Last Friday evening, the Russian Security Council met. In attendance were 12 men — almost all of whom are around 60 years old and who once worked...

President Vladimir Putin overplayed his hand when he invaded Crimea. This unprovoked and illegal aggression was a throwback to the Soviet combination...

The Ukrainian protests present a challenge to all Russians. Putin must realize the Eurasian Union is stillborn and Russia needs the EU.

The annual Gaidar Forum, held last week in Moscow, is a good occasion to assess the country's economic state of affairs.

Putin sounded completely Soviet during his address to the nation. He seems unaware both of the collapse of the Soviet economic system and why it happened...

The Kremlin's two main goals are to maintain political power and to enrich the ruling elite. At best, economic growth is the third-ranking goal,...

Far from being a one-off case, the Tymoshenko affair exposes a deeper malaise.

A country's trade policy is supposed to maximize economic growth while keeping its foreign payments in reasonable balance. In reality, it might actually...

Putin's Ukraine policy is as aggressive as it is unsuccessful. His latest mistake was the clumsy attempt to block Ukrainian imports.