Volume 9 Issue 229

December 14, 2012

• Presidential Summit Drives Kazakhstani-French Relations Forward
• Ukraine’s Arms to Syria Set to Grow, While Ukrainian Nationals Are Targeted by Anti-Assad Forces
• Energy Security in Europe: The Uncertainties of South Stream and the Delays of Nabucco
• Violence in Ingushetia Continues Upswing

Volume 9 Issue 228

December 13, 2012

• What Is Behind Aliyev’s Boycott of the CIS Summit?
• Confrontation Between Dagestani Authorities and Rebels Worsens
• Irakly Okruashvili: Prisoner of Conscience, Provocateur or Traitor?
• Putin Tries to Formulate Political Agenda for His New Six-Year Term

Volume 9 Issue 227

December 12, 2012

• The Mongolian Democratic Party Wins in Local Elections
• No Plan to Solve Deadlock Over Occupied Georgian Regions
• Belarus’ Economic Turnaround: Is It Sustainable?
• North Caucasus Resort Company and Kabardino-Balkarian Leadership in Power Struggle

Volume 9 Issue 226

December 11, 2012

• Tatarstan’s Interest in UN Membership Angers Moscow
• Russia Is Building Diplomatic and Military Tools to Prevent Western Resistance to its Eurasian Union
• Mongolia Nurtures Relations with North Korea As It Hopes for Official Future Role in Six-Party Talks

Volume 9 Issue 225

December 10, 2012

• Bashkortostan Becomes Newest Russian ‘Hot Spot’
• Central Asia Prepares for Post-2014 Afghanistan
• Russia Steps and Slips into Foreign Policy Limbo
• United Russia’s Poor Performance Shows Its Precarious Position in the North Caucasus

Volume 9 Issue 224

December 7, 2012

• Will Russia Support Not Only Kyrgyzstan’s Army, but Also the Police?
• Silk Wind Project in Central Asia and South Caucasus Gains Speed
• A Depressing Curtain for Russian Naval Power: Admiral Sergei Gorshkov Fails Her Sea Trials (Part Two)
• Apparently Eying Another Term, Yevkurov Launches PR Campaign

Volume 9 Issue 223

December 6, 2012

• Alyaksandr Lukashenka and the Martians
• 2010 Census Shows Fewer Russians, More Non-Russians, and Many Who No Longer Declare an Ethnic Identity At All
• Head of World Union of Muslim Scholars Visits Dagestan
• Serdyukov Has Been Disgraced, but His Reforms Will Continue

Volume 9 Issue 222

December 5, 2012

• Russia Sees Sakhalin-Japan Energy Projects as Bargaining Tool
• Will Georgians Watch Russian TV Channels Again?
• ConocoPhillips' Exit from Kashagan Revives Rivalries in Kazakhstan’s Oil Sector
• Grassroots Activism Among Circassians in Russia Remains on the Rise

Volume 9 Issue 221

December 4, 2012

• Russia is Pushing Georgia into Accepting More Concessions
• Scandal Mars Launch of Ukrainian LNG Terminal Project
• Moscow Launches Investigation into Failed Automated Command and Control System

Volume 9 Issue 220

December 3, 2012

• Activists in Middle Volga Protest Moscow’s Plans to End Obligatory Instruction in Non-Russian Languages
• Kadyrov’s Visit to Baku: What Are Azerbaijan’s Interests in the North Caucasus?
• Is Russian Gold Being Used to Support North Caucasus Insurgency?
• Putin Attempts a Comeback as His Leadership Becomes Precarious

Volume 9 Issue 219

November 30, 2012

• A Depressing Curtain for Russian Naval Power: Admiral Sergei Gorshkov Fails Her Sea Trials (Part One)
• Chechens Are Among Foreigners Fighting to Overthrow Bashar al-Assad
• Russians Fleeing Adygea, Threatening Moscow’s Control of Region
• Russia’s Ever Friendlier Ties to Vietnam—Are They a Signal to China?

Volume 9 Issue 218

November 29, 2012

• Hizb ut-Tahrir Takes Advantage of Ethnic Fault Lines in Tatarstan, Kyrgyzstan
• Is Ivanishvili’s Visit to the US Postponed or Canceled?
• Fighting Corruption Russian Style
• Arrests in Turkey May Be Connected to So-Called “Berlin Group” of Russian Killers

Volume 9 Issue 217

November 28, 2012

• Ukraine Facing Economic and Financial Instability
• Russian Army Lacks Recruits, but Will Not Draft North Caucasians
• Circassians Will Not Follow Abkhaz Example, Adyge Khase Leader Says
• Putin’s Repressive Power Is Tested and Found Lacking

Volume 9 Issue 216

November 27, 2012

• Privatizing and Nationalizing Companies in Belarus
• Russia-Uzbekistan Dispute Jeopardizes Bilateral Relationship
• Ivanishvili’s Blunders May Be Very Costly for Georgia

Volume 9 Issue 215

November 26, 2012

• New Rhetoric, but Old Policy on Adjara Autonomy
• North Caucasian Activists See Relations with Georgia Under Threat
• Japan Looks to Central Asia for Strategic Resources
• Two Inter-Ethnic Murders in Moscow Region Illustrate Threat of Racism

Volume 9 Issue 214

November 21, 2012

• Belarus and Lithuania: The Estranged Brethren
• Mongolia’s Vulnerability to Russian Fuel Supply
• Failure of Government Institutions Mobilizes North Caucasian Ethnic Groups
• Russia Eyes New Far Eastern Gas Export Hub, Reassesses Central Asia

