Letter From the Editors (FREE content)
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
What Does Assad’s Fall Mean for Russia?
Lessons From Syria
Transition Period Technocrat
Assad’s Allies Refuse to Answer for His Fiasco
Brought Low
New Syrian Authorities in No Rush to Quarrel With Russia
Russia’s Chemical Troops Chief Dies in Blast
Lt. Gen. Igor Kirillov Killed in Moscow
Lt. Gen. Kirillov’s Killers Undermine Idea of Talks Between Russia, Ukraine
Terrorist Turned Out to Be Disposable
‘A Major Blow to the Kremlin’
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
State and Law
409 Deputies Vote for Better Future for Migrant Children
Duma Passes Law Requiring Children of Migrants to Pass Language Test Before School Enrollment
Military Affairs
Putin Says 2024 Was ‘Landmark Year’ for Russia’s Ambitions in Ukraine, Blames US for Pushing Moscow to ‘Red Lines’ (FREE content)
Putin Touts 2024 as ‘Turning Point’ on Ukraine for Russia During Defense Ministry Meeting
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Kazakhstan
Kasym-Zhomart Tokayev’s Five Aspects of Fairness
Ambassador Abayev: Tokayev’s Strategy for Building Fair State Causing ‘Major Shifts’ in Government
Kyrgyzstan
Why Kyrgyz President Fired Namesake Prime Minister
Akylbek Zhaparov Dismissed as Prime Minister in Cabinet Shake-Up
Moldova
Gas Is in the Mire
Izvestia: Moldova Expected to Declare State of Emergency as Energy Crisis Looms
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Europe
‘The OSCE’s Degradation in All Security Dimensions Is Taking on Catastrophic Proportions’
Russia’s OSCE Envoy: Russophobia Has Undermined Organization, but Dialogue Is Still Possible
South Korea
Peninsula of Contradictions
Expert Asmolov: Long-Term Partisan Deadlock Led to President Yoon’s Disastrous Martial Law Fiasco
India
India’s Economy: Developing or Slowing Down?
Kolgushkina: Russian Investment Could Help India Tackle Slowing Economic Growth
United States
American Roulette
Expert: China, Taiwan Brace for Policy Changes Under New Trump Administration