Issue 4279. Last Updated: 11/20/2009

The Danger of Isolationism

By Andrei Kortunov
Russia has only two allies -- its army and navy."" This phrase, which was originally uttered 150 years ago by Tsar Alexander III, has become quite popular over the past several years to describe Moscow's shortage of allies.

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