Letter From the Editors (FREE content)

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Strikes Against Iran Continue Without Clear Path
Washington Makes a Pawn Move (FREE content)
‘Israel May Use Nuclear Weapons’
War In Middle East Could Lead to Easing of Anti-Russian Sanctions
The Noise of Time and Epic Fury

Drone Incident Sparks Azerbaijan-Iran Dispute
‘Epic Fury’ Spreads
Azerbaijan Provides Iran With Humanitarian Aid Despite Terrorist Attacks

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

State and Law

State Duma Deputy Yana Lantratova to Replace Ombudsman Tatyana Moskalkova
Vedomosti: Moskalkova, Ombudswoman Central to Prisoner Exchanges, Set to Retire

Technology

Accepting the Terms of Service
Izvestia: Paper Maps, Cable Connections Return as Mysterious Mobile Internet Outages Plague Moscow

Independence Day
Expert Hollowell: Kiriyenko’s Influence Grows Year by Year, Benefiting Son’s Online Business Interests

Terrorism

Thirteen Minutes of Crocus
Military Court Hands Down Life Sentences to Crocus Attackers, Conspirators After Crime Details Heard

Military Affairs

Prowar Bloggers Welcome Arrest of Sergei Shoigu’s Top Deputy as Russia’s Defense Ministry Purge Continues
Meduza: Z-Bloggers Welcome Arrest of Shoigu Deputy Tsalikov, Latest and Closest Crony to Fall

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Ukraine

No Oil Is No Oil
Oil Spat Between Kiev, Budapest Intensifies Ahead of Hungary’s Parliamentary Elections

Tajikistan

Beijing Invests in Protection of the Afghan-Tajik Border
Beijing, Dushanbe Enter Second Phase of Project to Fortify Border Outposts

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

China

Limits of the ‘Beijing Consensus’
Fenenko: ‘Beijing Consensus’ Crumbling in the Face of US’s ‘Might Makes Right’ Course

United States

Unity and the Battle of Opposites
Ekspert: Vance, Rubio Vying for Top Spot on 2028 Presidential Ticket