Letter From the Editors (FREE content)
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
United Russia Trounces Rivals in Regional Races
‘The Elections Have Become a Clown Show and a Never-Ending Party’
Contours of 2026 State Duma Elections Only Just Beginning to Show Through
Law and Deed
Return Elections to the People!
Local Communists Dare to Refuse to Recognize Election Results
Zapad Exercises Proceed Amid Tensions With Poland
On Training Grounds, in Sky and at Sea
Putin in Uniform, US Observers and Z-Bloggers’ Reactions
Testing the Flanks
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Politics
Main Highlights of Putin’s Address to Parliamentary Party Leaders
Putin Talks Economic Situation, Historical Memory, Elections in Meeting With Parliamentary Leaders
Public Attitudes
The Golden Arches of History (FREE content)
Urzhanov: History of McDonald’s in Russia Reflects Nation’s Contemporary Narrative
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Moldova
Bellwether State
Expert Eaglestone: Sandu’s PAS Faces Twin Russian Threats of Political, Economic Pressure in Elections
Kyrgyzstan
Kyrgyz Teachers Leave Schools
Panfilova: Teachers Flee Bishkek Public Schools as Bonuses Disappear Amid Education Reform Debate
Ukraine
New Era
Expert Sakwa: Ukraine Conflict Has Spurred Russia and China to Lead Renewal of Multipolar System
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
Oceania Sails Away From Australia
Melnikova: Island Nations Find Leverage as Beijing Challenges Australia’s Regional Influence
France
Paris Recklessly Heading Down the Path of Confrontation
Expert Fyodorov: Macron’s Tough Talk on Military Spending, Ukraine Contrasts With Weakness at Home
United States
‘It’s Lupus’: American Politics Seems Infected With Autoimmune Disease
Shevchuk: Political, Personal Explanations Fall Short for Recent Shootings in Violently Ill US Society