Letter From the Editors (FREE content)
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Orban’s Travels Irk NATO Allies
Russia Not Enough for Viktor Orban
Orban Continues Shuttle Diplomacy in Beijing and Washington
Hungary’s EU Presidency Under Threat
National Rally Falls Short in French Elections
Win for the Left
The Republican Barrier
The French Elections No One Won
France: Divided and at Peace
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
State and Law
(Editorial) – How Not to Get Carried Away Looking for Extremists
NG: Broader Definition of Extremism May Result in Uneven Application, Danger to Public
Berkovich Makes First Statement Since Sentencing
Director Berkovich Reacts to Prison Sentence, Vows to Appeal Sentence
The Economy
Russia’s Wasted Decade
Novaya Gazeta: World Bank’s Reclassification of Russia as High-Income Is Misleading
Military Affairs
Sea of Troubles
Navy Reshuffles Baltic Fleet Brass Amid Concerns About NATO Activities in Baltic Sea
No Exit (FREE content)
Meduza: New Software to Give Defense Ministry Ability to Prevent Conscripts From Leaving Russia
Regions
‘Playing the Populist’
Meduza: Kremlin’s Handpicked Candidate for Khabarovsk Governor Likely to Win Election
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
The CIS
‘Moscow and Minsk Are Forming a Single Electricity Market’
Union State Secretary: SCO Membership, Energy and Market Integration Let Belarus Showcase Progress
Armenia
Armenia’s Turn Toward the Unknown
Expert Sikharulidze: Armenia Should Learn From Georgia’s Hard Experience Balancing Russia, West
Ukraine
Putin’s Peace Plans
Zhelenin: Putin Floats Second, Less Ambitious Peace Offer, Showing He’s Desperate to End Ukraine War
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
(Editorial) – On Domestic Political Turbulence and the Resolution of International Conflicts
NG: Inconsistent Foreign Policy of Leading States Only Contributing to Global Instability
India
Peaceful Premier
Modi Visits Putin, Expresses New Delhi’s Desire to Help Broker Russia-Ukraine Peace Deal