Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES          

Israel, Hamas Take First Steps to Ending War
All Sides Trying to Quell War in Gaza
Waning Battle
Hostages to Return to Israel, Gaza Bombing to Stop
Peace! Peace? Peace

Euroskeptic ANO Wins Czech Elections        
Opponents of Ukraine Aid Win in Czechia
Czechs and Balances
Euroskeptics Attack With Votes

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION        

State and Law

Damages in Mikhail Abyzov’s New Case Exceed 300 Million Rubles
Vedomosti: Damages in New Case Against Jailed Ex-Minister Abyzov Exceed 300 Million Rubles

The Economy 

Can’t Get By Without Big Lit (FREE content)
NG: New Book Featuring Characters Similar to Putin, Prigozhin Shakes Up Literary World

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES      

Central Asia   

G-7, Central Asian-Style
NG: Putin Visits Dushanbe for Central Asia Summit, Meets With Aliyev to Reset Tensions in Relations

Georgia          

The Great October Revolution That Wasn’t
Georgian Dream Wins Municipal Elections Amid Low Turnout as Opposition Stages Protest

Georgia Prepares to Downgrade Diplomatic Relations With West
NG: Relations Between Georgia, West Continue to Deteriorate Amid Recriminations

Ukraine          

Putin’s Polycrisis
Guriyev: West Must Apply Pressure to Putin’s ‘Pain Points’ to End Russia’s Advance Into Ukraine

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Military Affairs          

Expiration Range
Russian Foreign Ministry: While INF Now Dead, New START Can Still Be Salvaged

Africa 

Africa: Former Colonizers Increasingly Shown the Door
Fyodorov: France’s Barkhane Failure, Retreat From Sahel Marked ‘Exhaustion” of Africa Policy

China 

Big Brother Goes Global
Goncharov: Tech Company Leaks Show China Now ‘Global Exporter of Authoritarian Infrastructure’

France

French Bargaining
Expert Frolova: Macron Considers Drastic Options To Escape Spiraling ‘Chronic Political Instability’