Russia

Russia and Kazakhstan have plenty in common. Why not the transition plans for their longtime presidents?

Eastern Europe has long resisted same-sex marriage. Prague might be about to change that.

The long-time autocrat's shock resignation kicks off an opaque succession process.

This week, New Zealand saw its worst-ever terrorist attack, and Boeing aircraft around the world were grounded.

On the podcast: The founder of the group Bellingcat on using open sources to investigate war crimes and abuses.

First he came for Georgia, then for Ukraine. Vladimir Putin’s next target is likely to be a non-NATO nation in the EU.

Some worry the deployment of these weapons could spark a nonnuclear missile race.

Putin’s plans to run the TurkStream pipeline through the Balkans won’t end well.

A U.S. withdrawal has opened the door to a possible political settlement, but success will depend on regional powers and the country’s neighbors.

Moscow’s missile capabilities in the Baltic Sea region are not nearly as dangerous as they seem.

The administration will instead increase investments in offensive missile defense capabilities, such as hypersonic technology.

But Moscow’s hypersonic weapons may be more bark than bite.

China, Russia, and the United States are approaching the long-term strategic potential of artificial intelligence very differently. The country that gets it right will reap huge military benefits.

Boeing and Lockheed Martin are vying for India’s long-delayed fighter replacement program.

Politicians in this corner of Eastern Europe insist their country is a stage for geopolitical rivalry between the West and Russia—the better to profit from the attention.

This week, India and Pakistan faced off in Kashmir, and Trump left Hanoi empty-handed.

New details emerge of how former U.S. Defense Secretary James Mattis fought against the Navy’s plan to buy more carriers.

Why Chinese and Russian detente may be here to stay.

Blasted by House Republicans as a liar, Trump’s longtime fixer suspects but cannot prove collusion with Russia.

Riyadh’s reckless behavior foments widespread mistrust of its plans to buy nuclear reactors.