Mikhail Khodorkovsky has published an opinion article in the International Herald Tribune / New York Times today.  Below is an excerpt:

How does a corrupt raw materials-based Russia influence the West today?

What new challenges and threats will the West run up against if today’s Russia breaks down into pseudo-state formations only nominally controlled from a single center?

Is today’s behavior of the Euro-Atlantic elite in relation to Russia strategically responsible?

I maintain that to deal successfully with its internal political problems, my country must continue to develop a democratic model of governance for all of Russia. Only then will we be able to play a qualitatively new role in the world’s division of labor or fill a new niche in global politics.