Letter From the Editors
Russia and NATO: With Friends Like These, Who Needs Enemies?
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Hawks Rule the Roost in Run-Up to NATO Summit?
South Caucasus Republics Face Challenges
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
An Oligarch Exposed
Rumors That Prokhorov Is Selling His Russian Assets Spook Investors; Billionaire’s Reps Deny Claims
Rest in Peace: How the Sixth Duma Devolved Into an Instrument for Justifying Repression and How the Next Parliament Could Differ
Sixth Duma Convocation Discredited Parliamentarism in Russia
State and Law
Person of the Week: Dmitry Kamenshchik
Domodedovo Owner Dmitry Kamenshchik Released From House Arrest
Military Affairs
Chaos in Russia’s Baltic Fleet
Sacking of Baltic Fleet Top Brass Shows Russia Serious About Beefing Up Navy in Region
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Belarus
Lukashenko Puts Military Might on Display
Lukashenko Emphasizes Need for Strong Military, Softens Rhetoric on NATO
Ukraine
‘If a Bear Responds Well to Training, It Is Rewarded With a Lump of Sugar!’
Released Ukrainian Pilot Nadezhda Savchenko Talks About Her Career as Politician
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
U.S. Asks Russia to Cooperate on Syria
Moscow Says It Will Carefully Review Washington’s Proposal for Military Cooperation in Syria
OSCE Parliamentary Assembly Documents Suit Neither Russia Nor Ukraine
OSCE Resolutions on Russia, Ukraine Upset Both Moscow, Kiev
Foreign Economic Relations
Papuans Near and Far
Instead of Conducting Reforms, Moscow Authorities Continue to Pin Hopes on Oil Prices
The SCO – Where Interests Converge
Admitting India, Pakistan Will Boost SCO’s Economic, Geopolitical Weight
Iran
Russia Defends Iranian Airspace
Tehran Use Advanced S-300 Missile Systems to Defend Iranian Airspace
How to Tap the Iranian Market
Russia Must Work to Expand Its Market Share in Iran