Letter From the Editors
Ukraine’s ‘Rashomon,’ Starring Vladislav Surkov; Murder of Boris Nemtsov – Policy of Hatred on the March
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Opposition Politician Boris Nemtsov Shot Dead
Ukraine Tries to Hang on to Fragile Peace
Theories Abound One Year After Kiev Uprising
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
Eight-and-a-Half Minutes
Belkovsky: Solovyov’s Putin Interview Gives Russian President Platform to Shape His Image
Khodorkovsky Announces Alternative Regime Program for Russia
Khodorkovsky Lays Out His Vision of a Russia without Vladimir Putin
Military Affairs
Russian Defense Minister Touring Caribbean Triangle
Russian Defense Minister Tours Latin American to Bolster Military Ties With Russian Allies
North Caucasus
Caliphate Threatens Northern Caucasus
Increased Violence in North Caucasus Sparks Fears that Local Islamists Are Adopting ISIS Ideologies
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Belarus
Between Emotions and Rationality
Kanashvili: Tbilisi Seeking to Balance Normalization of Relations With Russia and Support for Kiev
Kazakhstan
Nazarbayev Schedules His Reelection Day
Nursultan Nazarbayev Schedules Early Presidential Election for April 26
Tajikistan
Emomali Rakhmon Weakens His Authority
NG: Has President Rakhmon Pushed His Luck Too Far in Recent Parliamentary Elections?
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
Taliban, Islamic State Are Short-lived Projects
Knyazev: Like the Taliban, ISIS Is Another Failed Western Project with Far-Reaching Implications
The Price of War
Movchan: Moscow’s Short-Sighted Military-Political Strategy Could Bring Devastation to Russia