There’s much that remains unknown about the violent turmoil that has engulfed Kazakhstan in recent days. But one clear fact has emerged from the mayhem: Vladimir Putin’s political doctrine has a new, now openly displayed centerpiece. On Monday, as the Russian president declared Kazakhstan’s crisis essentially resolved following a military …

More even than most crises, the events unfolding in Kazakhstan in recent days can be read in myriad ways. On one level, it clearly appears to have resulted in yet another opportunity for Russian President Vladimir Putin to claw back control over domains lost by the Kremlin following the demise …

More even than most crises, the events unfolding in Kazakhstan in recent days can be read in myriad ways. On one level, it clearly appears to have resulted in yet another opportunity for Russian President Vladimir Putin to claw back control over domains lost by the Kremlin following the demise …

Τα λογιστήρια των επιχειρήσεων λιανικής πώλησης, ιδιαίτερα των σούπερ μάρκετ, έχουν πάρει φωτιά. Τις επόμενες μέρες θα πρέπει να περάσουν στους κωδικούς χιλιάδων προϊόντων πρώτης ανάγκης (κυρίως τροφίμων, που είτε είναι εισαγόμενα είτε εξαρτώνται από εισαγόμενες πρώτες ύλες) μεγάλες αυξήσεις τιμών, ακόμη και πάνω από 20%. Αλλά και τα εγχωρίως …

Piacgazdaságban szokatlan lépést jelentett be Orbán Viktor, pár alapvető élelmiszer árának októberi szinten való rögzítése ráadásul úgy történik, hogy azon mindenki veszít, csak az állam nem. A fogyasztók pedig nagyot nem nyernek vele. Hat alapvető élelmiszer esetében jelentette be az árak október 15-i szinten befagyasztását a miniszterelnök. Orbán Viktor közlése …

Ждем письменной реакции — так министр иностранных дел Сергей Лавров прокомментировал итоги переговоров в формате Россия—США и Россия—НАТО. По его словам, после получения соответствующих документов в Кремле определят дальнейшую линию поведения в отношении Запада. При этом российская сторона особо отмечает, что по ключевым вопросам понимание так и не было достигнуто. …

Diplomasi balesi denen sanatın “posturing” denen bir figürü vardır ki, tam tercümesi “etkilemek veya yanlış yönlendirmek amacıyla yapılan davranış” veya daha kestirmeden “yapmacık tavır takınmak” diye çevirebiliriz. Bütün dünya, “ABD ile Rusya Dışişleri Bakan Yardımcıları Cenevre’de bir araya geliyorlar, Üçüncü Dünya Savaşı veya o kadar geniş olmasa da bir Karadeniz …

C’est un jour empli d’émotion, de soulagement, mais aussi de colère et de larmes. En condamnant à une peine de perpétuité un tortionnaire syrien, le tribunal allemand de Coblence n’a pas seulement dit le droit. Il envoie aussi un message percutant aux Syriens. C’est la première fois qu’ils voient un …

On Feb. 15, 1989, Col. Gen. Boris Gromov became the last Soviet commander to leave Afghanistan, crossing the Friendship Bridge into what was then the Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic. Gromov’s departure ended the USSR’s decade-long military occupation of Afghanistan, characterized by some as the country’s version of the Vietnam War. …

Over the past several years, international policymakers, primarily in the West, as well as journalists and commentators have frequently called attention to Russia’s renewed interest in expanding its footprint in Africa. These discussions of “Russia’s return” to Africa are usually couched in a fearmongering, manichean framework of competition, ostensibly within …