Letter From the Editors
Russia, Turkey and the Crimea: A Troublesome Week in the Neighborhood
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Turkish Warplane Shoots Down Russian Bomber
Can ISIS Reconcile West, Russia?
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
Superpower on TV: How the War in Syria Prolongs Putin’s Rule
Kashin: Russia’s Foreign Policy Aims Only to Keep Putin in Power for as Long as Possible
State and Law
End of Aleksandr Bastrykin’s Era of Romanticism
Investigative Committee Head Abandons Efforts to Create Single Investigative Agency
Human Rights
Justice Ministry Retreats
Justice Ministry Backpedals on Statement About Memorial NGO Undermining Constitutional Order
The Economy
The Price of the Future
Dmitriyev: Russian Economy in Dire Need of New Sources of Growth
How Carefully Do You Read the CDRP?
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Ukraine
Crimea Electrifies Ukrainian Politics
Disruption of Power Supplies to the Crimea Highlights Differences Over Kiev’s Crimea Policy
A Blessing in Disguise: How the Kremlin Has Become the Driver of Ukrainian Reforms
Kazarin: Push for Reform in Ukraine Is Unintentional Result of Russia’s Interference
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
My Enemy’s Enemy: What Ukraine Will Gain From the Russia-Turkey Conflict
Portnikov: Souring of Turkey’s Ties With Russia May Set the Stage for New Ties Between Ankara, Kiev
Europe
Why Is Everything Not as It Should Be?
Shevtsova: Both Brussels, Moscow Responsible for Russia’s Failed European Integration