are not ready for a Putin attackRussia's air force has grown stronger in Ukraine - Britain must beware 031
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 06/10/2026As Britain's Conservative Party announces a policy to build a missile defence shield for the UK, my latest for the @theipaper.com looks at the aerial threat Russia poses inews.co.uk/news/world/u...inews.co.ukThe UK’s air defences are not ready for a Putin attackRussia's air force has grown stronger in Ukraine - Britain must beware 031
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026A reminder that on 14 October, I will hosting this Russia event at the Frontline Club in London. If you are in town, please come along! Still some tickets left, via the link below 000
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 05/10/2026The war on Ukraine has militarized large parts of Russian society, perhaps for decades to come. Superbly nuanced and thoughtful reporting from Valerie Hopkins for @nytimes.com www.nytimes.com/2026/09/28/w...nytimes.comWhat Russians Who Lost Sons in Ukraine Think About the War NowThe Russian region of North Ossetia has suffered a heavy toll, yet many accept the Kremlin’s line that the fighting must continue until victory is secured. 010
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 03/10/2026Boreham Wood 3-1 Altrincham. Visitors score first but National League leaders come back to win. I used to watch Altrincham in the 1980s because I grew up nearby. First time I have seen them since. 000
Reposted by James RodgersJames Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026On 14 October, I will be hosting this event at the Frontline Club in London. If you are in town, please come and join the discussion with this stellar panel of writers on Russia www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...eventbrite.co.ukPanel discussion: Do Russians support the war in Ukraine?Are Russian Attitudes Shifting as the War's Effects Come Home? 011
Reposted by James RodgersJames Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My latest for @theipaper.com, on how Russia's spying on the UK continues to evolve--after a long history. It's the second article in a mini-series I am writing for them on Russia and the UK. inews.co.uk/news/world/r...inews.co.ukRussia's spy game is as intense as ever. And a new type of agent has emergedRussia’s long espionage battle with Britain is increasing in intensity – and changing in nature 002
Reposted by James RodgersHistory Today @historytoday.com · 24/09/2026#HaraldHardrada was killed in battle 960 years ago #OnThisDay The ‘racially pure’ Vikings of stereotype were, in fact, cultural chameleons adopting local habits, languages, and religions. 🔓 This article is still free to read www.historytoday.com/miscellanies...historytoday.comVikings: Warriors of No NationNorse travellers reached every corner of the known world, but they were not tourists. The ‘racially pure’ Vikings of stereotype were, in fact, cultural chameleons adopting local habits, languages and ... 1135
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 24/09/2026My latest for @theipaper.com, on how Russia's spying on the UK continues to evolve--after a long history. It's the second article in a mini-series I am writing for them on Russia and the UK. inews.co.uk/news/world/r...inews.co.ukRussia's spy game is as intense as ever. And a new type of agent has emergedRussia’s long espionage battle with Britain is increasing in intensity – and changing in nature 002
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 23/09/2026On 14 October, I will be hosting this event at the Frontline Club in London. If you are in town, please come and join the discussion with this stellar panel of writers on Russia www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/panel-disc...eventbrite.co.ukPanel discussion: Do Russians support the war in Ukraine?Are Russian Attitudes Shifting as the War's Effects Come Home? 011
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026At @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social Saturday 12 September, after the 'People and Power in Russia' event. Thanks to everyone who came, and who came to chat when I signed copies of 'The Return of Russia.' In the photo (©️ Roger Green), I am with Miranda Seymour and Michael Pugh, fellow panellists. 010
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/476...liveapp.inews.co.ukWhat Russians really think about Putin’s sham electionLocals tell The i Paper how they really feel ahead of parliamentary elections this weekend 000
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 19/09/2026'In modern war, you do not need to occupy a country to make civilian life unbearable.' My latest on Russia and the west, at a time of growing tension in Europe. 000
Reposted by James RodgersJames Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026New on my website: a piece I wrote for the European Journalism Observatory reflecting on my experience of covering 9/11 and its aftermath, including the Iraq war jamesrodgersauthor.com/twenty-five-...jamesrodgersauthor.comTwenty-five Years after 9/11: Politics, Journalism, and WarA detail of a memorial to firefighters who died in the 9/11 attacks, New York, July 2024 © James Rodgers This post is an article I was invited to write for the European Journalism Observatory. You … 001
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 11/09/2026New on my website: a piece I wrote for the European Journalism Observatory reflecting on my experience of covering 9/11 and its aftermath, including the Iraq war jamesrodgersauthor.com/twenty-five-...jamesrodgersauthor.comTwenty-five Years after 9/11: Politics, Journalism, and WarA detail of a memorial to firefighters who died in the 9/11 attacks, New York, July 2024 © James Rodgers This post is an article I was invited to write for the European Journalism Observatory. You … 001
