Letter From the Editors
Hail to the Chief: Putin a Good Face on It

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Putin Delivers Message to Federal Assembly

Turkey Ups the Ante in Syria

Is Europe Turning to the Right – and Toward Russia?

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Politics

Mikhail Khodorkovsky: “Our Elite Are Always Ready to Stab Each Other in the Back”
Mikhail Khodorkovsky Shares Thoughts on Putin’s Departure, Unity Among Opposition

The Presidency

Election Campaign Under Way – What Will Putin Propose for a New Term?
Putin’s Trip to Chelyabinsk Factory Marks De Facto Start of New Election Campaign

Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Political Experts: Putin’s Remarks About Retirement Indicate Ambivalence About Staying in Power

Miscellany

Security First, Technology Second: Back to the Future for Russian I.T.
New Information Security Doctrine Harks Back to Soviet Vision of ‘State Security’

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Ukraine

Catch of Minsk – 2
Kiev Should Cut Loose Separatist States to Gain Upper Hand in Conflict Negotiations

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

United Nations

How London Poisoned the Atmosphere
Aleppo Resolution Designed to Buy Time for Moderate Opposition to Continue Fighting

Foreign Policy

Russia Has a New Foreign Policy Concept
Russia’s Updated Foreign Policy Concept Reflects New Realities

Japan

Bastion in the Kuriles
Russia Announces Plans to Deploy Missile Systems on Kurile Islands Ahead of Talks With Japan

Turkey

Why Is Europe Shutting Door on Turkey?
Turkey’s EU Membership Prospects Suffer Setbacks in 2016