Letter From the Editors (FREE content)
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Zelensky Sacks Zaluzhny
General Wins Resignation
Parade of Generals
Shared Objectives, Opposing Reputations
Tucker Carlson Interviews Putin in Moscow
Fear And Loathing in the White House
‘It Will Take a Long Time to Normalize Relations’
Kremlin Insiders Explain Key Takeaways From Tucker Carlson’s Interview With Putin
Cargo Cult À La Russe (FREE content)
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
‘It Would Show Something Is Wrong’
Nadezhdin Vows Not to Back Down After CEC Rejects Signatures Supporting His Presidential Campaign
The Economy
Yandex: Game Over. The Company’s Breakup Ends the Great Russian Dream
Republic: Sale of Yandex Marks End of Dream of Transparency, Openness for Russian Companies
Public Attitudes
‘Our Mother Can’t Be Portrayed Like That’: Vitaly Milonov Speaks Out Against Bigotry
Republic: ‘The Motherland Calls’ Monument Comes to Forefront of Culture Wars in Russia
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Georgia
Ivanishvili’s Return
Chekmaryov: Odd Moves by New PM May Indicate Kingmaker Ivanisvili Guiding Tbilisi Toward West
Kazakhstan
Tokayev Unexpectedly Dismisses Kazakh Government
Vedomosti: Tokayev Ousts Caretaker Government, a Move Both Sudden and Long-Expected
Kazakhstan’s New Prime Minister Is a Silovik
Experts: Tokayev’s Appointment of Chief of Staff as PM Emphasizes Loyalty, Reform Commitment
Moldova
Gagauzia Quietly Loses Its Autonomy
NG: Gagauzia Now ‘An Autonomy in Name Only’ as Chisinau Denies Funds, Powers to ‘Alien Body’
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Middle East
The Middle East and the Birth Pangs of a New World Order
Egyptian Expert: As US Influence Wanes, Regional States Play Greater Role in Preventing Escalation
Taiwan
Whose Victory?
Babayev: DPP’s Win a Pyrrhic Victory for the US; Beijing Is the Real Winner
United States
Stalemate
Toropov: Speaker Johnson Scuttles Migration Deal; Cynical Republicans Risk Backlash in November