In Russia, a landslide to tyranny
It was perhaps inevitable that Russia's tortuous post-communist experiment in democracy would grind to a halt, but it is more...
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Reports: Iran to buy jets from Russia
The reported Russian sale of Su-30 aircraft and aerial refueling tankers to the Islamic Republic of Iran is a very...
Putin’s ploy
Chess is the national sport of Russia. It is, therefore, as Soviet Communists like Vladimir Putin used to say, "no...
The Bering Strait Tunnel Project
What do Russian President Vladimir Putin, spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, political activist Lyndon LaRouche and former U.S. Secretary of...
Former VOA chiefs oppose planned budget cuts
Eleven former chiefs of the Voice of America, reflecting the broadest political spectrum, have signed a joint statement opposing the...
Propaganda state
It's all smiles, moderation and good news in sunny Russia, now that the Putin regime is forcing radio stations to...
Putin’s back to the future
It is becoming increasingly dangerous to be a critic of Vladimir Putin, the elected dictator of Russia. That is, as...
A tsar is born: Putin’s consolidation
By David P. Solomon. Mr. Solomon is a research intern at the Center for Security Policy and a senior at Georgetown University,...
Russia’s emerging autocracy
Despite objections from Russian authorities, wishful Western policy-makers and other Kremlin apologists, Russia is unmistakably plummeting deeper and deeper into...
Mineshaft canaries
At this writing, 13 men are trapped deep underground in a West Virginia coal mine and the prognosis for their...
Kasparov warns of Putin’s threat to freedom
In the 1980's, World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov used his enormous prestige in the former Soviet Union to help bring...
W.’s ‘moral values’ drive his foreign policy, too
According to the exit polls, George W. Bush owes his victory to the priority attached by millions of voters to...
Russian ‘anti-terror’ drill simulates ‘all-out nuclear war’ against United States
Calling it an 'anti-terror' drill, the Russian government is preparing for a massive exercise simulating a nuclear attack on the...