Letter From the Editors (FREE content)
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
‘Project Freedom’ Starts New Iran-US Escalation
‘Project Freedom’ as a Bomb in Strait of Hormuz
Free Scrambles
Breakdown Moment
A Step Toward Peace?
Militants Launch Attacks on Mali’s Capital
African Strongholds: Russian Forces Help Repel Attacks by Militants in Mali
Parisian Secrets in Mali
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
Political Parties/Blocs
Noviye Lyudi Will Have Loyal Female Voters
Noviye Lyudi Proposes New Fines for Discrimination Against Women Ahead of State Duma Elections
Military Affairs
Naval Española Seized on Dry Land
Members of Russia’s Española Volunteer Brigade Arrested on Charges of Illegal Weapons Trade
Technology
Yevgeny Kaspersky: ‘AI Will Be Pervasive, Like Electricity’ (FREE content)
Kaspersky: Balancing Business Interests, National Security Are Key Issues in New Tech Landscape
Regions
‘What’s There to Be Afraid of at Home? They Don’t Hit Houses’
NGE: Baltic Port Townspeople Express Little Fear, Many Frustrations Amid Ukrainian Drone Strikes
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Armenia
If the EU Were Candy and Nuts
Sergeyev: EU ‘Breadcrumbing’ Yerevan With Promise of Eventual Membership
Georgia
Struggle for Patriarchal Seat Intensifies in Georgia
Battle for Patriarchal Post Intensifies as Frontrunner Accused of Unethical Behavior
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
World Politics
Swap Found for Archaeologist
Hermitage Archaeologist Released in Complex Prisoner Swap
Freedom by Agreement
Surinskaya: ‘Narrow’ Russia-West Communication Channels Still Exist, Archaeologist Swap Shows
Foreign Economic Relations
Emirates Quit OPEC+ Amid Clamor of Iran War
UAE Withdraws from OPEC, OPEC+ Over Production Quotas; Experts Predict Domino Effect
Italy
The Marco Collection
Rubio to Visit Italy for Meetings with Pope Leo, Meloni Following Trump’s Spats With Them
The Transatlantic Knot
Bianchi: Trump’s Demands on Iran Leave Meloni in Precarious Position Ahead of 2027 Elections