Letter From the Editors

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Putin Addresses Valdai Forum (Read an article from this feature online for FREE)

Russia Ends Official Contacts with NATO

Taliban Visits Moscow in Bid to End Isolation

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Political Parties/Blocs

Yabloko Splitting Over Navalny
Rodin: Yabloko Leadership’s Statement on Navalny Deepens Split Within Party

The Economy

Russia Hikes Rates as Economists Warn of Triple Threat To Economy
Central Bank Hikes Interest Rates as Pandemic, Rising Inflation Threaten Economic Growth

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Tajikistan

Dushanbe Signing Up to Become Ankara’s Ally
Panfilova: Ankara’s Overtures to Dushanbe Fail to Take Complex Regional Issues Into Account

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

World Politics

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US, Russia Submit Joint Resolution on Responsible Behavior in Cyberspace to UN General Assembly

Arms Control and Nonproliferation

Senseless Deterrence: How the Psychological Trauma That the Americans Inflicted on Putin 20 Years Ago Explains the New Arms Race
Golts: Missile Defense Systems Have Played Key Role in Arms Control Negotiations

Turkey

Erdogan and Victory Day: How the Turkish President Is Overtaking the Russian President in Influence
Erdogan Expands Turkey’s Global Reach, Lobbies for Expanded UN Security Council

The Specter of a Great Power
Frolov: Erdogan Is Overplaying His Hand – Turkey Lacks Wealth, Military, Alliances of a Great Power

Germany

Life After Merkel
Bundestag Parties Weigh Coalition Options After First Post-Merkel Election