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Letter From the EditorsYou Can’t Play a Game on an Empty Field: Putin’s Domestic and Foreign Quandaries FEATURED NEWS STORIES Moscow’s Role in Syria Rocks Balance of Forces Is Kremlin Losing Control Over the Regions? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics Lawful PoliticsPresidential Working Group Seeks to Clarify ‘Political Activity’ The Economy Gazprom Is No Longer a […]

Letter From the EditorsDrawing Lines in the Sand: Why Geopolitics is Hardly a Walk on the Beach FEATURED NEWS STORIES Kadyrov Affirms His Remarks About Opposition THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics 2016: The System’s Stress TestPetrov: Russia’s Increasingly Nebulous Political System Entering Uncertain Election Cycle The Economy Sergei Aleksashenko: Political Reforms Necessary to Save the EconomyAleksashenko: […]

Letter From the EditorsPutin Seeks to Burnish Russia’s Image in Foreign Media, but Will His Messaging on Ukrainian, Syrian Crises Alter International Community’s Perception of Russia? FEATURED NEWS STORIES New Year, New Hopes for Donetsk Basin Talks Does Putin’s German Interview Mark Turn to West? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics Kadyrov Gropes RussiaChechen Leader Ramzan Kadyrov […]

Letter From the EditorsOut 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 2016Stanovaya: 2016 Could Be the Chaotic […]

Letter From the EditorsWhen Putin Looks in the Mirror, He Sees Erdogan; Can Russian Truckers Bring Down the Regime? FEATURED NEWS STORIES Can Moscow, Ankara Step Back From the Brink? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics Sixth Column of TruckersRogov: Trucker Protest Destroying Kremlin Myth of Close Unity Between People, Putin Khodorkovsky Breaks Truce With PutinGorbachov: Khodorkovsky’s […]

Letter From the EditorsPutin’s Message to the Federal Assembly: Rhetoric vs. Reality. FEATURED NEWS STORIES Putin Stresses Unity in National Address Russian Counterstrike: Sanctions Against Turkey THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION State and Law Constitution Abolished on First ReadingReznik: Bill Enabling Constitutional Court to Disregard International Law an Outrage Public Prosecutor’s Office Is ImmortalAnticorruption Fund Releases Report […]

Letter From the EditorsRussia, Turkey and the Crimea: A Troublesome Week in the Neighborhood FEATURED NEWS STORIES Turkish Warplane Shoots Down Russian Bomber Can ISIS Reconcile West, Russia? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics Superpower on TV: How the War in Syria Prolongs Putin’s RuleKashin: Russia’s Foreign Policy Aims Only to Keep Putin in Power for as […]

Letter From the EditorsWhat’s Assad Got to Do With It? From the Paris Attacks to Ukraine’s Ambitions – Everything. FEATURED NEWS STORIES Paris Terrorist Attacks Reverberate in Moscow What Does Russia’s Syria Campaign Accomplish? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION State and Law A Battalion of GhostsSokolov: Half-Hearted Investigations of High-Profile Killings Involving Chechens Raise Questions Military Affairs […]

Letter From the EditorsWhat Are Russia’s Air Strikes Accomplishing in Syria? FEATURED NEWS STORIES Has Syria Operation Reached an Impasse? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION State and Law Military Deaths to Remain SecretSupreme Court Upholds President’s Executive Order Making Military Deaths Classified Information Military Affairs Russia Not Interested in Getting Into an Arms RaceRussia to Strengthen Capabilities […]

Letter From the EditorsThe Joy and Pain of Korban: Sacrifices in Ukraine and the Middle East FEATURED NEWS STORIES What Will Be Putin’s Next Steps in Syria? Confusion Reigns in Ukrainian Regional Elections How Carefully Do You Read the CDRP? THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION Politics Quote of the WeekKharatyan: Russia Not as Committed to Repatriating Ordinary […]