Volume 9 Issue 213

November 20, 2012

• Tatarstan Divides Along Ethnic Lines over Renaming Republic
• Moscow Recognizes Hizb-ut-Tahrir Operates Inside Russia
• Ukraine Starts to Import Gas from Europe, Cuts Imports from Russia
• Shoigu Suspends the “Serdyukov” Military Reform

Volume 9 Issue 212

November 19, 2012

• Reinterpretations of Soviet History in Georgia and the Post-Soviet Space: Never-Ending Battle
• Will Georgia Continue to Seek to Influence Eurasian Countries?
• Setbacks and Squabbles in Russia’s Foreign Policy
• Russian Circassians Protest Deteriorating Security Situation in Syria

Volume 9 Issue 211

November 16, 2012

• Turkey Wants to Open a Transportation Corridor through Georgia to North Ossetia
• Kazakhstan Elected Member of UN Human Rights Council
• Kadyrov and Yevkurov Continue Their Verbal Battle
• EU and US Policy on South Stream Remains Ambiguous

Volume 9 Issue 210

November 15, 2012

• Russia’s Aggressive Policies in Transnistria Reveal Severe Limitations of EU’s Approach to Conflict Resolution
• Who Is Responsible for Distancing Georgia from NATO?
• The Payment of Kickbacks—A Norm in Russia’s Arms Trade
• Chechen and Ingush Leaders Feud over Burial of Slain Insurgents

Volume 9 Issue 209

November 14, 2012

• Russia Plays Both Sides Against the Middle on Senkaku Islands
• Berkut Riot Police Used to Falsify Ukrainian Parliamentary Elections
• International Crisis Group Controversial Among Russian North Caucasus Experts
• Russia Offers Generous Support for the Kyrgyz Army

Volume 9 Issue 208

November 13, 2012

• Is Georgia’s New Government Shifting the Country’s Geopolitical Course Toward Russia?
• Central Asia’s Stability Increasingly Compromised by Ongoing Grain Crisis
• All the President’s Men: Putin Reshuffles the Top Brass
• Russia Considering Restoring Soviet-Era Law on Psychiatry, Opening Door to Political Abuse

Volume 9 Issue 207

November 12, 2012

• Mongolia and Russia Re-Invigorate Mutual Ties
• Georgia Proposes to Unblock the Trans-Caucasus Railway
• Circassians Become Targets in Syria; Activists Seek International Help
• Andropov’s Shadow over the Kremlin Clan Feuds

Volume 9 Issue 206

November 9, 2012

• Kazakhstan-China Military Exchanges Continue
• Summit of ECO Countries Brings No Change
• Recent Russian Survey Finds Terrorism Threat Highest in Dagestan
• Bulgaria: The Bargaining on South Stream Continues

Volume 9 Issue 205

November 8, 2012

• The ‘Quietude’ of Kabardino-Balkaria
• Doing Business in Kazakhstan: Two Thumbs Up from the IFIs
• Armenian General Threatens Azeri Economic Facilities
• Putin Has Fired His Defense Minister

Volume 9 Issue 204

November 7, 2012

• Chinese ‘Expansion’ in Kyrgyzstan: Myth or Reality?
• Belarus Targets Intellectual Community
• Twenty Years On, Ossetian-Ingush Conflict Still Far from Being Resolved

Volume 9 Issue 203

November 6, 2012

• Violations, Strong Showing of Radicals Spoil Ukrainian Election
• Moscow Resurrects Battalion Tactical Groups
• Shaimiyev Criticizes Moscow for Seeking Return to Pre-Perestroika Relations

Volume 9 Issue 202

November 5, 2012

• Is Moscow Preparing to Play the Ethnic Card to Stay Politically Relevant?
• Road Projects in Tajikistan Impact Its Strategic Geography
• US Elections Deepen the Divergence Between Russia’s and Putin’s Interests
• Draft Language Law Could Ultimately End Non-Russian Language Instruction, Moscow Ethnographer Says

Volume 9 Issue 201

November 2, 2012

• New Kazakhstan-US Energy Partnership Plan Adopted
• Dagestani Opposition Holds Demonstration in Moscow to Create Attention
• Is the Kremlin Writing off Middle-Aged Russians?

Volume 9 Issue 200

November 1, 2012

• Descendants of Shamil Continue to Resist Authorities in Dagestan
• Crackdown on Russia’s Opposition Reveals Systemic Problems in Kaliningrad Region
• Defense Spending and Policy Discussions Are Splitting the Russian Elite

Volume 9 Issue 199

October 31, 2012

• Is Moscow Losing Its India Connection?
• Political Reforms Still Possible in the North Caucasus
• South Stream as Kremlin’s Geopolitical Tool

Volume 9 Issue 198

October 30, 2012

• Belarus and Russia: Affinity and Dependency
• Russian Exodus from the North Caucasus Continues
• Baluyevskiy Blasts Russian Military Reform: ‘Money Down the Drain’

Volume 9 Issue 197

October 29, 2012

• Causes of Deteriorating Situation in Tatarstan Are Likely Multidimensional
• UDAR – Our Ukraine Pragmatists in a Radical Opposition Era
• Russian Puzzle: Change Inevitable, Evolution Impossible, Revolution Implausible

Volume 9 Issue 196

October 26, 2012

• Kazakhstani-Turkish Security Cooperation Deepens Within the CICA Framework
• Uzbek Dissidents Under Death Threats in Sweden
• Moscow and Grozny Continue to Play Down Chechnya’s Persistent Insurgency

