The fall of Yuri Luzhkov - Boyar and dinosaur President Medvedev’s sacking of Moscow’s mayor says more about the state of Russian politics than would appear from first media comments.
30 September 2010 - Full text...
Russia reviewed - An advance in strategic thinking The 2010 issue of the IISS Strategic Survey is remarkable for showing the progress of Western strategic thinking since the narrow days of the Cold War, as well as for its accurate pinpointing of the essential elements in Russia’s political development over the past twelve months.
28 September 2010 - Full text...
Fire-blackened Russia - Dancing with nature The damage caused by the summer’s wildfires has exposed contradictions in the attitude of the government, and of ordinary Russians, toward the preservation of the environment.
9 September 2010 - Full text...
Russia’s approaching elections - A widening scene Though they do not say it in words, two reports – one from the Medvedev ‘camp’ and the other from Putin’s - have finally opened Russia’s presidential election campaign, reflecting a shake-up of the entire political spectrum.
18 April 2010 - Full text...
Russia’s economic crisis (2) - Tension and divisions In the second of three articles, we consider differences that have arisen as a result of the crisis in government and regional circles, and signs of incipient alarm at the possibility of social unrest.
23 July 2009 - Full text...
