Commentary / Japan Nov 29, 2018
The catalyst behind Japan-Russia peace talks
by Yuki Tatsumi
Abe must tread carefully between maintaining Japan's diplomatic momentum with Russia while not appearing to acquiesce its international behavior elsewhere.
Commentary / World Nov 19, 2018
The environment and economy have become great power pawns
by Hal Brands
The new cold war has spread far from the geopolitical arena.
Commentary / Japan Sep 18, 2018
Putin's unacceptable peace treaty condition
by Kuni Miyake
The Russian president set a precondition Japan can't accept when he offered to negotiate a peace treaty before reaching a settlement on the Northern Territories.
Commentary / World Sep 18, 2018
Has Putin's popularity bubble burst?
by Nina L. Khrushcheva
The strongman's approval rating is dropping as Russians worry more about their futures.
Commentary / World Aug 4, 2018
The one man Putin can't get out of his head
by Joe Nocera
Bill Browder says renewed threats from Russia mean his efforts to punish its kleptocrats are working.
Commentary / World Aug 3, 2018
by Nina Khrushcheva
The U.S. president is betting away America's most precious asset — its global credit — and driving more countries toward Russia.
Commentary / World Jul 17, 2018
America's narcissistic national disorder
by Kuni Miyake
In the world of Donald Trump, there are enemies but no allies because he is so righteous and superior.
Commentary / World Jul 17, 2018
Putin and Trump couldn't make their relationship work
by Leonid Bershidsky
The Helsinki summit ended without agreements because there's nothing the two leaders can do for each other.
Commentary / World Jun 19, 2018
You can hate Putin but love the World Cup
by Leonid Bershidsky
Russians and foreign visitors can get a closer look at each other, without the usual filters.
Commentary / World May 29, 2018
A new keeper of Vladimir Putin's secrets
by Nina L. Khrushcheva
With the nomination of Alexei Kudrin to the government's central budgeting body, Putin's long-term plan for preserving his power and legacy seems to be taking shape.
Commentary / World May 8, 2018
Time to ban weapons of male destruction
by Beatrice Fihn
The world cannot afford to trust the impulsive men who have their fingers on the triggers of some 15,000 nuclear warheads.
Commentary / World Mar 15, 2018
For Putin's Russia, a poisoned spy sends a political message
by Peter Apps
The poisoning is a sign of how just committed Vladimir Putin's Kremlin has become at eradicating its enemies — and reminding others it can do so.