Volume 9 Issue 195

October 26, 2012

• Kadyrov Seeks to Retain Privileged Financial Position for Chechnya in the North Caucasus
• Russian Military Developments in Transnistria Worry Moldovan Officials
• Prosecutors Allege Large-Scale Corruption in Defense Ministry

Volume 9 Issue 194

October 24, 2012

• Farewell to Baikonur? Russia Confirms Intention to Move Away from Space Cooperation with Kazakhstan
• Whatever Happened to Russia’s Korea Projects?
• By Tolerating Rights Abuses, Ingush Authorities Set Trap for Themselves

Volume 9 Issue 193

October 23, 2012

• Klichko Refuses to Sign Coalition Accord with Tymoshenko’s Party
• Serdyukov Confirms Long-Term Dependence on Dwindling Military Conscription

Volume 9 Issue 192

October 22, 2012

• The Astravec Project: A Risky Endeavor for Belarus
• Indecision Time for Putin as Russia Drifts Toward Stagnant Authoritarianism
• With Sochi on the Horizon, Putin Calls for Intensified Efforts to Hunt Militants

Volume 9 Issue 191

October 19, 2012

• Russia and Kazakhstan Pledge to Renew Strategic Partnership amid Growing Dissatisfaction with Customs Union
• Kazakhstan-Turkey Presidential Summit Deepens Economic Ties
• Russia Mulls Tax Breaks to Encourage Far Eastern Development
• Events in Dagestan Force the Kremlin to Become More Active

Volume 9 Issue 190

October 18, 2012

• Caucasus Emirate’s Ethnic Russian Suicide Bombers
• Russia: Belarus’s Economic Lifeline and Cultural Magnet
• While Continuing to Back Damascus, Moscow Tries to Carry on with Ankara

Volume 9 Issue 189

October 17, 2012

• Seven Years After Attack on Nalchik, Trial of Alleged Perpetrators Grinds On
• Eight Reasons Why Ukraine’s Party of Regions Will Win the 2012 Elections
• Will Putin Sign the South Stream Deal with Bulgaria in Person?

Volume 9 Issue 188

October 16, 2012

• Limited Support for Arrested Parliamentarians Indicates Stability in Kyrgyzstan
• CSTO Stages First Peacekeeping Exercise
• ‘The Opponents of Tatarstan Have Achieved Their Goal’

Volume 9 Issue 187

October 15, 2012

• North Caucasians Grow Impatient with Accusations by Ethnic Russians
• Special Commentary: Georgia’s Moment of Truth
• Russia and Japan Try (Again) for a Rapprochement

Volume 9 Issue 186

October 12, 2012

• West Fears Ukrainian Election Will Not Be Democratic
• Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev Center Moves Into High Gear
• Russia Struggles to Lure Tajikistan into the Customs Union
• Moscow Develops Dagestan Along the Model of Chechnya

Volume 9 Issue 185

October 11, 2012

• While Increasingly Anti-Western, Russia Needs Foreign Military Technology
• Insurgents and Protesters Alike Challenge Ingush Authorities
• Launching of New Airport in Karabakh May Lead to Unpredictable Consequences

Volume 9 Issue 184

October 10, 2012

• Tajikistan and Russia Sign Extension of Basing Agreements
• Kabardino-Balkaria’s Commission for Adapting Rebels Fails to Deliver
• Putin’s Jubilee Finds Him Clueless, Isolated and Ridiculed

Volume 9 Issue 183

October 9, 2012

• Ethnic Laks in Dagestan Organize to Defend Their Rights
• Kazakhstan Downplays NATO’s Role in Central Asia
• Belarus’s Foreign Policy: Twists and Turns

Volume 9 Issue 182

October 5, 2012

• New Kazakh Foreign Minister Vows to Deepen US-Kazakhstan Strategic Partnership
• Ethnic Russians vs. North Caucasians–A Clash of Cultures?
• Common Concerns and Threat Perceptions Force China and Uzbekistan to Closely Coordinate their Positions
• A New Wave of Protests in Kyrgyzstan

Volume 9 Issue 181

October 4, 2012

• Russian Policy in Georgia in a State of Flux
• Kazakhstan Aims to Modernize its Energy Sector
• Officially Sanctioned Kidnappings Alienate the Dagestani Public
• The Vote in Georgia: Why Saakashvili Lost, Why Ivanishvili Won, and What This Means for the Future

Volume 9 Issue 180

October 3, 2012

• Moscow Faces Hard Choices in Tatarstan and Wider Volga Region
• Will the Fergana Valley Become a Hotbed of Destabilization in Central Asia?
• CIS Nations Eye Free Trade Zone in 2013

Volume 9 Issue 179

October 2, 2012

• The Kremlin, General Shamanov and Transforming the CSTO
• Setting the Right Tone on Belarus
• What Does Russo–Serbian Strategic Partnership Mean?

