It Pays Too Well to Run a Russian State Company
Huge salaries reflect the companies' bloated role in the economy.
View ArticlePutin Has Misjudged Turkey's Erdogan
Turkey's decision to shoot down a Russian warplane sends a message.
View ArticlePutin's War on Far Too Many Fronts
Russia is preoccupied with Turkey and Syria, ignoring crises in Crimea and St. Petersburg.
View ArticlePutin Doesn't Mind Oil's Fall
The Kremlin lets the ruble slide, and tries to distract Russians from the economic pain.
View ArticlePutin Looks Homeward, Hates What He Sees
The Russian president's state of the nation address centered on domestic issues, not external expansion
View ArticlePutin's Pivot East Isn't Working
It will take too long for China to compensate for lost Western trade and investment.
View ArticleWatch What Putin Does to His Top Prosecutor
The fate of Yuri Chaika will show how Russia handles oil's plunge.
View ArticlePutin, Up Close and Personal
His annual news conference divides the world into friends and enemies.
View ArticleGet Ahead in Russia? Lie About Your Education
The most prominent officials are more likely to have falsified academic credentials.
View ArticlePutin's 2015 Foreign Policy Score Card
Russia made some bold gambles this year. How's that working out?
View ArticleThe German Sage Who Makes Putin Wax Nostalgic
The Russian leader misses the father of 'Ostpolitik' who died last year.
View ArticlePutin Looks for Regime Change in Turkey
Don't just listen to what the Russian president says. Watch what he does next.
View ArticleRussia's Math Geniuses Work Mainly in the West
New research suggests Russia has lost its best mathematical minds to the U.S. and Europe.
View ArticlePutin's Reputation Turns Radioactive
A U.K. report on the assassination of a Russian ex-spy cements the world's opinion about this once-promising leader.
View ArticleRepression or Reform, Putin Must Decide
Chechnya's leader has offered himself as a 'jackal exterminator' to keep opposition in check.
View ArticleShocker: U.S. Knows About Corruption in Russia.
The lame-duck Obama administration can afford to tell the truth.
View ArticlePutin Is a Compulsive Risk-Taker
He is doubling down on Ukraine, Syria and his failing economic policies.
View ArticleEminent Domain, Moscow-Style
The city razed almost 100 buildings overnight, without compensating owners.
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