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On February 16, conflict in Ukraine escalated as pro-Russian rebels ignored the internationally brokered cease-fire determined after “16 hours of talks” between the presidents of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France. Rebels came forward saying the...

Stick With Merkel Through Murky Waters

On February 16, conflict in Ukraine escalated as pro-Russian rebels ignored the internationally brokered cease-fire determined after “16 hours of talks” between the presidents of Russia, Ukraine, Germany and France. Rebels came forward saying the...

As the economies of Europe plunge into chaos over plummeting oil prices and a certain recurring Greek tragedy, the heavily sanctioned Russian economy looks elsewhere to support its growth. It is now time for Russia to search eastwards in its economic...

From Vladivostok With Love

As the economies of Europe plunge into chaos over plummeting oil prices and a certain recurring Greek tragedy, the heavily sanctioned Russian economy looks elsewhere to support its growth. It is now time for Russia to search eastwards in its economic...

There is something rotten in the seas of Sweden. An unidentified swimming object was confirmed mid-November, nearly a month after Swedish military forces fervently searched their waters for the invading culprit. For a week in October, the Swedish mil...

When The Swedish Fish

There is something rotten in the seas of Sweden. An unidentified swimming object was confirmed mid-November, nearly a month after Swedish military forces fervently searched their waters for the invading culprit. For a week in October, the Swedish mil...

Putin’s expansion into Crimea, Ukraine and his other recent acts of aggression have been framed by some as parts of an attempt at rebuilding the Soviet Union. This description is intriguing, but predicated on a singular assumption: that Putin&#...

The Tricky Nationalism of Vladimir Putin

Putin’s expansion into Crimea, Ukraine and his other recent acts of aggression have been framed by some as parts of an attempt at rebuilding the Soviet Union. This description is intriguing, but predicated on a singular assumption: that Putin&#...

Russian incursions into Ukraine have many people saying that the realpolitik of the Cold War has returned to the global stage. After a brief lull during the 1990s, and thanks in part to the sultry Russian President Vladimir Putin, territorial claims ...

The Struggle Over Bulgaria

Russian incursions into Ukraine have many people saying that the realpolitik of the Cold War has returned to the global stage. After a brief lull during the 1990s, and thanks in part to the sultry Russian President Vladimir Putin, territorial claims ...

The primary image of Russian political leadership, in the current political climate, is that of a sultry Russian President Vladimir Putin, who cares not a whit for Western norms or demands. And when Russia’s economic leadership comes to mind, one e...

Bleak Outlook For Russia’s Middle Class

The primary image of Russian political leadership, in the current political climate, is that of a sultry Russian President Vladimir Putin, who cares not a whit for Western norms or demands. And when Russia’s economic leadership comes to mind, one e...

Russia’s military intervention in Crimea, which recently resulted in a referendum on the secession and annexation of the Crimean peninsula, has led to a verbal fistfight between the West and Russia, with both powers accusing each other of violation...

Crimea’s Cousin Kosovo

Russia’s military intervention in Crimea, which recently resulted in a referendum on the secession and annexation of the Crimean peninsula, has led to a verbal fistfight between the West and Russia, with both powers accusing each other of violation...