Letter From the Editors

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

State Duma to Consider New Anti-LGBT Bills

Xi Wins Third Term at 20th CCP Congress

State and Law

Chronicles of State Capitalism: ‘Don’t Be Afraid to Walk Around Moscow.’
Karasyuk: Denial Springs Eternal Among Officials as Citizens Report Illegal Conscription Practices

Forced Labor, Property Seizures and Travel Restrictions
Meduza: Putin Introduces Martial Law in Parts of the Country

Public Attitudes

Also Victims (Read this article online for FREE)
Kurilla: Russians Urgently Need Discussion on How Regime Reshaped Their Lives With Ukraine War

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

The CIS

Nagorno-Karabakh: The Price of a Peace Treaty
Gazanyan: Karabakh Armenians’ Fate in Question As Yerevan Faces Baku’s Demands Alone

Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Strengthens Defense Ahead of Elections
Tokayev to Face 12 ‘Sparring Partners’ in Early Vote, Prepares Defenses for Foreign and Domestic Threat

Ukraine

‘We Exchanged Lists of Missing Persons With Kiev.’
Ombudswoman Moskalkova Tells Izvestia About Recent Prisoner Exchange With Ukraine

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Military Affairs

Tom Clancy Version of Nuclear Deterrence Now a Reality
Fenenko: Nuclear Weapons Won’t Prevent Sustained Conventional War Between West, Russia

Iran

Women. Life. Freedom
Largest Protests Since Revolution Erupt in Iran as Citizens Demonstrate Against Hijab

United States

American Dissidents
Lozansky: Ukraine War Will Play Role in US Midterm Elections as Ukraine Support Wanes Among Voters