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Women Talk: Eat, Pray, Love - and Eat Again!

Biweekly column by Svetlana Kolchik

On one of my recent trips to Italy, I was to take a bus from the quaint Tuscan town of Siena to Rome, and then catch a plane back to Moscow.

Deeper Than Oil: Under The Gaze of a Kazakh Poet

Weekly column by Marc Bennetts

I’ve been spending a lot of time recently at Moscow’s week-old opposition camp, the gathering of anti-Putin activists that sprang up overnight in the center of the capital, under the gaze of a 19th century Kazakh poet philosopher named Abai Kunanbayev (born Qunanbaiuli).

Trendwatching: The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Russian Pilot

Weekly column by Natalia Antonova

I know what you’re thinking. You’re thinking the same things I am thinking. You’re asking yourself: after the Sukhoi Superjet-100 crash - what exactly is it going to take to reform the Russian aviation sector?

Transmissions from a Lone Star: March of the Pygmies

Weekly column by Daniel Kalder

Right now it seems as if the leadership of the entire planet is coming up for election. At least that’s the impression I get from the news: there are changes of leadership everywhere, or at least in those places where the population is allowed to have a say in such matters.

Uncertain World: Putin and Washington: Is Conflict Inevitable?

Weekly column by Fyodor Lukyanov

Vladimir Putin, who was inaugurated as president of Russia on May 7, has instructed the Foreign Ministry to ensure compliance with the New START Treaty, focusing on the issue of ballistic missile defense.

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20 Years on, CSTO Focuses on Threats to Central Asia

RIA Novosti commentator Konstantin Bogdanov

With its membership now stable, the Collective Security Treaty Organization has shifted its focus to resolving conflicts and dealing with terrorist threats in the post-Soviet space, predominantly in Central Asia.

Russia Can Buy Weapons in the West, but not Industry

RIA Novosti political commentator Konstantin Bogdanov.

Once again, the Russian military are about to lay out huge chunks of money to buy military equipment in the West, thus causing bouts of righteous indignation among supporters of the domestic defence industry.

How Many Libyan Civilians Were Killed in NATO’s Air Campaign?

Yelena Suponina for RIA Novosti

Human Rights Watch (HRW) has finally decided to contribute its weighty word in the dramatic disputes over how many civilians were killed in NATO’s air campaign in Libya.