Russia & Central Asia

Vladimir Putin’s decision to send Russian troops to Ukraine is an attempt to demonstrate that the Ukrainian crisis cannot be solved without Russia. Following the popular coup in Kiev that (once again) brought to power an openly…

A dieci anni dalla rivoluzione arancione l’Ucraina è tornata al centro dell'interesse di tutto il mondo. Ancora una volta il cuore della disputa è l’annosa questione dell’orientamento in politica estera. Del resto, il nome Ucraina significa…

The Winter Olympic Games in Sochi have crystallized the basic tenets of Russia’s uneasy relationship with the West and distilled what is becoming the country’s new identity. When Vladimir Putin and his government conceived the Sochi Games…

Following a string of foreign policy victories for Russia and its President Vladimir Putin over the last few months, many observers began to ponder on the sources of Russia's newfound clout. While Putin appeared to be the ultimate power…

When Vladimir Putin addressed “the American people and their political leaders” on the pages of The New York Times on September 11, 2013 he knew they would listen. While Barack Obama found himself lost in a quagmire of trying to match his…