Letter From the Editors
You 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 Politics
Presidential Working Group Seeks to Clarify ‘Political Activity’
The Economy
Gazprom Is No Longer a ‘National Treasure,’ and This Is Logical
Krutikhin: Gazprom Losing Money Because of Poor Leadership, Outdated Strategies
Anticrisis Plan Retreats in Face of Zika Virus
Solovyova: Officials Keeping Tight-Lipped About Details of Anticrisis Plan
Science
Vladimir Putin Compares Science to Weapon
Putin Stresses Need to Implement Scientific and Technological Development Strategy
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Belarus
Minsk Leaving Path of Russian Politics
Experts Say Disagreements Between Minsk, Moscow Will Deepen in Coming Year
Georgia
What’s Beyond the ‘Red Line’?
Dzhaparidze: Tbilisi Is Changing Its Approach to Moscow and Expects Similar Move From Russia
Moldova
The Army Does Not Want to Disperse a Chisinau ‘Independence Square’
Gamova: Moldovans Uniting in Protest Against Current Government
Ukraine
Kiev Threatens to Sue Moscow for Annexing the Crimea
Ukraine May Seek Legal Action to Return Crimea, Punish Russia
Kiev Intends to Strengthen Army
Kiev Seeking to Boost Defense Capabilities as Talks on Donetsk Basin Settlement Flounder
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Foreign Policy
Case No. 2015
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov Offers His Perspective on Events of 2015
South and Central Asia
A New Russian Scare
Caucasus, Central Asian Countries Stepping Up Economic Cooperation With Turkey
United States
Central Asia: Diplomatic Activities Hit High Gear Near Russia’s Soft Underbelly
Shestakov: In New Military Theater Strategy, US Sees Itself as Europe’s Only Security Savior