Europe's Cheesy Musical Proxy War (The National Interest)
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This year's Eurovision Song Contest was a microcosm of regional dynamics.
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A Pope, a Patriarch and Great Expectations in Cuba (The National Interest)
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This is not an environment in which fraternal reconciliation can flourish.
Read More7 Habits Of Highly Effective Russian Propaganda (Daily Caller News Foundation)
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Russia’s growing presence in Syria involves a parallel war of information, with the Kremlin dead-set on controlling an increasingly unwieldy narrative.
Read MoreRussian Economic Crisis Disrupts Daily Life (Daily Caller News Foundation)
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As a blizzard brought snow to Moscow on Thursday, the usual Central Asian migrant street-cleaners were missing — the latest sign of the Russian economy’s woes.
Read MorePutin Discusses Love, Money And Ukraine In 3-Hour Q&A (Daily Caller News Foundation)
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Russian President Vladimir Putin expounded on the sinking ruble, the annexation of Crimea and his love life in a three-hour press conference on Thursday.
Read MoreChina, Russia And Iran Lecture The US On Human Rights (Daily Caller News Foundation)
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Protests over the deaths of Michael Brown and Eric Garner have led to the United States being condemned for racism and oppression in often-oppressive rival countries, including Iran, Russia and China.
Read MoreChechnya is Not the Czech Republic, and Other Facts (Wonkistan)
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Barring the unlikely event that the United States will get entangled in military action against Grozny (or Makhachkala, or Bishkek), this will be the only time Wonkistan covers the saga of the Brothers Tsarnaev, alleged perpetrators of last week’s Boston Marathon bombing.
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