Reposted by James RodgersJames Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, I have written for @theipaper.com on how the Iraq war damaged relations with Russia 'When the invasion went ahead, the Kremlin was convinced that Washington was acting on false pretences: using the spectre of WMD to justify regime change.' inews.co.uk/news/world/h...inews.co.ukHow 9/11 set the West on a collision course with PutinA quarter of a century later, the legacy of 9/11 has had huge consequences for relations between Moscow and the West 001
Reposted by James RodgersJames Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Dressed for a rare rainy day in London yesterday, I was in Waterstones Piccadilly and signed their copies of 'The Return of Russia' (@yalebooks.co.uk). Next signing, on Saturday 12th @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social. My event starts at 15.30 011
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026Dressed for a rare rainy day in London yesterday, I was in Waterstones Piccadilly and signed their copies of 'The Return of Russia' (@yalebooks.co.uk). Next signing, on Saturday 12th @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social. My event starts at 15.30 011
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 09/09/2026My latest YouTube interview, with The Sun (UK) about the ideas in my book, The Return of Russia, and how the conflict with the West may develop from here youtu.be/VBKVbql8r68?...youtu.bePutin is trapped: Why Russia’s standoff with the West is about to get worseYouTube video by The Sun 110
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 06/09/2026On the 25th anniversary of 9/11, I have written for @theipaper.com on how the Iraq war damaged relations with Russia 'When the invasion went ahead, the Kremlin was convinced that Washington was acting on false pretences: using the spectre of WMD to justify regime change.' inews.co.uk/news/world/h...inews.co.ukHow 9/11 set the West on a collision course with PutinA quarter of a century later, the legacy of 9/11 has had huge consequences for relations between Moscow and the West 001
Reposted by James RodgersJames Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026My next live event for 'The Return of Russia' (@yalebooks.bsky.social) is @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social on Saturday 12 September at 3.30pm. More details and tickets via the link below. If you are in London, please come along! jamesrodgersauthor.com/people-and-p...jamesrodgersauthor.com‘People and Power in Russia’ Chiswick Book Festival,12 September.PEOPLE AND POWER IN RUSSIA at the Chiswick Book Festival is the next live event where I will be talking about The Return of Russia: From Yeltsin to Putin, the Story of a Vengeful Kremlin. The event… 021
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 02/09/2026My latest for @theipaper.com, on what Russian warnings of 'consequences' might mean for the UK--especially after last month's drone attack on the airport in Leipzig. The first in a series of articles I am writing on Russia and the UK. 010
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 28/08/2026My next live event for 'The Return of Russia' (@yalebooks.bsky.social) is @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social on Saturday 12 September at 3.30pm. More details and tickets via the link below. If you are in London, please come along! jamesrodgersauthor.com/people-and-p...jamesrodgersauthor.com‘People and Power in Russia’ Chiswick Book Festival,12 September.PEOPLE AND POWER IN RUSSIA at the Chiswick Book Festival is the next live event where I will be talking about The Return of Russia: From Yeltsin to Putin, the Story of a Vengeful Kremlin. The event… 021
Reposted by James RodgersHistory Today @historytoday.com · 28/08/2026Indian soldiers serving abroad during the Second World War were horrified to learn about food scarcity back home. Military censorship could not hide the severity of the #Bengalfamine. 🔒 Diya Gupta’s new article is now in the archive buff.ly/EWFvcsXbuff.lyThe Bengal Famine in Indian LettersIn 1943 letters reporting starvation and death in Bengal began to reach Indian soldiers serving the British overseas. Despite colonial censorship, their testimonies revealed the devastating reality of... 111
Reposted by James RodgersJames Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026'Ratko Mladic--Serbian hero.' On the day he died, I am re-sharing a post I wrote in 2023, about a football away day to Belgrade. jamesrodgersauthor.com/belgrade-awa...jamesrodgersauthor.comBelgrade Away Day: Football, History, Politics and WarThe scoreboard before Red Star Belgrade vs Manchester City, Belgrade, Serbia, 13 December 2023 A LIFELONG DEVOTION TOOK ME TO BELGRADE. Not a devotion to Belgrade itself, or a strong desire to visi… 021
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026'Ratko Mladic--Serbian hero.' On the day he died, I am re-sharing a post I wrote in 2023, about a football away day to Belgrade. jamesrodgersauthor.com/belgrade-awa...jamesrodgersauthor.comBelgrade Away Day: Football, History, Politics and WarThe scoreboard before Red Star Belgrade vs Manchester City, Belgrade, Serbia, 13 December 2023 A LIFELONG DEVOTION TOOK ME TO BELGRADE. Not a devotion to Belgrade itself, or a strong desire to visi… 021
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 27/08/2026www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/u...nytimes.comC.I.A. Chief Delivered Bleak Assessment of Russia’s War in Secretive Moscow VisitC.I.A. analysts have questioned whether President Vladimir V. Putin’s advisers have given him honest assessments of the conflict. 000
