Letter From the Editors
Turkish Coup: Repercussions at Home and Beyond

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Attempted Military Coup in Turkey Thwarted

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Politics

Investigative Committee Hostage to FSB
FSB Arrests Several IC Officials

Independence Not Welcome: How the FSB Brought the Investigative Committee to Heel
Move Meant to Establish Security Agency Pecking Order

State and Law

A Murder Untriable
Ramzan Kadyrov Remains Elephant in the Room in Nemtsov Murder Investigation

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Armenia

From Turkey to Karabakh: What’s Behind the ‘Uprising’ in Armenia?
Armed Group Seizes Police Station in Yerevan, Killing Officer, Taking Hostages

Kazakhstan

‘Terrorists Are Trying to Discredit the Authorities’
President Nazarbayev Calls Emergency Meeting After Terrorist Attack in Almaty

Ukraine

Ukraine as a Threat to European Security
Hackers Reveal Ukraine Defense Ministry Report on ‘Information Warfare’ Waged By Kiev in Europe

Ukrainian Minorities Demand That President Poroshenko Respect Their Rights
Poroshenko’s Call for Autonomy for Crimean Tatars Spurs Other Minority Groups to Demand the Same

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Syria

They Agreed on Syria but Disclosed No Details
Lavrov, Kerry Discuss Syria Cooperation, but Reveal No Details

Middle East

From Sunset in Nice to Sunrise in Istanbul
Kerry’s Plan on Syria Is Actually a Trap Set for Moscow

Europe

Either Security of Liberal Achievements
Nice Terrorist Attack Shows Europe Must Decide Between Security, Liberal Values

Olympic Games

Russian Sport in the Dock, but Others Will Not Escape Judgment
IOC Decision on Russian Doping Case Will Set New Sports Standards