Michael Weiss

Michael Weiss is a columnist at NOW Lebanon and the editor-in-chief of a forthcoming Russian translation journal sponsored by the Institute of Modern Russia.

What the Aleksei Navalny Case Says About Life in Putin's Russia

What the Aleksei Navalny Case Says About Life in Putin's Russia

How a LiveJournal blogger became the Russian president's worst enemy. More »

Gudkov, Badkov: How a Russian Parliamentarian's Trip to America Rattled the Kremlin

Gudkov, Badkov: How a Russian Parliamentarian's Trip to America Rattled the Kremlin

Dmitry Gudkov's condemnation exemplifies the ridiculousness of Putin-era witch hunts. More »

The Anti-Kremlin History of the Man Behind Putin's Adoption Ban

The Anti-Kremlin History of the Man Behind Putin's Adoption Ban

Children's ombudsman Pavel Astakhov is now the face of Putin's Magnitsky retaliation law, but in a past life he was an anti-FSB advocate. More »

Tropical Hypocrisy: One Russian Lawmaker's Florida Real Estate Problem

Tropical Hypocrisy: One Russian Lawmaker's Florida Real Estate Problem

The chairman of Russia's ethics committee opposes foreign property holdings -- except for himself. More »

Corruption and Cover-Up in the Kremlin: The Anatoly Serdyukov Case

Corruption and Cover-Up in the Kremlin: The Anatoly Serdyukov Case

How Russia's fired defense minister got away More »

Syrian Kurd Leader: Revolution Won't Succeed Without Minorities

Syrian Kurd Leader: Revolution Won't Succeed Without Minorities

What Syria's largest minority means for the uprising, for the opposition leaders, and the country's future More »

Turkey's Hand in the Syrian Opposition

Turkey's Hand in the Syrian Opposition

The Turkish government would have every reason to try and steer Syria's activists, and it looks like they might be succeeding More »

A Syrian Activist Speaks From Damascus

A Syrian Activist Speaks From Damascus

A young man involved in the opposition movement discusses the mood in Damascus, his torture, and what activists want from the outside world More »

Escape From Syria

Escape From Syria

The story of a young opposition activist who says he had to flee for his life More »

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