During our last visit to Prague, we had the pleasure of meeting up for a chat with Brian Whitmore, senior correspondent at Radio Free Europe / Radio Liberty and one of the authors of the excellent Russia blog, The Power Vertical. Brian is a ...
TODAY: FSB kills three metro bombing suspects; Trifonova judge resigns; fears for health of another jailed businessman; anti-Putin petition rally; scientists protest. Ex-air force chief claims Russian defense in sorry state; Obama and Medved...
The Constitutional Court of the Russian Federation recently issued a decree, according to which the conducting of judicial processes [trials] on a charge of terrorism without the participation of jurors was recognized as legal. The court likewise ...
When time finally allows, I’m looking forward to reading Dominic Lieven’s new history of the Russian defeat of Napoleon, which he argues had much more to do with foresight, strategy, and cunning of the generals and staff surrounding Ts...
TODAY: Trifonova arrest extension deemed unlawful; whistleblower ex-policeman to hold rally; Luzhkov in precarious position? Russia to consider following US example on nuclear transparency; START ratification process begins; Lavrov rebuffs U...
TODAY: Fears for treatment of ill businessman in prison; Strategy 31 organizers take on City Hall; GenPlan suspicions; Russia-Ukraine spy tie; Foreign Policy report suggests tensions with the US and Great Britain remain; Obama adviser warns ...
Not a big surprise, but Paul Saunders from The Nixon Center has a new article published in The National Interest which argues that President Barack Obama is unlikely to escape criticism for his reset policy with Russia – so he should have ac...
TODAY: Medvedev to discuss thorny issues on first trip to Syria; Obama submits civilian nuclear bill to Congress; Putin Black Sea base plans sends message to Ukraine. Replica of destroyed Georgian war memorial to be built in Moscow; past and...
In preparing for a talk I will be giving later this week on Russia and international law at Chatham House, I’ve been combing through some of the classic texts of my archives and rediscovering some of the country’s greatest legal minds ...
TODAY: Deadly mine explosion kills 30, 60 remain trapped; metro attack remembered; Medvedev highlights unity and conciliation at Victory Day celebrations; NATO soldiers present, but did the US and GB face a snub? Katyn documents handed over;...
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