Volume 9 Issue 178

October 1, 2012

• Russian Foreign Policy Turns “Protectionist” as the Regime Crisis Deepens
• Sochi Olympics Provide the West with Leverage in Dealings with Russia
• Black Banners and White Front Pages Against Libel Laws in Ukraine
• New Economic Initiatives in Uzbekistan Offer Opportunities but Face Challenges

Volume 9 Issue 177

September 28, 2012

• Moscow Continues Heavy Reliance on Nuclear Weapons
• Moscow Tries to Tame Islam in Chechnya
• South Korea and Kazakhstan Consolidate Bilateral Cooperation

Volume 9 Issue 176

September 27, 2012

• A National Consensus in Moscow on Pursuing a Revisionist Strategy
• Insurgency Remains a Problem for Chechen Authorities
• India’s ‘Connect Central Asia’ Policy Seeks to Compensate for Lost Time
• New Cabinet Ministers to Enhance Kazakhstan’s Social Programs

Volume 9 Issue 175

September 26, 2012

• Chinese Understanding of Uzbekistan’s Foreign and Domestic Policy Needs Sustains Mutual Political Trust
• Ethnic Russian Separatism in the North Caucasus Set to Grow
• Kyiv Claims US Senate Resolution on Tymoshenko Not Serious
• Increased Trade Between Russia and Kazakhstan Slow to Materialize

Volume 9 Issue 174

September 25, 2012

• Islamic Extremist Group Jamaat Ansarullah Overcomes Tajikistan’s Inter-Tribal Conflicts
• Kazakhstan Cabinet Reshuffle Promotes Massimov
• Kavkaz 2012 Rehearses Defense of Southern Russia

Volume 9 Issue 173

September 24, 2012

• Russian Security Services Make Dubious Claims of Big Achievements
• Parliamentary Elections in Belarus Arouse Cynicism, Anger Among Population
• One Year After Declaring His Return to Kremlin, Putin’s Heavy-Handed Rule Alienating Key Constituencies

Volume 9 Issue 172

September 21, 2012

• China’s Economic Strategies for Uzbekistan and Central Asia: Building Roads to Afghan Strategic Resources and Beyond
• Fresh Border Incidents Underscore Unresolved Problems in Ferghana Valley
• Relations Between Leaders of Chechnya and Ingushetia Deteriorate

Volume 9 Issue 171

September 20, 2012

• Kremlin Undercuts Obama’s ‘Reset’ Policy by Expelling USAID from Russia
• North Caucasians Look to Tbilisi to Provide a Counterweight to Moscow
• Belarus Takes Steps to Strengthen Economy Despite Negative Relations with West

Volume 9 Issue 170

September 19, 2012

• Circassian Expert Says Russia Lost Chance to Capitalize on Syrian Circassians’ Repatriation
• Russia and Tajikistan Move Closer to Basing Agreement
• Russia’s Bullying Backfires in Bulgaria

Volume 9 Issue 169

September 18, 2012

• Ukraine to Keep Cutting Russian Gas Import in 2013
• CSTO Exercises Rapid Reaction Forces in Armenia

Volume 9 Issue 168

September 17, 2012

• Anti-Caucasian Russian Separatism on the Rise in Stavropol Region
• Rogun Dam Project Epitomizes Central Asian Security Dilemmas
• Finnish Leaders Emphasize Bilateral Cooperation and Good Relations with Russia

Volume 9 Issue 167

September 14, 2012

• Nazarbayev-Karimov Summit Imparts New Momentum to Kazakhstani-Uzbekistani Relations
• Filat’s Reset: Moldovan Prime Minister Reaches out to Putin and Medvedev
• Dagestan Remains the Deadliest Republic of the North Caucasus
• Moldova’s Filat Discusses Energy Sector Agreement with Russia’s Putin and Medvedev

Volume 9 Issue 166

September 13, 2012

• Will Tajikistan’s Karategin Valley Again Become a Militant Stronghold?
• Ingushetia Experiences Spike in Violence as Militants Mount New Attacks
• After APEC Summit in Vladivostok, Moscow Declares War on EU

Volume 9 Issue 165

September 12, 2012

• Kazakhstan Set to Become Major Source of Rare Earths in CIS
• Disrespect for Human Rights Undermines Dagestan’s Security, Activists Say
• Presidential Council on Inter-Ethnic Relations Meets in Saransk

Volume 9 Issue 164

September 11, 2012

• Azerbaijan Drives the Planning on Trans-Anatolia Gas Pipeline Project
• A New Mongolian Government Is Finally Formed
• Kazakhstan Hosts Steppe Eagle 2012
• Turkey Sees Opportunity in Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline Project

Volume 9 Issue 163

September 10, 2012

• Belarusian-Kyrgyzstani Clash over the Bakiyevs
• Putin Increases His Attention to the Northwest Caucasus
• President Basescu’s Back in Office, Reinforces Romania’s Ties with the West
• Soft Power with an Iron Fist: Putin Administration to Change the Face of Russia’s Foreign Policy Toward Its Neighbors

Volume 9 Issue 162

September 7, 2012

• Astana Forum Against Nuclear Tests Attracts Global Attention and Support
• Georgian Forces in Shoot Out with North Caucasus Militants
• Ukrainian Officials Deny Lying About Botched Arms Contract with Iraq

Volume 9 Issue 161

September 6, 2012

• New Game in the Caucasus: Implications for Azerbaijan
• Belarus Aims to Rebuild Its Ties with the West
• Putin Plans to Rearm Russia Against the West with Western Help
• Who Was Really Behind the Death of Dagestan’s Sheikh?

