Letter From the EditorsRussia, West Stuck in Vicious Cycle. FEATURED NEWS STORIES Ukrainian Ruling Coalition on Brink of Collapse Is Kremlin Ready for Election Season? Can Russia Maintain Foothold in Syria? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics New FreaksSaprykin: Russia Will See More Outlandish Initiatives, Political Stunts as Duma Elections Draw Near Attack on Kasyanov: Chechen Internal […]
Letter From the EditorsRussia, West Stuck in Vicious Cycle. FEATURED NEWS STORIES Can Joint Efforts Ensure Middle East Security? Talks Stall as Ukraine Conflict Nears Two Years THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics Reality CrisisExperts: Uncertain Times Prompting Russians to Turn to Soviet-Era Institutions, Views Regions Five Burning Questions About Changing of the Guard in Tula ProvinceStanovaya: […]
Letter From the EditorsYou Can’t Play a Game on an Empty Field: Putin’s Domestic and Foreign Quandaries FEATURED NEWS STORIES Moscow’s Role in Syria Rocks Balance of Forces Is Kremlin Losing Control Over the Regions? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics Lawful PoliticsPresidential Working Group Seeks to Clarify ‘Political Activity’ The Economy Gazprom Is No Longer a […]
Letter From the EditorsDrawing Lines in the Sand: Why Geopolitics is Hardly a Walk on the Beach FEATURED NEWS STORIES Kadyrov Affirms His Remarks About Opposition THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics 2016: The System’s Stress TestPetrov: Russia’s Increasingly Nebulous Political System Entering Uncertain Election Cycle The Economy Sergei Aleksashenko: Political Reforms Necessary to Save the EconomyAleksashenko: […]
GEOPOLITICS AND SECURITY Collapse of Enduring Freedom: Security in the SCO Area A.F. Klimenko How to Fight the Ideology of Extremism V.V. Plotnikov Military Security of the Russian Federation: How to Ensure It under Present Conditions V.I. Lutovinov, Yu.N. Khmara MILITARY ART Airborne (Airmobile) Forces in Modern Warfare V.A. Kiselyov, I.N. Vorobyov Army Aviation Helicopters […]
The author discusses security on the landmass taken up by the member countries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) and closely scrutinizes Islamic fundamentalism dressing up in our times as the Islamic State (of Iraq and Levant, or Syria, to give the full unabbreviated name of ISIS), the Taliban, or whatever names its proponents choose to call it – that is raising its head in Afghanistan after the failure of Operation Enduring Freedom and withdrawal of the Western coalition’s main forces from that country, and sheds light on the U.S.’s ill-fated role in the erosion of stability in the region. The author also argues for the need to strengthen the SCO’s military arm to keep its enormous expanses secure and stable, and offers his recommendations on enhancing the Organization’s power and capabilities to give its members a sense of protection and security.
Letter From the EditorsPutin Seeks to Burnish Russia’s Image in Foreign Media, but Will His Messaging on Ukrainian, Syrian Crises Alter International Community’s Perception of Russia? FEATURED NEWS STORIES New Year, New Hopes for Donetsk Basin Talks Does Putin’s German Interview Mark Turn to West? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics Kadyrov Gropes RussiaChechen Leader Ramzan Kadyrov […]
Letter From the EditorsOut With Ukraine, In With Syria: Recalling 2015 and Contemplating 2016 FEATURED NEWS STORIES Experts Weigh Prospects for Partnership on Syria Putin Outlines Russia’s Place in New World Order How Carefully Do You Read the CDRP? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics State of Instability: Five Cliff-Hangers of 2016Stanovaya: 2016 Could Be the Chaotic […]
Letter From the EditorsWhen Putin Looks in the Mirror, He Sees Erdogan; Can Russian Truckers Bring Down the Regime? FEATURED NEWS STORIES Can Moscow, Ankara Step Back From the Brink? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics Sixth Column of TruckersRogov: Trucker Protest Destroying Kremlin Myth of Close Unity Between People, Putin Khodorkovsky Breaks Truce With PutinGorbachov: Khodorkovsky’s […]
Letter From the EditorsPutin’s Message to the Federal Assembly: Rhetoric vs. Reality. FEATURED NEWS STORIES Putin Stresses Unity in National Address Russian Counterstrike: Sanctions Against Turkey THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION State and Law Constitution Abolished on First ReadingReznik: Bill Enabling Constitutional Court to Disregard International Law an Outrage Public Prosecutor’s Office Is ImmortalAnticorruption Fund Releases Report […]