Letter From the Editors
From Eastern Europe to the Far East: The Sun Never Sets on American Influence
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Meet Putin’s New Guard: Young Technocrats
Russia Launches Syrian Air Strikes From Iran
Crimea Plot Brings Ukraine Tensions to the Brink
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
How the Putin Era Is Tired to August 1991
Putin Era Has Its Roots in August 1991 Coup, Which Marks 25th Anniversary This Year
Elections
Why the Kremlin Allowed Khodorkovsky’s Candidates to Run
Did Kremlin Permit Khodorkovsky’s People to Run in Elections as Part of Clever Ploy?
The Economy
Bashneft Kept in Reserve
Privatization of Bashneft Oil Company Postponed
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Ukraine
World Bank to Punish Kiev Monetarily
World Bank Scaling Back Financial Aid in Light of Kiev’s Failure to Implement Reforms
Tajikistan
Gazprom Leaving Tajikistan
Gazprom Ending Operations in the Country, Citing Economic Inexpediency
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
China
More Than a Partnership
Russian-Chinese Relationship Much Deeper Than Just a Partnership
Germany
Ukraine Failed to Destroy Foundation of Russian – German Relations
German Foreign Minister’s Visit to Russia Indicates Berlin, Moscow Still Value Ties
Great Britain
The UK to Normalize Relations With Russia in a Major Policy Shift
New UK Cabinet Unexpectedly Seeking to Improve Relations With Russia