President Medvedev’s appointment of ex-press minister and former lawyer, Mikhail Fedotov, as the new head of the Kremlin’s human rights council has apparently produced mixed feelings in human rights circles. The prior occupant of...
TODAY: 30 detained (including Pomonarev) at unsanctioned Moscow rally; Medvedev appoints human rights council replacement, consults with rock stars over Moscow mayor; Pavlovsk seed bank auction postponed; Schwarzenegger on traffic jams; Lavrov on ...
TODAY: United Russia takes sweeping victory as fraud allegations continue; Luzhkov says he will not quit politics; Iranian official wants to sue Russia over missiles; Medvedev jokingly offers Schwarzenegger a job; Kozmino port to use mollusks to m...
In an article I wrote for the Index about Luzhkov-the-journalist that the former mayor of Moscow has no doubt dreamed about how upon the expiration of his powers he will be conferred the honor of being put on display in his city in the form of a m...
Forget about the “trust building” of the U.S.-Russia reset. Forget about Gov. Schwarzenegger’s investment roadshow, or other attempts to kick start a lovefest between the two countries. Just go straight back to sports...
TODAY: United Russia wins regional elections; new Moscow mayoral candidates announced; sanctioned Moscow rally in support of anti-Kremlin coalition proceeds without arrests; Luzhkov to form opposition movement? Forest fire death statistics, hacker...
As a lawyer presently engaged on cases in Russia, the CIS, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and elsewhere, I cannot understate the dramatic changes which we have seen occurring in many of these countries in terms of their foreign relations. Partiall...
Dr. Stefan Meister of DGAP has published a new three-page briefing memo analyzing the recent political disputes between Russia and Belarus, finding evidence for a shift in Moscow’s “alliance policy” through the use of economic le...
Although Michael Bohm’s latest article in the Moscow Times is more about the missed opportunity during the firing of Yuri Luzhkov, he makes a very lucid point here about the role that corruption plays in the current power structure, and why ...
TODAY: Campaigning draws to a close ahead of elections; human rights birthday calendar rivals lingerie version; mourners mark Politkovskaya anniversary; Georgia says disputed territories aren’t part of WTO consideration; scientist claims he ...
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