Charles Recknagel is standards editor for RFE/RL.
Iraq is reeling from the rout of its national army from two provincial capitals by Islamic militants. Why is the army collapsing so quickly?
Russia is building the South Stream pipeline under the Black Sea to eliminate Ukraine as a transit state for gas exports to Europe. But after a Bulgarian surprise this week, the planned pipeline suddenly has nowhere to go.
For years the Ukrainian army has been underfunded and neglected. So much so, that volunteers are now raising money to get soldiers the most basic supplies.
Fighting is ramping up fast in eastern Ukraine and so far the Ukrainian Army has shown combat capabilities that vary from very bad to very good. Why the mixed performance?
The killing of a Pakistani woman by her relatives because she married a man against her family's will is again focusing the world's attention on so-called honor killings. What drives honor killings and why are they so hard to prevent?
Ukrainian President-elect Petro Poroshenko says his first priority is to visit the Donbas region. What will he hear when he goes?
Pro-Russian separatists are using force and intimidation to ensure the city of Donetsk misses Ukraine's May 25 presidential election.
Whenever there is a serious political turmoil, Russian capital flees the country. Now, the standoff with the West over Ukraine is prompting the largest flight since the financial crisis of 2008.
Some of the deadliest fighting in eastern Ukraine has taken place in the port city of Mariupol. Now the city is quiet, but it is unclear who is in charge and criminal gangs rule the streets by night.
As the EU worries about its energy security with Russia, Iran is offering to become one of its major natural-gas suppliers. The offer seems aimed at giving the West more reasons to lift sanctions over Iran's nuclear program, but how feasible is it?
There are plenty of reasons for the European Union to worry about what happens in Ukraine, not the least of which is the security of its gas supplies from Russia.
Iraq needs inclusive elections to save its fragile democracy. But violence in its Sunni West could spoil the chances.
Launching a revolution is one thing. Building on what you've won is another. Just ask Ukraine's civil society activists.
Ukraine says it wants to take Russia to international courts over the annexation of Crimea. But what does that mean and how much satisfaction can Ukraine hope for?
The Russian forces massing on Ukraine's eastern border are largely equipped by Ukraine. It is an ironic fact that much of the materiel used by the Russian troops in Crimea, and those maneuvering on Ukraine's border, is produced by Kyiv's military industry.
The worst-case scenario in the Russia-Ukraine crisis would be a war between the two states. How do their respective forces compare?
The Russian ruble has plummeted to a record low against the U.S. dollar as the Ukrainian crisis revives Cold War-style tensions. Here are four things to know about the ruble's fall, and where things might go from here.
A recording of an alleged conversation between Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan and his son about hiding money from investigators is the latest salvo in Turkey's ever ballooning political crisis. Where might things go from here?
Ukraine's crisis is not just political, it also desperately needs economic support and hopes to get it from the West. What does Ukraine need, and where might the money might come from?
An uneasy quiet has fallen over Kyiv after two days of bloodshed that took scores of lives.
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