Volume 9 Issue 160

September 5, 2012

• Angela Merkel Opens a European Perspective for Moldova
• German Government Embraces Moldova’s European Agenda
• Circassian Activists Call for Three North Caucasus Republics to Take in Syrian Refugees
• Political Autumn in Russia Blows Hot and Cold

Volume 9 Issue 159

September 4, 2012

• Security-Related Issues Continue to Plague the North Caucasus’ Smallest Republic
• Russia’s ‘Military Reform’: Flowers, Weeds and AWOL Gardeners
• Mongolia’s Coal Development Policies Tied to Goal of Reducing Proportion of Chinese Investment

Volume 9 Issue 158

August 17, 2012

• North Caucasian Athletes Put in Strong Performance at London Olympics
• Trial of Vladimir Kozlov Starts in Aktau, Kazakhstan
• Holy Sultan Mosque Marks Kazakhstan’s Muslim Revival
• Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections: A Referendum on Reforms

Volume 9 Issue 157

August 16, 2012

• CSTO Prepares for Internal Organizational Crisis by December 2012
• The Evolution of Salafism in the North Caucasus
• Russian Policy on Iran and Syria in State of Disarray

Volume 9 Issue 156

August 15, 2012

• Twists and Turns of Uzbekistan’s Foreign Policy
• Russia’s Arctic Project Moves Forward but Epitomizes Russia’s Economic and Defense Problems
• Syrian Refugee Crisis Is Becoming a Flashpoint for Moscow-North Caucasus Relations
• Moscow Can Use West-European Partners in South Stream Project

Volume 9 Issue 155

August 14, 2012

• Russia Plans “Kavkaz-2012” as Test for Southern Military District
• Russia’s Far East Moves Toward Hosting APEC Summit
• Croatia Can Call Gazprom’s Bluff on South Stream

Volume 9 Issue 154

August 13, 2012

• The Influence of North Caucasus Islamic Radicals on the Situation in Central Asia
• Blindness and Blunders Propel Putin’s Regime to Isolation
• Wars for the Past Appear to Be Increasing in the North Caucasus

Volume 9 Issue 153

August 10, 2012

• Gazprom’s Shtokman Project: Relic of a Past Era
• Suicide Bombings Return to Grozny
• New Foreign Policy Strategy Paper Codifies Uzbekistan’s Reluctance Toward Restrictive Alliances
• Kazakhstan Expands Gas Transit Pipeline Capacities and Own Exports to China

Volume 9 Issue 152

August 9, 2012

• Border Dispute Prompts Leaders of Chechnya and Ingushetia to Hurl Accusations at One Another
• China to Increase Central Asian Gas Imports Through Multiple Pipelines
• Olympic Successes Raise Kazakhstan’s Prestige
• Putin Confirms the Invasion of Georgia Was Preplanned

Volume 9 Issue 151

August 8, 2012

• Ruling Party, Opposition Run Neck and Neck in Ukrainian Election Race
• Political Struggle Breaks out over Defense and Procurement Spending
• Dagestan’s Government Is Forced to Rely on Crude Force
• Kazakhstan’s National Oil Company to Consolidate Bridgehead in Europe

Volume 9 Issue 150

August 7, 2012

• CSTO Launches War Games amid Growing Regional Uncertainty
• Kazakhstan as Italian Second Pillar in the Post-Soviet Space?
• Swedish Ambassador’s Departure from Belarus
• Shamanov Fights for VDV’s Future

Volume 9 Issue 149

August 6, 2012

• Putin Suggests Transnistria Self-Determination, Rogozin Displays Transnistria Flag
• Call for Creation of Cossack Security Force Sparks Negative Reaction from Circassian Groups in the North Caucasus
• Kyrgyzstan’s National Security Concept Legally Enshrines Strategic Balance
• Putin Turns to Patriotism as the Support Base of Last Resort

Volume 9 Issue 148

August 3, 2012

• Influence of Central Asian Islamic Radicals on the Situation in the North Caucasus
• Trans-Adriatic Pipeline Project Considers Reconfiguration in TANAP’s Wake
• Rumors Emerge of Chechen Participation in Syria Fighting
• Azerbaijan-Europe Gas Transportation Consortiums Face Major Restructuring

Volume 9 Issue 147

August 2, 2012

• North Caucasus Conflict Spreads to Tatarstan
• Congress Reviews Central Asia (Part Two): Non-Security Issues
• Coping with the East-West Imbalance in Belarus’s Foreign Relations
• Putin Pledges Billions to Build a Blue-Water Navy

Volume 9 Issue 146

August 1, 2012

• Congress Reviews Central Asia (Part One): Security Issues
• Russia Plays Spoiler in the Most Recent 5+2 Talks
• Anti-Corruption Campaign in Kabardino-Balkaria Signals Moscow May Adopt a More Aggressive Approach Toward the North Caucasus
• Following Armed Clashes, Peace Negotiations in Tajikistan’s GBAO Region Continue

Volume 9 Issue 145

July 31, 2012

• The Kremlin, the VKO and the Search for ‘Luke Skywalker’
• Russia Multiplies Conditions for Conflict-Resolution in Moldova
• ‘Federalization’ Is Back on Russia’s Agenda for Moldova
• Kazakhstan Puts Components in Place for Caspian Shipping

Volume 9 Issue 144

July 30, 2012

• Kazakhstan Completes Major Uranium and Rare Earths Deals with Japan
• Ukraine Increasingly Relies on Chinese Finances
• Moscow’s Military Muscle in Central Asia: Tajikistan Exposes Russian Hard Power
• With Syria Crisis, North Caucasians Rediscover Ethnic Ties

Volume 9 Issue 143

July 27, 2012

• Tajikistan Launches Military Operation in Remote Pamirs Region
• Twenty Years of Russian “Peacekeeping” in Moldova
• Kizilyurt Remains a Hotbed of the Dagestani Insurgency
• South Stream: A Project with Changeable Geography

Volume 9 Issue 142

July 26, 2012

• Tatarstan – Russia’s New Hot Spot?
• Italy Ambivalent About Gazprom’s South Stream Project
• Chinese-Built Tunnel Projects in Tajikistan Could Bolster KKT Route of NATO’s NDN
• Pro-Iranian Lobby Attempts to Revive Russia’s Sale of S-300 Missiles to Iran

