Letter From the Editors
The Lost Art of Compromise; Perils of Playing Hard to Get and the Demise of Old School Diplomacy
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Experts Discuss Pros, Cons of Iran Deal
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
Food Embargo to Be Reinforced by Criminal Code
Russian Officials Struggle to Enforce EU Food Products Embargo
State and Law
Exclusive Right
IC Chairman Bastrykin: ECHR Must Take National Legislation Into Account in Its Rulings
Fearing Criminal Prosecution, Chubais Allies Russia
Chubais Allies Reportedly Fleeing Russia in Fear of Prosecution
Military Affairs
Omsk Tragedy Shows Russia’s Defense Weakness
Golts: Defense Sector Corruption to Blame for Soldier Fatalities in Barracks Collapse
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Azerbaijan
The West Responds to BAKU’s Message
EU, US Delegations Court Aliyev Following Baku’s Démarche
Georgia
Tbilisi to Pressure Moscow Through UN
Frictions Over Border Demarcation Show Tbilisi, Moscow Nowhere Near Reconciliation
Kyrgyzstan
Cutting off One’s Nose to Spite One’s Face: Why the Poorest CIS Country Rejected U.S. Aid
Tishchenko: Bishkek Fears US May Be Plotting ‘Orange Revolution’ Scenario in Kyrgyzstan
Ukraine
Russia Disowns Soldiers Captured in Eastern Ukraine in May
Moscow Disowns Russian Soldiers Captured in Ukraine
Divisions Revealed as Kremlin Critic Moves to Work for Ukraine Government
Kremlin Critic Maria Gaidar Goes to Work for Odessa Province Head Mikhail Saakashvili
Poroshenko Engages in Diplomatic Maneuvers
Poroshenko Says Kiev Prepared to Withdraw Heavy Equipment, Create Buffer Zone
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
Rethinking Global Diplomacy
Lukyanov: Greece, Ukraine, ISIS Demonstrate Acute Crisis of International Law
Investigation With No Tribunal
Citing Biased Investigation, Russia Submits Its Own UN Draft Resolution on Malaysian Boeing Cras
Japan
Tokyo Sets Conditions for Putin’s Visit
Japanese Media: Putin’s Visit to Tokyo Hinges on Southern Kuriles Question
Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Implications of Anti-Russian Policy
Minin: Bulgaria Latest Victim of US’s Bully Tactics in Eastern Europe