Letter From the Editors
Russia, 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 Crisis
Experts: Uncertain Times Prompting Russians to Turn to Soviet-Era Institutions, Views
Regions
Five Burning Questions About Changing of the Guard in Tula Province
Stanovaya: Putin’s Regional Staffing Decisions Have Only His Interests in Mind
The Economy
Putin Sets Conditions for New Privatization
Putin Places Greater Restrictions on Privatization of State Assets
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Azerbaijan
Aliyev Sends Message to World’s Politicians
President Criticizes Council of Europe’s Double Standards on Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict
Moldova
Moldovan Revolution Game
Zhiltsov: Moldovan Opposition Unlikely to Achieve Objectives of Its Antigovernment Demonstrations
Ukraine
Pyotr Poroshenko Could Leave Along With Cabinet of Ministers
Cabinet Member’s Allegations of Corruption Tied to Poroshenko Raises Specter of Political Storm
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
Consequences Are Inevitable
Kremlin Denounces West’s Corruption Accusations Against Putin
Foreign Economic Relations
Russia Struck Off BRICS
BRICS Increasingly Losing Relevance as Investors Flee Russia, Brazil
United States
Odd Checks, Asymmetrical Balances
Lukyanov: Early Results in Presidential Race Show Americans Turning to Political Outsiders