Letter From the Editors
Putin Takes on Syria, Loses Interest in Ukraine, Hobnobs With Hollywood
FEATURED NEWS STORIES
Medvedev Issues Second Modernization Manifesto
Russia Sends Troops, Aircraft Into Syria
Ukraine in for a Hot Political Autumn
THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
State and Law
GOVERNOR Governor of Russia’s Komi Republic Charged With Fraud
Hartog: Is Rosneft Behind Investigations Into Komi Republic, Sakhalin Province Officials?
Five Reasons Why There Will Be More High-Profile Arrests
Stanovaya: High-Profile Arrests Will Continue as Regime Devours Itself in an Effort to Survive
Miscellany
Star Collector: Why Vladimir Putin Needs Roy Jones and Steven Seagal
Zygar: Putin Likes Entertaining Western Celebrities Because He Enjoys Their Attention, Company
OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES
Belarus
Belarus Risks Losing Neutrality
Stationing of Russian Air Base in Belarus Drags Minsk Into Military Alliance With Moscow, Experts Say
Ukraine
Kiev Dispatching ‘Alpine Sharpshooters’ to Bukovina
New Military Brigade Reflects Unease Over Potential Romanian, Hungarian Territorial Claims
INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
Europe
Society of Fears
Lukyanov: Left-Wing Parties Struggling to Change Tack Amid Shifting Political Winds in Europe