I assume that it is Vladislav Surkov who must be in charge of constantly coming up with new public media stunts for Vladimir Putin to build upon his cult of personality. The judo demonstrations, the skiing, the topless fishing trip, the Sibe...
The French philosopher André Glucksmann has been one of Europe’s most outspoken advocates in support of liberty of Russian political prisoners, such as Mikhail Khodorkovsky. Here in City Journal is a translation of a thought piece by G...
When I’m abroad, I often get asked who of the leaders of the Russian opposition I think stands out in some way. Usually I name Boris Nemtsov, Garry Kasparov, and Vladimir Ryzhkov. In doing so I always reiterate that I am not a political scie...
TODAY: Medvedev pushes for cooperation in Afghanistan, Pakistan and Tajikistan. Lavrov says no justification for Ukrainian expulsions; mortars rumble in South Ossetia as anniversary tensions brew; Russia puts the no in NATO. Journalist...
Nobody to keep him under surveillance? Grigory Pasko, journalist Boris Nemtsov doesn’t have any guesses as to who attached a mobile telephone with a tracking function underneath his car. And I don’t either. Nor do you, I’ll warra...
As readers are likely aware, things are more or less the same in Chisinau following the hotly contested and flawed election. The opposition to Vladimir Voronin and the Communist Party gained 53 seats in the parliament, which is enough to for...
Writing in the New Republic, Usam Basyaev has some final words about the work and life of the human rights advocate Natalia Estemirova. Basyaev points to the sometimes diverging viewpoints held by Estemirova and her colleague Anna Politkovsk...
As an academic discipline, it’s not just history that is under scrutiny from the state, but also conventional economic theory. This comes from the always bright Konstantin Sonin in the Moscow Times: This doesn’t make sense logica...
TODAY: Russia-leaning communists toppled in Moldova; tit for tat diplomacy on Ukrainian diplomat spat. Russia seeks second base in Kyrgyzstan; Georgia war report delayed. Space officials complain about US shuttle jet lag. Solzhen...
During a business trip to Ghana last year, I got into a casual conversation at one point with a local mining executive about the West-vs.-China dynamic when it comes to thinking about the intersection of business, politics and development aid in A...
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