Volume 9 Issue 141

July 25, 2012

• Terror Networks Link Kazakhstani Fighters in Afghanistan and North Caucasus to the Home Front
• Central Asia Commits to Russian Joint Air Defense Plans
• Ethnic Russians and Caucasians Clash in the “Melting Pot” of Russia’s North Caucasus
• Lukashenka’s Latin American Trip Brings Some Short-Term Benefits for Minsk

Volume 9 Issue 140

July 24, 2012

• Kidnapping in the North Caucasus Is Prevalent but Varied Across Region
• Ivanishvili’s Georgian Dream: Proprietary Electoral Coalition Takes Shape
• Georgian Dream’s Parliamentary Candidates: Personal Loyalties Unite an Eclectic Lot
• Russia’s “New Look” Military Reaches out to Space

Volume 9 Issue 139

July 23, 2012

• Kazakhstan and Russia Complete “Aldaspan-2012” Military Exercises
• Ingushetia Resembles a Dormant Volcano of Problems
• The Spy War Between Iran and Azerbaijan Re-Intensifies
• Policy-Making in the Kremlin Is Shaped by Delusions and Fears

Volume 9 Issue 138

July 20, 2012

• Hungarian MOL Goes Upstream in Kazakhstani Projects
• UN Human Rights Chief Urges Kazakhstan to Allow International Investigation into Zhanaozen
• Experts Warn North Caucasus Violence Could Spread to Russia’s Volga Region
• Bomb Blast Connected to Terrorist Activity in Kazakhstan Kills Eight People in Almaty Province

Volume 9 Issue 137

July 19, 2012

• Dagestan Insurgency Grinds on as Officials Borrow Methods Used in Chechnya
• BP’s Appraisal Doubles the Proven Reserves of Turkmenistani Gas
• Turkmenistan’s Gas Export Potential: New Implications for Europe
• The Ruling Elite Is United in Opposing a Presumed Western Threat

Volume 9 Issue 136

July 18, 2012

• Factors that Influenced Uzbekistan’s Decision to Pull out of the CSTO: The View from Tashkent
• General Makarov Makes Incendiary Remarks in Finland
• Moscow Unable to Institute Vital Reforms in Dagestan as Ethnic Tensions Rise
• Uzbekistan Prepares for the NATO Drawdown

Volume 9 Issue 135

July 17, 2012

• Russian Army Intensifies Combat Training
• Moldova’s Communist Party Haunted by Its Past and Its Present
• The EU Visa Ban and the Fate of Independent Belarusian Pollsters
• Moldova Condemns Communism at Long Last

Volume 9 Issue 134

July 16, 2012

• Georgian Dream Opposition Leaders Envisage Post-Election Confrontation
• Hizb ut-Tahrir Rises on Kazakhstan's Southern Border
• Putin’s Counter-Reform Props up His Dysfunctional Regime by Amplifying Uncertainty
• Scope and Depth of Circassian Question Incrementally Increases in the North Caucasus

Volume 9 Issue 133

July 13, 2012

• Russia, Kazakhstan Keep Focusing on Multilateral Cooperation
• Azerbaijan Using Gabala Negotiations to Change Russia’s Policy
• Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections: Four Underestimated Challenges and Risks (Part One)
• Dagestani Anti-Insurgency Vigilante Group Posts Internet Video

Volume 9 Issue 132

July 12, 2012

• Kazakh Theater Director Bolat Atabayev Released as Opposition Leaders Await Trial
• The Bear and the Bison Streamline the CSTO
• Moscow Ready for a Confrontation with the West Over Syria
• Islam in Chechnya Becomes Kremlin Propaganda Tool to Rebuild Image in Muslim World

Volume 9 Issue 131

July 11, 2012

• Kyrgyzstan Looking to China for Strategic Investments
• Withdrawal of Uzbekistan from CSTO Facilitates Kazakhstan’s Chairmanship
• Government Unaccountability Blamed for Poor Response to Krasnodar Floods

Volume 9 Issue 130

July 10, 2012

• Ending of Draft in North Caucasus Threatens Moscow’s Control of Russian Federation
• Russia Intensifies Intervention Options in Central Asia
• Ukraine Insists on Russian Gas Import Cuts
• Khorgos to Become Kazakhstan’s Trans-Eurasian Transport Hub

Volume 9 Issue 129

July 9, 2012

• Tajikistan Seeks Shorter Term, Better Compensation for Russian Military Base
• Russian, Tajikistani Officials Diverge on Progress Made in Base Talks
• A Post-Putin Interregnum Takes Shape in the Minds of Putin’s Elite
• Ingushetia’s Growing Instability Sign of Yevkurov’s Waning Political Clout

Volume 9 Issue 128

July 6, 2012

• Kazakhstan Faces Long Term Border Security Reform
• Russia Begins to Fear Conscripts from the North Caucasus
• Baltic LNG Terminals Conditioned by Gas Sector Reform
• Russian Opposition and the Authorities: An Unstable Equilibrium

Volume 9 Issue 127

July 5, 2012

• Tajikistan Steps up Pressure on Islamic Opposition in Preparation for 2013 Elections
• Kazakhstan’s Borders Remain Vulnerable in the Face of Potential Terrorist Threat
• The West Attempts to Shift Russia on Syria
• Is Moscow Contemplating a Military Withdrawal from the Northeastern Caucasus?

