Publication

This issue of Russia in Global Affairs offers a variety of views on Russia's national sovereignty and the threats to its existence, as well as Russia's ability to pursue an independent and effective foreign policy. According to the editor-in-chief, in this respect the year 2005 was divided into two parts: the first half was marked by a nervousness derived from a series of negative developments, such as the terrorist attack on Beslan, and Moscow's "defeat" in Ukrainian elections. The second half, however, witnessed a rise in the self-confidence of the Russian establishment following the US' inability to solve the global problems it has vowed to address and the crisis in the European Union.