TODAY: Georgia-Russia tensions simmer in advance of EU report; Council of Europe hullabaloo. Russia edgy on Washington’s new defense scheme; Obama forward looking; Kremlin does not feel Iran missiles justify sanctions. Jour...
Nicholas Gvosdev, known for leading the realist view on Russia, has an interesting post listing some “game changers” which could tilt the calculus to achieve effective international consensus on Iran. Though sometimes in the past...
TODAY: Russia warns against ’emotional’ response to Iran missile launch; war games conclude. Opposition activists pleased with German election result; Ukrainian President’s plea for poisoners; report on war in Georgia to distribu...
With so many changes afoot in Germany following the elections, there is surprising little discussion about how all this is going to affect relations with Russia. There’s a pretty good reason for that, as everyone assumes the likely app...
It’s funny how in back-to-back Russian show trials, the documents used to convict someone in the first, turn out to be exculpatory in the second. Naturally they can’t be located now. From the Associated Press: Khodorkovsky ...
TODAY: Clinton pleased with Russia cooperation; Lavrov suggests caution on Iran’s second nuclear site; put out by West’s withholding of intelligence reports. Medvedev clarifies Iskander position. Violence continues to boil ...
I think that Rob Coalson at RFE/RL makes some good points here. The missile shield was a non-functional fiasco, but the diplomatic missteps which have so severely damaged relations with Eastern Europe are certainly not worth the expected hel...
Run-of-the-mill lawlessness Grigory Pasko, journalist Если Вы хотите прочитать оригинал данной статьи на русском языке, нажмите сюда. There probably isn’t any statistical data out there about what quantity of Chechens has been convicted by R...
Megan K. Stack has a very sad report in the Los Angeles Times today on the proliferation of heroin use in Russia, which has been dramatically increased from the booming narcotics industry coming out of Afghanistan – another thorn in the U.S....
This story about a kompromat sex tape made of a U.S. diplomat in Russia is spreading like wildfire across the internets. Kyle Hatcher, a relatively young diplomat posted to the U.S. Embassy to liaise with religious groups in Russia, was alle...
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