Letter From the Editors
‘Three, Seven, Ace. Three, Seven, Queen.’
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Constitutional Reform Sparks Unrest in Kiev
Can Russia Implement Reform Without Collapse?
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
State and Law
The Government Is Hiding Something
Pavlov: Supreme Court’s Decision to Uphold Changes to Law on State Secrets Encourages Repressions
The Economy
Reestablishing the State
Butrin: Instead of Gambling With National Economy, Putin Should Focus on Reestablishing the State
Military Affairs
Russia Gets More Than 1 Billion Euros for Mistrals
Russia Receives Over 1 Billion Euros for Undelivered Mistrals Plus Right to Approve Subsequent Buyers
Terrorism
Failure of the State
Aptekar: Authorities Have Yet to Conduct Proper Public Investigation Into Beslan, Other Tragedies
Science
Academic Reform Enters Third Year
NG: Government Not Providing Enough Direction to Newly ‘Democratized’ Academy of Sciences
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Belarus
‘Our Release Was an Attempt to Get Money From the West.’
Statkevich: Lukashenko Released Political Prisoners Simply to Get Western Funding, Approval
Georgia
Russia’s Georgian Prospects
Fenenko: Budding Georgia-NATO Relationship Puts Pressure on Moscow to Review Its Georgia Policy
Uzbekistan
Karimov Turns Down Washington
Tashkent Turns Down Washington’s Invitation to Join Anti-ISIS Coalition
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
‘Relocating UN Headquarters Would Help Avoid U.S. Pressure.’
Top Russian Lawmakers Want UN Headquarters Moved From US to Neutral Territory
China
Putin Is Waking Up From Chinese Pipe Dream
Inozemtsev: Putin’s Hopes for Great Russian-Chinese Alliance Fizzling Out Fast
Europe
They’re Here: How Russian Propaganda Is Scaring Everyone With Refugees to Europe
Arkhangelsky: Influx of Refugees in Europe Not the Crisis Russian Propagandists Make It Out to Be