Letter From the Editors
B-list Celebrities: from Turkey and Saudi Arabia, to the New Ukrainian Gentry
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
What’s Behind Proposed Ukrainian Land Sale?
Can Moscow, Washington Secure Syrian Ceasefire?
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Elections
Elections Under Protection
Putin Instructs FSB to Suppress Outside Attempts to Interfere in Upcoming State Duma Elections
Chechnya
The Dangers of Manual Control: What Would Happen to Chechnya Without Kadyrov?
Moscow Unwilling to Consider What Chechnya Would Be Like Without Kadyrov
Terrorism
Operation Blackout
Official TV Stations Mum About Uzbek Nanny’s Beheading of Four-Year-Old Moscow Girl
Human Rights
Applied Propaganda
Russian, Foreign Journalists, Human Rights Activists Attacked at Chechnya-Ingushetia Border
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Interstate Economic Relations
Nostalgia, Russian Style
Russia’s Eurasian Economic Union Plan A Pipe Dream That Will Not Live Up to Hype
Armenia
Putin, Sargsyan Discuss South Caucasus
Yerevan Poised to Play Key Role in Emerging Iran-Russia-Armenia Alliance
Tajikistan
Tajik Army Triples in Size
Tajik Armed Forces Reportedly to Triple in Size
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Foreign Economic Relations
ROPEC Myth
Russia Seeking Greater Influence Over International Oil Markets
The European Commission Is the Biggest Threat to Europe’s Energy Security
Europe Foolishly Blocking Its Only Reliable Energy Partner, Russia
Europe
Damage Control
Europe Stands United Against Russia’s Policies in Ukraine, Syria
United States
From Hillary to Trump: What the Kremlin Can Expect From the Candidates
Clinton, Trump Would Build Starkly Contrasting Relations With Russia if Elected President