The global crisis that came to a head over the weekend has resulted in defeat and unprecedented humiliation for the administration of…
Boris Kagarlitsky
As the year drew to a close, an entertainment was organized for the Russian population. It was known as “Putin Answers Questions…
First came the fear. For several months most of the Italian newspapers had been telling their readers about the terrible antiglobalists who…
After special forces commandos stormed the Theater Na Dubrovke early Saturday morning, the authorities proclaimed the operation a complete success. They first…
After special forces commandos stormed the Theater Na Dubrovke early Saturday morning, the authorities proclaimed the operation a complete success. They first…
There are times when the image of Russia in the Western press calls to mind the consciousness of a schizophrenic. On the…
It is paradoxical that every time the pace of military engagements increases in the mountains of Chechnya, plans are revived in Moscow…
It looks as though everyone lost. Or almost everyone. The German elections have come and gone. Chancellor Gerhard Schröder and his coalition,…
No-one is surprised any more to hear bad news from the US, at any rate where the economy is concerned. Nevertheless, the…
After a period of cooling in their relations, Russia and the US are experiencing an acute bout of mutual sympathy. This seems…