The purchase of Bashneft by Rosneft represents one more example of how the “market economy” works in Russia—especially when money is being transferred from one state-owned pocket into another.

Another story suggests the Chinese President is considering staying on past his second term.

Leaks coming out of Brussels suggest that the Europeans have had enough of Moscow’s shenanigans, in Ukraine and Syria.

Georgia’s hotly contested elections, taking place today, are a critical test not just of the direction its politics might take, but also to the durability of its democratic institutions.

Look no further than Putin’s list of demands to restart the plutonium deal for proof of how important sanctions relief is to the embattled Russian President.

The Obama Administration appears to finally be losing its ability to pretend to itself that Putin takes it seriously as a negotiating partner. But have any larger lessons been learned?

A more careful look at how Russia is spinning the Dutch report on the Malaysian Airlines tragedy suggests that Putin may be looking for ways to wash his hands of the whole war in Eastern Ukraine.

Eurocrats may try to convince themselves that the Hungarian migrant referendum was insignificant. They would be foolish to do so.

Even the hardiest defenders of Obamacare are now having to concede that it looks more and more like the inevitable failure the critics have always said it was.

“Hitler massacred 3 million Jews. Now, there is 3 million drug addicts [in the Philippines]… I’d be happy to slaughter them.”