Letter From the Editors
Out With Ukraine, In With Syria: Recalling 2015 and Contemplating 2016
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Experts Weigh Prospects for Partnership on Syria
Putin Outlines Russia’s Place in New World Order
How Carefully Do You Read the CDRP?
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
State of Instability: Five Cliff-Hangers of 2016
Stanovaya: 2016 Could Be the Chaotic Culmination of The Crises of the Past Two Years
Back to the Uncertain Future for Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Khodorkovsky Officially Charged With 1998 Murder Of Nefteyugansk Mayor Vladimir Petukhov
Regions
Untouchable Island
Martynov: Crimea Head Aksyonov Butting Heads With Moscow
North Caucasus
Rosneft Will Have to Lump It: Will Russia Have Enough Money for the North Caucasus?
Sukhov: Moscow Strategically Unprepared to Handle Impending North Caucasus Funding Crisis
Military Affairs
Challenge Accepted
Patrushev: New National Security Strategy Reflects New Challenges, Threats Facing Russia
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Ukraine
Poroshenko Lures Residents of Crimea, Donetsk Basin With Visa-Free Travel to EU
Poroshenko Announces Visa-Free Regime With the EU for Ukrainians Starting in Summer 2016
Ukraine’s Bankruptcy: Help From Abroad Won’t Come
Katasonov: Ukraine’s Refusal to Repay Debt to Russia Equivalent to Declaring Sovereign Default
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Foreign Economic Relations
The Hydrocarbon Debacle: How Turkey Could Become a Gas Power
Lyats: Russia-Turkey Crisis Offers Ankara Chance to Become Regional Hydrocarbons Power
Afghanistan
Taliban No Longer the Enemy
Russia, Taliban Now Sharing Information About ISIS Activities
Europe
‘The Weakness of Great Europe.’
Naryshkin: EU Struggling to Maintain Unity, Purpose In Face of Mounting Problems