Letter From the Editors
Out With Ukraine, In With Syria: Recalling 2015 and Contemplating 2016

FEATURED NEWS STORIES

Experts Weigh Prospects for Partnership on Syria

Putin Outlines Russia’s Place in New World Order

How Carefully Do You Read the CDRP?

THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

Politics

State of Instability: Five Cliff-Hangers of 2016
Stanovaya: 2016 Could Be the Chaotic Culmination of The Crises of the Past Two Years

Back to the Uncertain Future for Mikhail Khodorkovsky
Khodorkovsky Officially Charged With 1998 Murder Of Nefteyugansk Mayor Vladimir Petukhov

Regions

Untouchable Island
Martynov: Crimea Head Aksyonov Butting Heads With Moscow

North Caucasus

Rosneft Will Have to Lump It: Will Russia Have Enough Money for the North Caucasus?
Sukhov: Moscow Strategically Unprepared to Handle Impending North Caucasus Funding Crisis

Military Affairs

Challenge Accepted
Patrushev: New National Security Strategy Reflects New Challenges, Threats Facing Russia

OTHER POST-SOVIET STATES

Ukraine

Poroshenko Lures Residents of Crimea, Donetsk Basin With Visa-Free Travel to EU
Poroshenko Announces Visa-Free Regime With the EU for Ukrainians Starting in Summer 2016

Ukraine’s Bankruptcy: Help From Abroad Won’t Come
Katasonov: Ukraine’s Refusal to Repay Debt to Russia Equivalent to Declaring Sovereign Default

INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS

Foreign Economic Relations

The Hydrocarbon Debacle: How Turkey Could Become a Gas Power
Lyats: Russia-Turkey Crisis Offers Ankara Chance to Become Regional Hydrocarbons Power

Afghanistan

Taliban No Longer the Enemy
Russia, Taliban Now Sharing Information About ISIS Activities

Europe

‘The Weakness of Great Europe.’
Naryshkin: EU Struggling to Maintain Unity, Purpose In Face of Mounting Problems