“The US was pushing a new Marshall Plan. But Afghanistan is not Germany». Arkady Dubnov on why the Taliban won without a fightArkady DubnovThe “Manchurian President”. How Russia became a raw-materials appendage of BeijingVladimir MilovThe Minsk “zugzwang”. How both Russia and the West grew weary of Lukashenko at the same timeVladislav Inozemtsev«Sputnik» and white lies. Why does a working vaccine have a bad reputation?Ilya YasnyiThe final push towards Russia’s embrace. How tougher sanctions against Belarus could lead to its disappearance as an independent state Yaroslav RomanchukHave the Palestinians been written off, or did Israel leave Hamas with no option?Alan PhilpsBetter use money than brute force. Dimitar Bechev on why Russia is running out of friends in Eastern EuropeDimitar Bechev“The Clock is Ticking”. What will happen when the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) is recognized as an “extremist” organisationOlga RomanovaALL OPINION COLUMNS
“The US was pushing a new Marshall Plan. But Afghanistan is not Germany». Arkady Dubnov on why the Taliban won without a fightArkady Dubnov
The Minsk “zugzwang”. How both Russia and the West grew weary of Lukashenko at the same timeVladislav Inozemtsev
The final push towards Russia’s embrace. How tougher sanctions against Belarus could lead to its disappearance as an independent state Yaroslav Romanchuk
Better use money than brute force. Dimitar Bechev on why Russia is running out of friends in Eastern EuropeDimitar Bechev
“The Clock is Ticking”. What will happen when the Anti-Corruption Foundation (ACF) is recognized as an “extremist” organisationOlga Romanova
«He practiced shooting with Putin at a shooting range»: Berlin Bicycle Assassin's relative reveals his biography
“The US was pushing a new Marshall Plan. But Afghanistan is not Germany». Arkady Dubnov on why the Taliban won without a fight
«A peasant farmer», «henchmen» and «our younger brothers». How Kremlin propaganda presents the situation in Belarus
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SOCIETYOff the mark: why you should not trust theories about a man-made origin of Covid-19Irina Yakutenko18 июня 2021
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SOCIETYVaccine tourism. People from all over Europe are traveling to Serbia to get a coronavirus shot. What's the deal?Yulia Petrovskaya 13 апреля 2021
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