Letter From the Editors
Kremlin Unleashes Massive Government Reshuffle
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Security Clan Infighting Goes Public
Kremlin Launches Sweeping Personnel Changes
Do Russians Want Trump as US President?
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The Economy
Privatization by the State: The Strange Case of Bashneft
State-Owned Rosneft Apparently Seeking to Acquire Bashneft in ‘Privatization’ Bid
Military Affairs
Skyrocketing Growth of Military Spending
RBC: Russia Underreporting Its Rapidly Growing Defense Spending
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Ukraine
Savchenko Turns Against Poroshenko
Savchenko’s Radical Statements, Stances Prompt Confusion, Criticism in Ukraine
Reporting Under Fire
MT: Official Harassment of Independent Media to Blame for Journalist Pavel Sheremet’s Murder
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Turkey
The Republic Is Evolving
Russia Stands to Gain From Failed Coup Attempt in Turkey
Olympic Games
Olympic Compromise
Russia Must Change Its Ways in Wake of Doping Scandal
Faster, Quieter, Costlier
IOC Hushing Up Doping Scandal Because It Is Dependent on Authoritarian Regimes