Saving the World’s Rarest Bear
Resembling a scruffy, shy teddy bear, can the Gobi ursus capture the attention needed to save it from extinction? Continue Reading
Resembling a scruffy, shy teddy bear, can the Gobi ursus capture the attention needed to save it from extinction? Continue Reading
November 24, 2021The Bactrian camel should become the mascot of the current zeitgeist in which resilience and adaptability are indispensable features. Continue Reading
May 07, 2021Even if this round of opposition is quashed, it will undoubtedly emerge again, perhaps at a time when the authorities may be ill-prepared. Continue Reading
August 11, 2020After 30 years of a tense and barely tolerated relationship, it seems unlikely that any political or diplomatic solution will result from this latest round of tensions around Nagorno-Karabakh. Continue Reading
July 17, 2020How are places that remain isolated from larger global markets, where resources are typically limited, dealing with the coronavirus pandemic? Continue Reading
April 08, 2020The key result of the #MeToo movement in Russia is that it has initiated public discourse on subjects that have previously been considered taboo. Continue Reading
November 27, 2019Recent events on the border between Georgia and South Ossetia are reminiscent of the build-up to the 2008 Russo-Georgian War. Continue Reading
September 24, 2019With an upcoming election, the breakaway republic of Abkhazia once again comes into focus in the midst of Russian-Georgian rivalry. Continue Reading
August 23, 2019There is certainly something paradoxical in the fact that the pope is deemed a heretic while the Russian president is praised as a defender of Christianity. Continue Reading
July 16, 2019