Russia

How can a country that spends so much on its military be at such a disadvantage?

• By Jared Keller

If domestic order is upended, there's no telling where Russian foreign policy may go in the years ahead.

• By Tamara Evdokimova

Despite the panic-inspiring headlines, it appears that the claims of a hacking event organizers overstated the feats of their teen pupils in disrupting our election systems.

• By Lilia Chang

Tree cover loss in the tropics was outweighed by tree cover gain in subtropical, temperate, boreal, and polar regions.

• By Rhett A. Butler

Rather than being honest about Russian influence in 2016, Republican leaders are trying to enhance the legitimacy of their own president and party.

• By Seth Masket

If liberal-democratic countries don't do more to challenge trends toward authoritarian Web practices, the reigning view of the Internet may soon become far more restrictive.

• By Robert Morgus & Justin Sherman

The 2020 census will be the first in the nation's history to be conducted electronically, which will also mean more potential for outside interference.

• By Kriston Capps

Despite President Vladimir Putin's promises to review the situation, no one expects that Russia will extradite the accused individuals, so why indict them at all?

• By Joel Samuels

New polling shows that the majority of Americans now believe Russia interfered in the last presidential election.

• By Francie Diep

Donald Trump's continued criticism of the political and military alliance has member-states concerned, and could impact the president's first bilateral meeting with Vladimir Putin.

• By Garret Martin & Balazs Martonffy

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• By Pacific Standard Staff
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We spoke with four economists about Russia's claims of a World Cup-related financial windfall. They were all skeptical.

• By Ian Hurley

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• By Ian Hurley
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Elephants participate in a football game to kick off the World Cup fever as part of an anti-gambling campaign at the ancient Thai city of Ayutthaya on June 13th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

A dancer looks on during the opening ceremony prior to the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Group A match between Russia and Saudi Arabia at Luzhniki Stadium on June 14th, 2018, in Moscow, Russia.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Vladimir Putin has created a non-democratic model that leveraged the failures of previous attempts at democracy in its ascent to dominance.

• By Brian Grodsky

Reports show that Trump's personal lawyer, Marc Kasowitz, also represented Columbus Nova, an investment firm with ties to Renova Group and Russian billionaire Viktor Vekselberg.

• By Justin Elliott

People carry portraits of World War II soldiers during the immortal regiment march, in which Russia marks the 73rd anniversary of the Soviet Union's victory over Nazi Germany, in downtown Saint Petersburg on May 9th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Women are reflected in a puddle as they walk across the Red Square in Moscow on April 26th, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

Russian President Vladimir Putin and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan hold a joint press conference after their meeting at the Presidential Complex in Ankara, on April 3rd, 2018.

• By Pacific Standard Staff

PS Picks is a selection of the best things that the magazine's staff and contributors are reading, watching, or otherwise paying attention to in the worlds of art, politics, and culture.

• By Ian Hurley
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What started as a civil conflict has quickly fallen into multiple proxy wars, ones that don't look to be dying down any time soon.

• By Moritz Pieper

The West is ignoring a dangerous socio-political duality between pro-Western and pro-Soviet populations that continue to fester in the country.

• By Giorgi Lasha Kasradze

Siberia, Russia: A winter sunset near Ogoy Island on frozen Lake Baikal. With few passable roads, locals drive cars, jeeps, and even cargo lorries over the ice to shorten their journeys.

• By Pacific Standard Staff