Letter From the Editors
Hail to the Chief: Putin a Good Face on It
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Putin Delivers Message to Federal Assembly
Is Europe Turning to the Right – and Toward Russia?
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
Mikhail Khodorkovsky: “Our Elite Are Always Ready to Stab Each Other in the Back”
Mikhail Khodorkovsky Shares Thoughts on Putin’s Departure, Unity Among Opposition
The Presidency
Election Campaign Under Way – What Will Putin Propose for a New Term?
Putin’s Trip to Chelyabinsk Factory Marks De Facto Start of New Election Campaign
Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Political Experts: Putin’s Remarks About Retirement Indicate Ambivalence About Staying in Power
Miscellany
Security First, Technology Second: Back to the Future for Russian I.T.
New Information Security Doctrine Harks Back to Soviet Vision of ‘State Security’
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Ukraine
Catch of Minsk – 2
Kiev Should Cut Loose Separatist States to Gain Upper Hand in Conflict Negotiations
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
United Nations
How London Poisoned the Atmosphere
Aleppo Resolution Designed to Buy Time for Moderate Opposition to Continue Fighting
Foreign Policy
Russia Has a New Foreign Policy Concept
Russia’s Updated Foreign Policy Concept Reflects New Realities
Japan
Bastion in the Kuriles
Russia Announces Plans to Deploy Missile Systems on Kurile Islands Ahead of Talks With Japan
Turkey
Why Is Europe Shutting Door on Turkey?
Turkey’s EU Membership Prospects Suffer Setbacks in 2016