Is Putin Dead? Pay Attention When Russia Starts Broadcasting ‘Swan Lake’

by Brynn Shiovitz  Vladimir Putin’s enemies are keeping a close eye on a bird in pointe shoes, because a broadcast […]

Central Asia Could Be the Key to Driving a Wedge Between Russia and China

by Ian Morris Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) holds a portrait of his father during the Immortal Regiment, a rally […]

Russia Stirs the Hornet’s Nest

Forecast Highlights Russia will keep trying to exploit divisions in the western Balkans, traditionally a theater of competition for many […]

Russia, the United States, and Donald Trump

  The US presidential campaign contained a constant undertone of Russia and President Vladimir Putin. Putin said nice things about […]

Is Russia Plotting To Bring Down OPEC?

  By Dalan McEndree  President Putin’s recent moves in the Middle East—to shore up Bashar al-Assad’s regime in Syria through […]

Putin is Grinning – The Deal of the Century

By:Lew Rockwell    Eric Margolis writes: GENEVA – Russia’s leader Vladimir Putin usually wears a perfect poker face. But last […]

Russia’s 21st Century Malaise in Five Grim Charts

It seems Vladimir Putin’s petro state has hit a wall, with the government last week reporting economic growth at a […]