Letter From the Editors

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Opposition Faces Obstacles in Fall Elections

Pelosi’s Taiwan Trip Sparks Chinese Fury

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Politics

Chronicles of State Capitalism: ‘Those Who Left for Warm Countries to Gaze Upon All This From Afar Must Understand That They Are Traitors’
Karasyuk: Volodin’s Remarks Hint That State Will Now Consider Russians Who Left ‘Traitors’

Entire Duma Opposition Goes After Yeltsin Center
Duma Deputy Calls on Citizens to Sign Petition to Shutter Yeltsin Center

Who Will Overthrow Putin and How?
Yashin: A ‘Palace Revolt’ Is the Only Way to Overthrow Putin

Education

Passport of Good English
Imennov: Barring Russian Citizens From TOEFL Is Discrimination Based on National Origin

Military Affairs

Dangerous Dreams of a Mighty Navy (read this article online for FREE)
Golts: Russia’s New Naval Doctrine Raises Risks of Armed Confrontation With the West

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Belarus

Lukashenko Strategically Outplays Opposition
Taratorin: 2020 Protest Leaders Fade from View, Giving Lukashenko a Free Hand at Home

Moldova

Gagauz Place Hope in Rain and Turkey
Gaugauz Farmers Seek Turkish Aid Amid Drought

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

Pink-Pantsuited Elderly Lady Flies in
Shevtsov: Crises in Serbia, Taiwan Demonstrate US ‘Hardheadedness’

Turkey

Alexander Nevsky With a Correspondent Account With the Golden Horde
Latynina: Putin Is Transforming Russia Into a Turkish Colony