Volume 9 Issue 126

July 3, 2012

• Circassians’ Tragic History Gains Wider International Attention
• Russian Report Questions Missile Defense Myths
• Ukraine Enlists German Effort to Upgrade Gas Transit System
• Moldovan Prime Minister Returns with Full Hands from Brussels

Volume 9 Issue 125

July 2, 2012

• Islamic Radicalism in Kazakhstan: Myth or Reality?
• Moscow Shows Renewed Interest in the Fate of Ethnic Minorities in Azerbaijan
• Parliamentary Elections Announced in Belarus
• Russian Opposition Is Tested and Stiffens Under Pressure

Volume 9 Issue 124

June 29, 2012

• Turkey in Game of Chicken with Syria
• Why Was Khizri Aldamov “Returned” to Chechnya?
• Trans-Anatolia Gas Project: Vast Impact of Azerbaijan’s Initiative
• Nabucco-West Selected for Caspian Gas Delivery to Central Europe

Volume 9 Issue 123

June 28, 2012

• Dagestan’s Security Situation Remains Problematic Despite Increased Military Presence
• Porous Border and Corruption Keep Drugs Flowing Through Tajikistan
• Regional Cooperation 2012 and US Security Assistance Efforts in Central Asia
• The Failure of Military Reform in Russia

Volume 9 Issue 122

June 27, 2012

• North Caucasians on Path to Exclusion from Russian Military Service
• Aliyev, Erdogan Sign Inter-Governmental Agreement on Trans-Anatolia Gas Pipeline to Europe
• Kazakhstan to Adopt a New Law on State Borders after Border Guard Slaying
• Azerbaijan-Turkmenistan Relations: Shattered Brotherhood

Volume 9 Issue 121

June 26, 2012

• Putin, Gazprom Seek to Refloat Shtokman Gas Project
• Russia Seeks Lesser Dependence on Oil Prices
• Ukraine Is Falling Behind Moldova, Georgia and Armenia in European Integration
• China Leads SCO Peace Mission 2012 in Central Asia

Volume 9 Issue 120

June 25, 2012

• Astana Backs Wider SCO Regional Role
• Law Enforcement’s Reliance on Crude Methods Shows Weakness of Russian Rule in the North Caucasus
• Russian Companies Map out International Expansion at St. Petersburg Economic Forum
• Stagnating Russian Economy Is Officially Invincible to Crisis

Volume 9 Issue 119

June 22, 2012

• Who Made an Attempt to Kill Kadyrov, and Why?
• Ex-Northern Alliance Leaders Challenge Kabul over Chinese Project
• Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Disagree on CASA-1000
• Moscow Fears Shift in Central Asia’s Strategic Balance Post-2014

Volume 9 Issue 118

June 21, 2012

• Gazprom Denies Price Discount until Sofia Accedes to South Stream
• The Karachay Jamaat: Alive and Operational
• The Internal Political Crisis Increasingly Influences Putin’s Foreign Policy

Volume 9 Issue 117

June 20, 2012

• Prime Minister Medvedev Visits Grozny
• Belarus Defies Clichés

Volume 9 Issue 116

June 19, 2012

• Ukraine Reveals Ambitious Plans to Cut Dependence on Russian Gas
• New Chinese Pipeline Proposal: Implications in Central Asia, Afghanistan and Beyond
• Uzbekistan Snubs SCO Peace Mission 2012
• Beijing Proposes Turkmenistan-China Gas Pipeline Through Northern Afghanistan

Volume 9 Issue 115

June 18, 2012

• Situation in Southern Kyrgyzstan Continues to Smolder Two Years Since Ethnic Riots
• Experiments with Repression in Russia Are Tempered by the Oil Business
• FSB in Adygea Reportedly Cracks Down on Circassians Who Emigrated from Turkey

Volume 9 Issue 114

June 15, 2012

• Tajikistan Secures New Chinese Loans and Investment
• The Kremlin Politically Fortifies Its Military Presence in Transnistria
• Rising Russian Nationalist Sentiment Makes North Caucasus Secession More Likely
• Clinton in Armenia and Azerbaijan: An Unedifying Valedictory

Volume 9 Issue 113

June 14, 2012

• A Cold Wind Blows from Moscow to Chechnya
• Turkey Revises Its Policy Toward Syria
• The Russian Military Prepares Expeditionary Forces, Allegedly for Deployment to Syria

Volume 9 Issue 112

June 13, 2012

• Military Clashes Between Armenia and Azerbaijan Threaten Stability in Region
• Is There a Third Force in Belarus?
• Moscow Carries Out Unprecedented Special Forces Raids Against Kabardino-Balkarian Authorities

Volume 9 Issue 111

June 12, 2012

• The Mysterious Case of Russia’s “New Look” Sergeants
• Clinton in Georgia: Political Process or Policy Objectives?
• New Armenian Government Taking Shape

Volume 9 Issue 110

June 11, 2012

• Hillary Clinton in Georgia: A Visit with Deliverables
• Kremlin’s Nationalities Policy Likely Driven by Fear of Uncontrolled Russian Nationalism
• Racism and Xenophobia in Ukraine During Euro 2012
• Protests in Moscow Gain New Momentum and Come to a New Territory

Volume 9 Issue 109

June 8, 2012

• Russian Islam or Islam in Russia?
• Ambitious Iranian-Tajik Projects Face Problems of Geography and Sanctions
• Russia Passes Draconian Anti-Protest Law after First Filibuster in Duma’s Modern History

