Letter From the Editors
Controversy, Intrigue, Skepticism in the Former Soviet Union

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

New Controversy, Tensions in Ukraine

Iran Accepts Restrictions on Nuclear Program

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

State and Law

Forty Days: Nemtsov Case Closed, but Questions Still Open
Stanovaya: Investigative Intrigues Delaying Closure Of Nemtsov Murder Case

Military Affairs

Military Spending in Russia: Funding the Government’s Paranoia
Inozemtsev: RF Military Spending Does Not Ensure Economic Growth, Tech Advances, Security

Space

Russia’s Space Race to Nowhere
Luzin: New Vostochny Cosmodrome a Solution in Search of a Problem

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Interstate Economic Relations

Eurasian Economic Union Not Yet Ready for a Single Currency
Gushchin: EaEU Not Ready for Single Currency

Belarus

Quote of the Week
Kamyshev: Thanks to Putin, Heat Is Off Lukashenko as ‘Last Dictator in Europe’

Georgia

Ivanishvili Not of All Georgia
Former Georgian Prime Minister Ivanishvili Blasts His One-Time Protégé, President Margvelashvili

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

Nation in the World: Choice of Strategy
Sulashkin: Russia’s BRICS Presidency Belies Its Dwindling Global Status

France

Does Moscow Need Le Pen’s Support?
NG: National Front’s ‘Friendship’ With Moscow Fanciful, Fleeting

Greece

Greek Brouhaha
Lukyanov: Does Greek PM’s Visit to Russia Portend Formation of Anti-EU Coalition?

Poland

Kaczynski’s Death as an Element of Polish Politics
Kuvaldin: Speculation Over Plane Crash That Killed Kaczynski Continues to Polarize Polish Politics