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Letter From the Editors (FREE content) FEATURED NEWS STORIES Iran Ceasefire in Jeopardy Amid Hormuz StandoffIran And US Trade Threats to Seize Ships as Ceasefire Nears EndCrisis VectorKazem Jalali: ‘We Have an Iron Will’Diplomacy on the MarketUS-Iran Talks Run Aground Chernobyl 40 Years Later: Fallout From the PastUnknown Radioactive ElementSenseless Heroics: Roman Perl on how […]
Current Digest of the Russian Press, Letter From the Editors, Volume 78, Number 17, (April 20-26, 2026)
Expert Bakulin: growing restrictions creating ‘dictator’s dilemma’ for Russia, destroying old points of contact with public, pushing them to enter unofficial space dominated by opposition
Letter From the Editors (FREE article) FEATURED NEWS STORIES Magyar Trounces Orban in Hungarian ElectionsHungary’s Opposition Wins Landslide, Unseating One of Putin’s Closest Allies in EuropeWhat Kind of Relationship Will Russia Have With Hungary’s New Prime Minister Peter Magyar?Who’s Over Tisza?Will Budapest Maintain Its Central Asian Vector? US, Iran Seek Leverage With Dueling BlockadesTrump Starts […]
Current Digest of the Russian Press, Letter From the Editors, Volume 78, Number 16, (April 13-19, 2026)
Shulman: Russian regime not quite totalitarian yet; elections may be used as ‘steam valve’
FEATURED NEWS STORIES China Grants Zero-Tariff Treatment to Africa (read an article from this feature for FREE) 80th Anniversary of Tokyo Trials Marked POLITICS & CULTURE Politics Xi Stresses Advancing Basic Research Government China Adopts Law to Bolster Safety Net State & Law China Adopts Law to Strengthen Prison Management Robot Police Patrol Cities Taiwan […]
China will expand zero-tariff treatment to all African countries that have diplomatic relations with it starting May 1, 2026, Chinese authorities announced on Tuesday [April 28].
Letter From the Editors (FREE content) FEATURED NEWS STORIES Ceasefire Interrupts US-Iran EscalationIran: Euphoria Before Hell (FREE content)In the Waiting ZoneShadow of VictoryGoing Off EscalationChina Acted as Behind-the-Scenes Guarantor For US-Iran Truce Russian Regions Ravaged by Heavy Rain, FloodsLosses From Spring Flooding Estimated in the Billions of RublesFloods in Russia’s Dagestan Have Affected ThousandsAssistance for […]