Politicians and scholars from all over the world recently gathered at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) to discuss global security issues.

It was announced recently that President Vladimir Putin will speak at the 70th session of the United Nations General Assembly and will also head the Russian delegation.

Since the crisis in Ukraine began, many have claimed that a new Cold War between Russia and the West already exists.

The 19th-century German military theorist Carl von Clausewitz gave a classic definition of war as the "continuation of policy by other means."

One of the most vivid images found in old Slavic epic tales is that of a knight at a crossroads facing the difficult choice of which road to follow. The right choice ...

Less than a week after the signing of the Geneva agreement on Ukraine, all of the initial optimism has given way to doubt, skepticism and pessimism.

If a civil war breaks out in Ukraine, it will not likely follow the Bosnian scenario, but the Spanish one from the mid-1930s.

To reduce the serious and profound conflict in Kiev to "Russia's annexation of Crimea" would be a tragic delusion.

In 1966, French President Charles de Gaulle's vision of a Europe "that stretched from the Atlantic to the Urals" was provocative. Today, President Vladimir Putin has advanced an even more ambitious goal: ...

There are very few of us today who would question the need for Russia's economy to undergo a fundamental transformation. Clearly, Russia has to be less dependent on its raw materials and ...