Open letter from Maria Sapozhnikova, Head of NCF Russia

I’m addressing this letter to all Russian citizens, my compatriots. On February 24th, the Russian army crossed into Ukraine, a … More

The need for objectivity and transparency in response to the Russian threat

Countries around the Western world have joined the UK in expelling Russian diplomats. Considering Russia’s actions since the 2014 Crimean … More

The links between the Orthodox Church and the Russian state have grown closer and closer in the last five years, … More

There are persistent claims in the media that amount to a picture of a possible combined ‘Sunni’ intervention in the … More

We at the Next Century Foundation are gravely concerned over the recent downing of a Russian warplane by the Turkish … More

President Vytautas Landsbergis, the founding president of modern Lithuania talks on the state of world democracy, the erosion of nation … More

A British NCF interlocutor sent this comment to the NCF this morning. It is strongly worded but we thought we … More

THE FOLLOWING COMES TO US FROM A SENIOR BOARD MEMBER OF THE NCF: INTRODUCTION & COMMENT: Foreign Minister Sergey V. … More

The July 14th agreement on Iran’s nuclear program with the P5+1 will prove fruitful for Russia in the immediate future. … More

Many commentators are wondering why Russia has recently redoubled its efforts in supporting the Syrian government. Since the start of … More

In the first few days of August, the foreign ministers of the GCC, Russia and the U.S. descended on Doha, … More

For Russia, the Middle East has historically been a region of strategic and economic importance. Russia is seen as an … More

In November 2014, Russian President Vladimir Putin and Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held talks with Assad’s foreign minister, Walid … More