September 23, 2014
(translated from the French by Armelle English) I have been traveling widely in the Ukrainian Donbass, the contested region of Eastern...
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April 1, 2014
On March 25, 2014, the cover photo of the New York Times showed President Obama speaking in front of an unusual backdrop. The photograph...
Opinion
March 20, 2014
In 1830, in response to the crowning of Louis-Philippe as king of France after revolution deposed Charles X, Russia’s Nicholas I wrote, “...
Opinion
February 21, 2014
Note: Due to rapidly developing events on the ground in Ukraine, some of the information in this article may be outdated at time of...
Opinion
September 11, 2013
The Syrian government has accepted a Russian proposal to put its chemical weapons under international control to avoid a possible U.S...
Opinion
October 6, 2012
Sunday, October 7, marks six years since Anna Politkovskaya was murdered in her apartment elevator. The assailant shot her four times,...
Opinion
August 1, 2012
In Russia, disaster historically strikes with such great frequency during August that much of the month is spent anticipating tragedy. But...