In a display of callousness unusual even by Vladimir Putin’s standards, Russia eliminated the possibility of a better life for thousands of orphans last week when Putin signed into law a ban on adoptions by Americans. David J. Kramer and Arch Puddingtonexamine Vladimir Putin's 'power play' in a Washington Post op-ed.
If implemented properly, the Magnitsky Act could mean the restoration of a normative dimension to Western policy on Russia, write David J. Kramer and Lilia Shevtsova in The American Interest.
