Saving Israel with Secularism
Israel is growing more religious, threatening its very cultural foundations.
On the Newsstand:Russia
Joshua Rubenstein on Trotsky’s Revolutionary Life
"Trotsky’s logic had been, with the revolution, everything is possible."
Election 2012: The World Votes
Citizens of France, Egypt, Mexico, and Venezuela head to the polls this year
Review of Mikhail Gorbachev’s Memoirs
The fact that Gorbachev is associated with the dissolution of the Soviet Union has made him a much admired man in the West, a near hero. His role is the reunification of Germany and the ‘liberation’ from Soviet overlordship of the remainder of Eastern Europe earned him a Nobel Peace prize in 1990. However in the much diminished successor state of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation, Gorbachev is seen in a very different light. Thus a chasm exists in the perception of Gorbachev as a person and as a politician between Russia and the West.
The End of the Dreams of a Generation
As men decide to walk only on Earth, it seems as if the dreams of an entire generation – to walk among the stars, to go where no man has gone before – are slowly falling into the ancient pillars of history.
China’s Ambitious Future in Space
As China Announces Bold New Plans for its Space Program, the United States Considers the Possible Militarism of the Space Race
China and Belarus: A Special Relationship
The People’s Republic keeps Europe’s last dictatorship afloat
Numbered Days: Bailing Out Europe’s Last Dictator
Once a mark of his power, Belarus’ economy, now in near free fall, may finally bring an end to Lukashenko
St. Petersburg’s Chinese Towers
The economic foundations of a new Sino-Russian "strategic partnership"
On Being a Feminist in Russia
Are Russian women subject to patriarchal cultural expectations, or simply following a set of harmless social conventions?
(Sting’s) Intro to US-Russian Relations
Socially, relations between the U.S. and Russia have come an incredibly long way over the past two decades. Political relations, however, still have a long way to go.
The Internet Age and Revolt
Social media are contributing to the decline of authoritarianism worldwide
Estonia: A Move to the Euro, and Europe?
When I visited Estonia four weeks ago, I witnessed the bittersweet, albeit largely temperate, passing of the kroon, Estonia’s national currency since 1992. As I, and indeed most of the country, rushed to dump my krooni before Jan. 1st and the euro arrived, I nevertheless held on to a two-krooni note—a relic, no doubt, of a time that once was. After ... Read More
A Friendly Reminder from Mister Putin
Russia isn’t even pretending to be our friend anymore. After suffering the embarrassment of having an enormous spy syndicate captured on American soil last summer, one would think that the Russian government may attempt to play it safe and appease America for a little while. I mean, having 12 spies unmasked is grounds for some serious tension, yet America seemed ... Read More
Ukraine’s Soul Search
Exactly eleven months ago yesterday I sat on a bus rattling its way through countryside on my way to L’viv, an artistic, cobblestone city in the western half of Ukraine. As I gazed out the window, I watched as petite houses dotted the rural landscape where old babcias tended their gardens and teenagers waited for the bus under graffitied cement overhangs. At ... Read More
