Letter From the Editors
The Lost Art of Compromise; Perils of Playing Hard to Get and the Demise of Old School Diplomacy

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Experts Discuss Pros, Cons of Iran Deal

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Politics

Food Embargo to Be Reinforced by Criminal Code
Russian Officials Struggle to Enforce EU Food Products Embargo

State and Law

Exclusive Right
IC Chairman Bastrykin: ECHR Must Take National Legislation Into Account in Its Rulings

Fearing Criminal Prosecution, Chubais Allies Russia
Chubais Allies Reportedly Fleeing Russia in Fear of Prosecution

Military Affairs

Omsk Tragedy Shows Russia’s Defense Weakness
Golts: Defense Sector Corruption to Blame for Soldier Fatalities in Barracks Collapse

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Azerbaijan

The West Responds to BAKU’s Message
EU, US Delegations Court Aliyev Following Baku’s Démarche

Georgia

Tbilisi to Pressure Moscow Through UN
Frictions Over Border Demarcation Show Tbilisi, Moscow Nowhere Near Reconciliation

Kyrgyzstan

Cutting off One’s Nose to Spite One’s Face: Why the Poorest CIS Country Rejected U.S. Aid
Tishchenko: Bishkek Fears US May Be Plotting ‘Orange Revolution’ Scenario in Kyrgyzstan

Ukraine

Russia Disowns Soldiers Captured in Eastern Ukraine in May
Moscow Disowns Russian Soldiers Captured in Ukraine

Divisions Revealed as Kremlin Critic Moves to Work for Ukraine Government
Kremlin Critic Maria Gaidar Goes to Work for Odessa Province Head Mikhail Saakashvili

Poroshenko Engages in Diplomatic Maneuvers
Poroshenko Says Kiev Prepared to Withdraw Heavy Equipment, Create Buffer Zone

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

Rethinking Global Diplomacy
Lukyanov: Greece, Ukraine, ISIS Demonstrate Acute Crisis of International Law

Investigation With No Tribunal
Citing Biased Investigation, Russia Submits Its Own UN Draft Resolution on Malaysian Boeing Cras

Japan

Tokyo Sets Conditions for Putin’s Visit
Japanese Media: Putin’s Visit to Tokyo Hinges on Southern Kuriles Question

Bulgaria

Bulgaria: Implications of Anti-Russian Policy
Minin: Bulgaria Latest Victim of US’s Bully Tactics in Eastern Europe