Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Debate Raises Questions About Biden’s Fitness
Trump-Biden Debate Turns Campaign on Its Head
‘Anything Can Happen, But the Overall Trend Is Clear: Biden Will Only Keep Losing Ground Going Forward’
Crystallized Choice
Sleepless Joe

SCO Summit Seeks to Find Common Ground
Smooth Settlements
Moscow Presents Ukraine Peace Plan at SCO Summit (FREE content)
Round Table Without Sharp Edges

Is Zelensky Ready to Negotiate?
Ukraine Wants to Negotiate With Russia Through Intermediaries as in Grain Deal
Hungary Like a Wolf
Zelensky Confused About Settlement Scenarios

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Politics

Deputies, Senators Prohibited to Make Unauthorized Departures From Russia
Rodin: Citing Security Concerns, Distractions, Duma Bans Members From Unauthorized Trips Abroad

The Media

‘The Language of Ultimatums’
Meduza: Kremlin’s Latest Media Guidelines Stress Moscow’s Good-Faith Peace Offers, Multipolarity

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Moldova

Along With Whom
Moldovan Opposition Unable to Agree on Candidate for Upcoming Presidential Election

Ukraine

More And More People Eager to Carry Out a Coup in Kiev
Ukrainian Security Service Charges Group of Activists With Plotting Coup Attempt

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Military Affairs

Quantity Over Quality
Meduza: As Russians Gripe About Poor-Quality North Korean Arms, Troops May Also Be Coming

Iran

Iran Holds Presidential Election Runoff for First Time in 19 Years
Moderate, Hardliner to Face Off in Presidential Runoff After Record-Low Turnout in First Round

France

Colossi With Feet of Clay
Guetta: Despite Risk of Illiberal Shift in West, There Is Good Election News Too as Autocracies Weaken