Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Israel Invades Lebanon, Iran Sends Missiles
‘Special Limited Operation’
On the Brink of World War III?
Persian Gambit
Stuck in the Middle (East)
(Editorial) – Is War Between Israel and Iran Inevitable? (FREE Content)

Can China Become the New Global Hegemon?
How Russia Stands to Benefit From a Bipolar or a Multipolar World
Millions of Unemployed Disrupting China’s Economy

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

State and Law

Why Are the Russian Authorities Fighting the Fictitious Childfree Movement?
Expert: Restoring Maternity Payments for Second and Third Children Will Boost Birth Rate

Society

Seeking to Distract From the War in Ukraine and Rising Prices at Home, the Kremlin Is Amplifying Antimigrant Rhetoric
Meduza: Russia Steps Up Antimigrant Rhetoric to Divert Attention From War, Inflation

authorities Taking the Positive From Citizen’s Nostalgia for USSR
NG: ‘Decommunization’ of Street Names Causes Outrage in RFCP

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Georgia

Why Did Georgia Follow Russia’s Example and Ban LGBT Propaganda?
Experts: LGBT Propaganda Ban Shows Georgian Dream Doubts EU Promises, Seeks Domestic Edge

Moldova

Sale of Moldovans’ Villages Proposed
EU Envoy’s Comments on Land Sale Restrictions Cause Storm Ahead of Presidential, EU Votes

Ukraine

Ukrainian Defense Minister Moves Against Chief Intelligence Administration Head
Prikhodko: Defense Minister Umerov Sacks Own Appointees, Spy Chief’s Allies in Political Moves

Put A Bloc in It
Izvestia Sources: New NATO head Rutte’s ‘Ritual’ Kiev Trip Means Little as Support Runs Dry

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Arms Control and Nonproliferation

‘Tis Sweet the Foe to Aggravate With Epigrams Impertinent’
Mikhailov: Moscow’s Nuclear Posturing Is an Attempt to Blackmail West

United States

Seconds, Anyone?
Novikov: Vice-Presidential Debate Offers ‘Food for Thought’ in Tight Presidential Race