Letter From the Editors
All Quiet on the Western Front – on the Eastern Front, Not so Much.
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
NATO Summit Highlights Growing Tensions
Russia, US May Strike a Deal on Syria
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Elections
Consensus in Exchange for Deputy Seats
Putin Seeking to Build Consensus Among Political Parties, Voters Ahead of Elections
Fragment and Divide: Main Unknows in Upcoming Elections
Will Establishment Opposition Parties Make Gains in State Duma Elections?
State and Law
Understanding Russia’s Draconian Data Laws
Some Government Officials Have Reservations About Russia’s Draconian Data Law
The Economy
The Producer Is Always Right: Why We Live in an Upended Economy
Russia’s Economic Policy Protects Domestic Producers, Not Consumers
Let Us Into China
Rosneft CEO Sechin Demands Gazprom Give His Company Access to Its Gas Transit Network
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Transcaucasus
Abkhazia: New Window of Opportunity
Failed Referendum in Abkhazia an Opportunity for Abkhaz President, a Warning for Moscow
Moldova
On Both Sides of the Dnestr River
Moscow Seeking to Mend Ties Between Chisinau, Tiraspol
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Arms Control and Nonproliferation
Russia Interested in Extending New Start Treaty, but Expects U.S. Treachery
US Proposing to Extend New Start Treaty With Russia, but Will Moscow Agree?
Syria
U.S. – Russian Confrontation in Syria Is Only Beginning
Syrian Conflict Is Pitting US, Russian Troops Against Each Other
Europe
Battlefield Europe: What the Nice Terror Attack Means for Us
Europe Must Overhaul Its Antiterrorism Strategy if It Wants to Halt Attacks
United States
Invitation to Dialogue
New White House Administration Will Give Russia Chance to Improve Ties With US