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Pussy Riot reveals the fault line

April 20, 2012 Konstantin von Eggert
The punk provocateurs put the country’s contradictions in clear relief. But so far, there are only losers

Pundits keep making forecats about Syria's future

April 3, 2012 Yevgeny Shestakov, Konstantin von Eggert
Moscow expresses displeasure with Syria’s leadership. Does it mean Russia will reassess the situation in the Middle East’s troublesome region?

Projecting on Syria

February 29, 2012 Konstantin von Eggert
Russia’s influence in the Middle East, or rather, what was left of the Soviet influence in the region, is fading away. Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria, Moscow’s last ally, finds itself in an increasing international isolation and fights for its life

Politics in Russia is reborn

December 5, 2011 Konstantin von Eggert
Rather than once again producing a rubber-stamp victory for the ruling party, Russia’s State Duma elections on Dec. 4 have revived the whole concept of politics in Russia

The triumph of virtual politics

November 25, 2011 Konstantin von Eggert, Kommersant FM
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev is threatening to deploy ballistic missiles that do not yet exist in response to a missile defense system that has not yet been set up and whose task is to intercept Iranian missiles that are yet to be deployed

Following the course

November 23, 2011 Konstantin von Eggert
The Russian leadership may no longer be excited about the WTO, but joining is the right thing to do

Wild weekend

October 18, 2011 Natalya Serova, Konstantin von Eggert, combined reports
RBTH is pleased to provide a selection of two opposite views on the actions of the Occupy Wall Street movement

Turkey and the future

October 13, 2011 Konstantin von Eggert
Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan could be a rising star in the Middle East, or he could destabilize the whole region

Middle East miscalculated

September 30, 2011 Konstantin von Eggert
"Russians worship sovereignty because they saw their own country, the Soviet Union, disappear."

Hobson’s choice

September 8, 2011 Konstantin von Eggert
"I came to the realization that my country, Russia, is for all intents and purposes at war with its neighbor for the first time since the World War II era"