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Federal Security Service

Russia's Higher Police

Whether Czarist or Soviet, the Russian intelligence elite has always conceived on itself as the "most loyal" servant of "the Russian idea." Now one of their own is president.

Commentary

Terror at Domodedovo

Moscow's elite leaves the country's ordinary citizens to fend for themselves as the war for Russia's inner abroad rages on.

The Secret Agent Brouhaha

Washington and Moscow shouldn’t let this dramatized spy ordeal affect relations.

The Moscow Bombings

The attacks are a major test for Medvedev. If he doesn’t handle things well, Putin might be strengthened and the reset put in danger.

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February 13, 2012