Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Iran, Israel Trade Air Strikes
Objectives and Means
Solidarity Cracking
Links in a Chain Reaction
In Striking Form (FREE content)
Why Israel’s Retaliation Was Weaker Than Iran’s

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

State and Law

Irina Podnosova to Preserve Vyacheslav Lebedev’s Legacy
Federation Council Votes to Confirm Appointment of Irina Podnosova as Supreme Court Chair

Political Parties/Blocs

Beer Lovers’ Party Resurrected After 30 Years
Kalachov Seeks to Resurrect Beer Lovers’ Party to Meet Demand for ‘Fresh,’ ‘Hip’ Party

Accidents/Disasters

Orenburg Province Remains in Difficult Situation Due to Flooding
Putin Meets With Federal, Local Officials to Discuss Flood Damage in Orenburg Province

‘The Assessment Committees Are Wreaking Havoc; Humanitarian Aid Is Just Junk’
Republic: Orenburg Residents Facing Acute Shortages, Lack of Compensation Two Weeks After Flood

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Transcaucasus

Moscow Withdraws Peacekeepers From Karabakh
Russia Withdraws Peacekeepers From Karabakh Ahead of Schedule

Georgia

Thinking for Themselves
Georgian Parliament Passes Controversial ‘Foreign Agents’ Law on First Reading

Ukraine

‘Much More Unpopular Than Anyone Anticipated’
Zelensky Signs Unpopular Law Tightening Procedures for Mobilization

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

‘They’ll Squeeze Everything Out and Abandon It to Its Fate’
Zakharova: Concealing Ukraine’s Role in Crocus Only Latest Attempt by West at ‘Controlled Chaos’

Croatia

Croatia’s Pro-Western Premier Just Barely Defeats Pro-Russian President
Moiseyev: Ruling Party Loses Ground in Zagreb; President’s Russia-Friendlier Coalition Still Behind

United States

‘Every 10 Years There Is Talk That America Is Ceasing to Exist as a Superpower’
Expert: Despite 2024 Biden-Trump ‘Confrontation,’ US Ukraine Policy, Global Role Will Not Change