Here’s why Russia keeps hosting Afghanistan peace talks that will almost certainly fail Samuel Ramani - January 2, 2019 [caption id="attachment_82023" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov opens
Why Russia is openly violating sanctions against North Korea Samuel Ramani - April 23, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72203" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Russian President Vladimir Putin. (Maxim Shipenkov/Pool/AP)[/caption]
Why Austria’s response to the Skripal poisoning wasn’t so tough on Russia Stephanie Liechtenstein - April 18, 2018 [caption id="attachment_72394" align="aligncenter" width="960"] Sebastian Kurz, 31, led Austria's conservative
Russia is looking to engage with the Taliban. Here’s why. Samuel Ramani - January 15, 2018 [caption id="attachment_68101" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A U.S. soldier patrols in Asad
Why is Putin backing North Korea? To build up Russia as a great power. Samuel Ramani - July 26, 2017 [caption id="attachment_61438" align="aligncenter" width="960"] A Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile seems
Trump and Putin meet tomorrow. Here are 6 things to watch. Elizabeth N. Saunders and Joshua Tucker - July 6, 2017 Remember this is a meeting between two human beings — and unpredictable things happen face to face.
Trump told the Russians that firing Comey took the pressure off. This is what he should have said instead. - May 21, 2017 [caption id="attachment_58403" align="aligncenter" width="960"] President Trump speaks to Russian Foreign
Trump claims he wants closer ties with Russia. Here are 3 reasons that won’t fly. Aleksandar Matovski - May 16, 2017 On Tuesday, President Trump sent a round of startling tweets,
Russia’s leaders are happy about Brexit, but it won’t help the regime much at home J. Paul Goode - June 29, 2016 Before the June 2016 "Brexit" vote, British Prime Minister David