Anna Arutunyan is a Russian-American journalist, analyst and author. Born in Moscow, she was raised and educated in the United States before returning to Russia where she covered two decades of Russian politics, first as reporter and editor at The Moscow News, then as an independent journalist writing for USA Today, Foreign Affairs, and other publications around the world. She served as senior Russia analyst for the International Crisis Group before leaving Russia in 2022 and is the author of five books about the country, its politics, society and its wars. She is currently a Global Fellow at the Kennan Institute and lives in England.