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FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Magyar Trounces Orban in Hungarian Elections
Hungary’s Opposition Wins Landslide, Unseating One of Putin’s Closest Allies in Europe
What 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 Blockades
Trump Starts Blockading Strait of Hormuz
Maneuvering Ships
A Deal With Civilization
Strait Lords
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
The Economy
Cash Hedging
Experts: Crisis Fears, Historical Memory Compel Russians to Practice Inefficient Cash Hoarding
Society
‘Perhaps We Are Witnessing the Emergence of a New Majority That Will Replace the Putinist Majority’ (FREE article)
Shulman: Russian Regime Not Quite Totalitarian Yet; Elections May Be Used as ‘Steam Valve’
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Central Asia
Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan Ready to Take Responsibility for All Central Asia
Tokayev Visits Mirziyoyev in Bukhara, Discusses Economic, Security Cooperation Amid Gulf Crisis
Azerbaijan
Moscow and Baku Bring Incident in for Landing
Experts: Friction Remains After Embraer Dispute Resolved, but Baku May Seek Turn Toward Moscow
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
Two Infallibles Are a Crowd: Trump Takes on the Pope
Shevchuk: Trump Lashes Out at Pope Leo for Condemning Iran War
Europe
Europe at a Crossroads
Koshkin: NATO Lost Its Purpose After Cold War and Cannot ‘Keep Pace’ With Multipolar World
Bulgaria
European Cuisine Seasoned With Bulgarian Pepper
Euroskeptic Progressive Bulgaria Party Sweeps Parliamentary Elections
France
France Withdraws All Its Gold From US, Down to Last Ounce
Remchukov: Macron’s ‘Special Operation’ to Take Gold Reserves Back From US Signals Lack of Trust