Reposted by James RodgersThe Kyiv Independent @kyivindependent.com · 26/08/2026⚡️Update: Ukrainian drones target Moscow again after CIA director's visit, mayor claims. Moscow Mayor Sergey Sobyanin reported on Aug. 26 that 10 drones had been shot down en route to the capital, hours after CIA Director John Ratcliffe had left the city.kyivindependent.comUS asked Ukraine to refrain from striking Moscow during CIA chief's visit, source says"They don't believe in the strength of (Russian President Vladimir) Putin's air defenses," the source said. 1025348
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026My 2021 @historytoday.com article comparing the media control techniques of Russian revolutionaries in 1917 with the failures of the leaders of the 1991 coup is currently free to read. 000
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 25/08/2026My latest foe @theipaper.com, on the current state of UK-Russia relations. In today's print edition, and online 000
Reposted by James RodgersThe i Paper @theipaper.com · 24/08/2026The furious Russian President wishes to not only be respected, but feared Read more: trib.al/PCcmRta 032
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 24/08/2026My latest for @theipaper.com, on the visit of the UK prime minister, Andy Burnham, to Ukraine, and renewed Russian threats against the UK 000
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 20/08/2026My latest for @theipaper.com, on a call for elections in Ukraine liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/471...liveapp.inews.co.ukPutin is closing in as Zelensky battles crisis at homeAn unexpected political attack has underscored the threat to Volodymyr Zelensky 000
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 19/08/2026My latest for @theipaper.com, on the Russian embassy's warning that the UK's supplying drones to Ukraine will 'carry consequences.' In today's print edition, 19 August, and online. inews.co.uk/news/world/r...inews.co.ukRussia says the UK 'will pay'. Putin's price could be deadlyReports British drones were used to hit Russian targets hundreds of kilometres from the front have drawn a furious response from Moscow 000
Reposted by James RodgersJames Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026My latest for @theipaper.com, on Russia's warning to the UK over supplying drones to Ukraine liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/471...liveapp.inews.co.ukRussia says the UK ‘will pay’. Putin’s price could be deadlyReports British drones were used to hit Russian targets hundreds of kilometres from the front have drawn a furious response from Moscow 001
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 18/08/2026My latest for @theipaper.com, on Russia's warning to the UK over supplying drones to Ukraine liveapp.inews.co.uk/category/471...liveapp.inews.co.ukRussia says the UK ‘will pay’. Putin’s price could be deadlyReports British drones were used to hit Russian targets hundreds of kilometres from the front have drawn a furious response from Moscow 001
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 15/08/2026Great to be back at football. This afternoon, Brentford's 7-0 humbling of Eintracht Frankfurt in a pre-season friendly 010
Reposted by James RodgersAndrew Mueller @andrewmueller.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Latest Daily on Monocle Radio. @rainbowmurray.bsky.social and @jmacrodgers.bsky.social on the day's stuff, @jackedsimpson.bsky.social on the dangers of diluting a national brand, and our On This Day historical feature considers the quagga. monocle.com/radio/shows/...monocle.comWhy has the US asked Ukraine to curb strikes on Russia?Ukraine halts strikes on Russia’s tankers as per JD Vance’s request. Then: Donald Trump’s catering van controversy, French journalists go... 143
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 12/08/2026On September 12, I will be @chiswickbookfest.bsky.social talking about 'The Return of Russia', recently published by @yalebooks.bsky.social. If you are in London, please come along! Tickets on the link below. www.ticketsource.com/chiswickbook...ticketsource.comVera, Rasputin and Putin: People and Power in Russia at St Michael & All Angels Parish HallTickets are now available for Vera, Rasputin and Putin: People and Power in Russia at St Michael & All Angels Parish Hall, London on Sat 12 Sep 2026. Click the link for further information and to secu... 000
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026And can even be relied on for occasional advice, discretion assured 000
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026Unpacking my author's copies of my most recent book 100
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026For #worldcatday, some pictures of Lyra, who enjoys being outside, but her life is not just one of leisure 110
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 08/08/2026'August has often been a time of crisis in Russia's modern history,' my latest for @theipaper.com looks at the latest security incidents in the context of Putin’s presidency 023
Reposted by James RodgersThe i Paper @theipaper.com · 04/08/2026Putin is enduring a painful summer – as his pact with fellow Russians collapses trib.al/1jCcwTKinews.co.ukPutin is enduring a painful summer - as his pact with fellow Russians collapsesRussia'n's President is feeling the pressure as Ukraine brings his war back home 021
Reposted by James RodgersJames Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026'It’s a war that, for Russians, is coming closer to home. This was never part of Putin’s plan.' My latest for @theipaper.com. inews.co.uk/news/world/p...inews.co.ukPutin is enduring a painful summer - as his pact with fellow Russians collapsesThe Russian president is feeling the pressure as Ukraine brings his war back home 101
James Rodgers @jmacrodgers.bsky.social · 04/08/2026'It’s a war that, for Russians, is coming closer to home. This was never part of Putin’s plan.' My latest for @theipaper.com. inews.co.uk/news/world/p...inews.co.ukPutin is enduring a painful summer - as his pact with fellow Russians collapsesThe Russian president is feeling the pressure as Ukraine brings his war back home 101