Russia

Think Again: The BRICS

Together, their GDP now nearly equals the United States. But are they really the future of the global economy?

BY ANTOINE VAN AGTMAEL | NOVEMBER 2012

Hollywood

How foreign audiences saved Tinseltown.

BY STEPHEN GALLOWAY | NOVEMBER 2012

The 50-50 Club

Why pundits love splitting the difference on their predictions.

NOVEMBER 2012

The Myth That Screwed Up 50 Years of U.S. Foreign Policy

It's time to set the record straight about John F. Kennedy's handling of the Cuban missile crisis.

BY LESLIE H. GELB | NOVEMBER 2012

Putin's Miscalculation

It was a big mistake to pick on a pregnant human rights activist. The world must hold whoever was responsible to account.

BY KENNETH ROTH | OCTOBER 5, 2012

Georgia's Electoral Showdown

Emotions are running high as Georgians vote in a watershed parliamentary election.

BY JAMES KIRCHICK | OCTOBER 1, 2012

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Seven countries where Internet freedom is under threat.

BY SANJA KELLY, SARAH COOK | SEPTEMBER 27, 2012

He's With the Band

An interview with the first man of Pussy Riot.

INTERVIEW BY JOSHUA E. KEATING | SEPTEMBER 20, 2012

Yes, Russia Is Our Top Geopolitical Foe

Why Mitt Romney is right about Moscow.

BY JOHN ARQUILLA | SEPTEMBER 17, 2012

Tensions in September

BY RACHEL DOBBS | SEPTEMBER 6, 2012

Building a Better Bear

Can Russia reform its outmoded military without scaring the United States? 

BY DMITRI TRENIN | SEPTEMBER 5, 2012

Bullish on the Bear

It’s hard to find people who are optimistic about the future of Russian democracy. Leon Aron explains why he’s one of them.

BY PAUL STAROBIN | SEPTEMBER 4, 2012

The Life and Death of a Great Russian City

The tragic plot to destroy Nizhny Novgorod's centuries-old historic city center.

BY ANNA NEMTSOVA | AUGUST 22, 2012

Everybody Loves Pussy Riot

(Except Vladimir Putin.)

AUGUST 17, 2012

Making Punk a Threat Again

Is Russia's Pussy Riot already the most politically influential punk rock group ever?

BY SPENCER ACKERMAN | AUGUST 3, 2012

August Heats Up

Follow the events of August 1962, as Cold War tensions continue to unfold in the run-up to the Cuban missile crisis.

BY RACHEL DOBBS | AUGUST 2, 2012

July in Focus

The events leading up to the Cuban missile crisis as the Soviet military buildup in Cuba gathered momentum exactly half a century ago.

BY RACHEL DOBBS | JULY 17, 2012

Dark Soldiers of the New Order

The Soviet Union's spies haven't disappeared, they're just wearing new clothes. An exclusive excerpt from Edward Lucas's new book, Deception.

BY EDWARD LUCAS | JULY 13, 2012

Putin's Katrina

The deadly floods in Russia's south have unleashed a groundswell of anger at the government. Could it shake the foundations of Putin's new presidency?

BY SHAUN WALKER | JULY 12, 2012

The Russian Floods

After torrential rains brought deadly flash floods, the unprepared and devastated residents of Krymsk are struggling to recover.

JULY 11, 2012

Moscow's Marines Head for Syria

The Russians have dispatched a naval task force to Syria. As if the place wasn't enough of a mess already.

BY MARK KATZ | JULY 10, 2012

Making Enemies from Friends

Hey, Mitt: Russia's not quite America's No. 1 geopolitical foe just yet, but keep up that talk and Vladimir Putin will be happy to oblige.

BY JAMES TRAUB | JULY 6, 2012

Fortress America

Playing the new Cold War board game is a trip back to the 1980s. So why is the theme of an America being invaded still so popular?

BY MICHAEL PECK | JULY 3, 2012

Putin's Got America Right Where He Wants It

And that's bad news for Obama.

BY MICHAEL WEISS | JUNE 28, 2012

The Great Caspian Arms Race

Inside the petro-fueled naval military buildup you've never heard of: It's Russia versus Iran, with three post-Soviet states -- and trillions of dollars in oil -- in the middle.

BY JOSHUA KUCERA | JUNE 22, 2012

The Caspian's New Sea Monsters

The post-Soviet region has begun a high-stakes arms race, fueled by competition for recently discovered oil fields.

JUNE 22, 2012

What Russia Gave Syria

A guide to Bashar al-Assad's arsenal.

BY DAVID KENNER | JUNE 21, 2012

Abandoning Sergei Magnitsky

Why is Hillary Clinton giving up on human rights in Russia?

BY JAMISON FIRESTONE | JUNE 21, 2012

Putin's Waiting Game

Russia's savvy president isn't trying to start a new Cold War, he's just waiting to see what happens in November.

BY ANDREW S. WEISS | JUNE 19, 2012

How Is Energy Remaking the World?

To navigate the complicated new politics of oil and gas, FP asked the author of The Quest and leading U.S. energy historian to help shape our latest survey -- and guide us through the results.

BY DANIEL YERGIN | JULY/AUGUST 2012