Eastern Europe

The Pause Button

If the Senate kills New START, is Obama's Russia policy dead, too?

BY DMITRI TRENIN | NOVEMBER 17, 2010

Adding Insult to Murder

Moscow's gross lack of justice and accountability one year after the death of Sergei Magnitsky is a call to action -- and Washington should honor its human rights rhetoric with firm sanctions.

BY DAVID J. KRAMER | NOVEMBER 15, 2010

The Russians Return

Russia's back in Afghanistan, this time in cooperation with the West -- but do objectives really align?

BY JAMES KIRCHICK | NOVEMBER 10, 2010

Oleg Kashin's Horrible Truth

A journalist is beaten nearly to death in Moscow. Is this a deliberate crackdown, or something more subtle -- and more sinister?

BY JULIA IOFFE | NOVEMBER 6, 2010

Divide and Conquer

How the Kremlin schooled Russia's feuding democrats, again.

BY JULIA IOFFE | NOVEMBER 3, 2010

From Russia With Blood

C.J. Chivers talks with Foreign Policy about the Kalashnikov, the world's real weapon of mass destruction.

INTERVIEW BY CHARLES HOMANS | OCTOBER 15, 2010

Battle in Belgrade

Is Serbia Really Ready to Join the European Union?

BY JAMES KIRCHICK | OCTOBER 11, 2010

Travel Writing Ain't What It Used to Be

If you like your adventure stories devoid of any eating, prayer, or love, try the classics.

BY JESSA CRISPIN | OCTOBER 5, 2010

Pulling a Putin

Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili may be preparing to steal a play from his archrival's playbook in order to keep his grip on power.

BY MAGDALENA FRICHOVA GRONO | OCTOBER 4, 2010

How Vova and Dima Spent Their Summer Vacation

Russia’s ruling tandem spend some time apart.

CAPTIONS BY JOSHUA KEATING | AUGUST 25, 2010

Why Russia Matters

Ten reasons why Washington must engage Moscow.

BY JAMES F. COLLINS, MATTHEW ROJANSKY | AUGUST 18, 2010

The Georgia Syndrome

Two years after a disastrous war, Tbilisi is booming, but Georgians remain on edge, for one overriding reason: They're not sure Barack Obama loves them enough.

BY JAMES TRAUB | AUGUST 13, 2010

For Natasha

Russia's human rights activists are bowed but not broken.

BY ANNA NEMTSOVA | JULY 26, 2010

Why Kosovar Independence Is Good For Serbia

Thursday’s court ruling could be a blessing in disguise for the Serbs.

BY DAVID BOSCO | JULY 23, 2010

Soccer Explains Nothing

Stop looking to the World Cup for history lessons. It’s just a game and, frankly, that’s good enough.

BY SIMON KUPER | JULY 21, 2010

Angle of Defection

Was Shahram Amiri's return to Iran politically motivated, or was he just miserable?

BY CHRISTIAN CARYL | JULY 16, 2010

Rise of the Hungarian Right

With Web-savvy "radical nationalism" -- and a dash of anti-Semitism and Roma-baiting -- firebrand politician Gabor Vona has touched a chord among Hungary's disaffected and disillusioned young voters.

BY MICHAEL J. JORDAN | JULY 13, 2010

The World's Worst Theme Parks

Where not to take the kids on your summer vacation.

BY BENJAMIN PAUKER | JULY 4, 2010

The Long Emergency

Barack Obama's administration is taking an expansive, ambitious approach to global health. Does that mean giving up on combating HIV/AIDS?

BY ELIZABETH DICKINSON | JUNE 25, 2010

The Worst of the Worst

Bad dude dictators and general coconut heads.

BY GEORGE B.N. AYITTEY | JULY/AUGUST 2010

Where Left Means Right

What happens when political parties trend in the other direction?

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JULY/AUGUST 2010

The Known Unknowns

When U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld referred to the "known unknowns" that remained in Iraq in 2002, he was mocked endlessly -- and those mysterious black holes ended up confounding his administration's project there. Rumsfeld's not the only one to encounter this epistemological puzzle: Known unknowns are everywhere, waiting to trip us up. Here are a few of the most enigmatic.

BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | JULY/AUGUST 2010

Russia's New Privatization

The country's universities are moribund and behind the times. Can Moscow's entrepreneurs and philanthropists build something better?

BY JULIA IOFFE | JUNE 4, 2010

The Russian Game

Why is the Kremlin meddling in international chess elections?

BY CARL SCHRECK | MAY 18, 2010

Europe Bought Time and Not Much Else

The bailout may soothe markets, but it won't fix the fundamental problems that have pushed Greece, Spain, Portugal, and Italy to the brink.

BY URI DADUSH, MOISÉS NAÍM | MAY 11, 2010

The Red Square Parade

For the first time, soldiers from the United States, Britain, France, and Poland paraded on Red Square during Russia's annual Victory Day celebration marking the end of World War II.

MAY 10, 2010

Mourning for a Dictator

The day Tito died, as witnessed by a young Croatian girl.

BY MARICA BODROŽIĆ | MAY 7, 2010

Coming of Age in the Camps

A young "quota refugee" from Russia adjusts to life in Germany, from pizza to making new friends, in this first novel by a rising German talent.

BY LENA GORELIK | MAY 7, 2010

Why Bosnia Needs NATO (Again)

The country is more divided than any time since 1995. Time to call for reinforcements.

BY LOUISE ARBOUR, GEN. WESLEY CLARK | APRIL 29, 2010

Bears in a Honey Trap

The sex scandal that's rocking the Russian opposition.

BY JULIA IOFFE | APRIL 28, 2010