Letter From the Editors
Ukraine’s ‘Rashomon,’ Starring Vladislav Surkov; Murder of Boris Nemtsov – Policy of Hatred on the March

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Opposition Politician Boris Nemtsov Shot Dead

Ukraine Tries to Hang on to Fragile Peace

Theories Abound One Year After Kiev Uprising

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Politics

Eight-and-a-Half Minutes
Belkovsky: Solovyov’s Putin Interview Gives Russian President Platform to Shape His Image

Khodorkovsky Announces Alternative Regime Program for Russia
Khodorkovsky Lays Out His Vision of a Russia without Vladimir Putin

Military Affairs

Russian Defense Minister Touring Caribbean Triangle
Russian Defense Minister Tours Latin American to Bolster Military Ties With Russian Allies

North Caucasus

Caliphate Threatens Northern Caucasus
Increased Violence in North Caucasus Sparks Fears that Local Islamists Are Adopting ISIS Ideologies

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Belarus

Between Emotions and Rationality
Kanashvili: Tbilisi Seeking to Balance Normalization of Relations With Russia and Support for Kiev

Kazakhstan

Nazarbayev Schedules His Reelection Day
Nursultan Nazarbayev Schedules Early Presidential Election for April 26

Tajikistan

Emomali Rakhmon Weakens His Authority
NG: Has President Rakhmon Pushed His Luck Too Far in Recent Parliamentary Elections?

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

Taliban, Islamic State Are Short-lived Projects
Knyazev: Like the Taliban, ISIS Is Another Failed Western Project with Far-Reaching Implications

The Price of War
Movchan: Moscow’s Short-Sighted Military-Political Strategy Could Bring Devastation to Russia