Volume 9 Issue 108

June 7, 2012

• Continued Public Anti-Putin Protests in Moscow Influence Political Decision-Making
• Is Belarus Firmly Within Russia’s Orbit?
• Kabardino-Balkaria’s Rebels Survive Heavy Losses to Return as Insurgent Force
• South Caucasus, Trans-Anatolia, Nabucco-West: Shaping a Pipeline Corridor to Europe

Volume 9 Issue 107

June 6, 2012

• Russia’s Quiet Rapprochement with Pakistan
• Zhanaozen Trials: Former Oil Executive Receives the Longest Prison Punishment
• North Caucasus Ski Resorts Survive Government Change in Moscow
• Obama, Cameron Endorse Azerbaijani-Turkish Trans-Anatolia Gas Pipeline Project While BP Weighs Its Options

Volume 9 Issue 106

June 5, 2012

• Bomb Plot Revealed in Baku
• Russian Interests Continue Expanding into German Oil Industry
• Kyrgyzstan Signs NATO Reverse Transit Agreement

Volume 9 Issue 105

June 4, 2012

• Party of Regions Plays Russian Language Trump Card Again
• Putin Opens a New European Offensive and Plays Hard-Ball with US
• Dagestan Sees a Spike in Violence as the Government Promises Political Reforms

Volume 9 Issue 104

June 1, 2012

• Russia Creates Far Eastern Development Agency
• Ingushetia Heads Toward Rebellion
• Kazakhstan Pledges Support to NATO’s Afghanistan Transition Strategy

Volume 9 Issue 103

May 31, 2012

• Georgia: The Ultimate Test of NATO’s Open Door Policy
• Putin Visits Belarus
• US Ambassador in Russia Under Fire, Again
• Russia Errs Again in Trying to Resolve the North Caucasus Insurgency Problem

Volume 9 Issue 102

May 30, 2012

• Circassian Activists Show Appreciation for Georgia’s Openness to the North Caucasus
• China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Scheme: Fears, Hopes and Prospects
• Russia Recreates the Berdsk Spetsnaz Brigade

Volume 9 Issue 101

May 29, 2012

• Ukraine’s Opposition Program Requires Another Revolution
• Putin’s Cadre Reshuffle Brings No New Energy but Much Old Cronyism
• Police Operation Sheds Light on Moscow’s Tactics in the North Caucasus
• NATO and Georgia: Beyond the Open Door

Volume 9 Issue 100

May 25, 2012

• Clan In-fighting Reveals Cast of Secret Support for Moscow Demonstrators
• Armenian President Seen as Getting Cold Shoulder from Putin
• Umarov Calls on All Russia’s Muslims to Join Jihad

Volume 9 Issue 99

May 24, 2012

• Putin’s New Cabinet: A Team of Technocrats and Loyalists
• Videotaped Chechen Rebels’ Meeting Indicates Their Numbers Are Underestimated
• Chicago Summit: NATO Remains AWOL from Europe’s East
• Turkey’s Expectations and Gains at the NATO Summit in Chicago

Volume 9 Issue 98

May 23, 2012

• Circassian Protest Rallies Intensify with the Approach of the 2014 Sochi Olympics
• CASA-1000 Opens Doors for Increased Cooperation Between Tajikistan and Pakistan
• Multiple Signs of Stabilization in Belarus
• “Nabucco-West”: Abridged Pipeline Project Officially Submitted to Shah Deniz Consortium

Volume 9 Issue 97

May 22, 2012

• The Hedgehog in the Fog: Serdyukov Awaits Putin’s Decision
• Ukraine Chooses Shell and Chevron to Extract Shale Gas

Volume 9 Issue 96

May 21, 2012

• Borders Hardening Throughout Central Asia in Anticipation of NATO Pullout
• Baltic Nuclear Project Agreement Can Be Signed Without Further Delay
• Putin Begins to Notice that Putinism Has Stopped Working
• Moscow’s Complicated System of Governance in the North Caucasus Set to Become Even More Complex

Volume 9 Issue 95

May 18, 2012

• Russo-Chinese Naval Exercises Reflect Moscow’s Delicate Balancing Act in Asia
• Kazakhstan Views Its Inter-Faith Dialogue Initiative As Key To Global Security
• Sufis and Salafists Temporarily Unite in Dagestan

Volume 9 Issue 94

May 17, 2012

• Police and Authorities Struggle to Control Unrest in Moscow
• Azerbaijan’s Military Exercises in the Caspian: Who Is the Target?
• Instability in Southern Dagestan widens despite deaths of militant leaders

Volume 9 Issue 93

May 16, 2012

• FSB Foils Attempted Assault on 2014 Winter Olympics
• World Hockey Championships 2014: Minsk or elsewhere?
• Ingushetia’s opposition demands resignation of republic’s leader

Volume 9 Issue 92

May 15, 2012

• Growing Ukrainian-Russian Arms Export Cooperation
• Moscow Modernizes South Military District

Volume 9 Issue 91

May 14, 2012

• Putin Cannot Go to Camp David
• Whither Russia: Looking East and Ready to Embrace It
• Circassian Activism Encompasses More Countries as the Opportunities for Interaction Expand
• Normal or Special Standards for Georgia’s Elections?

Volume 9 Issue 90

May 11, 2012

• Allegations of Human Rights Abuses by the Government Agents Remain Unaddressed in the North Caucasus
• Armenian President Wins Big in Parliamentary Elections
• Hungary Casts Serious Doubt on the Nabucco Project
• Nabucco-West in Synergy with Trans-Anatolia Project

Volume 9 Issue 89

May 10, 2012

• Police Brutality Reactivates the Anti-Putin Movement in Moscow
• Copper Miners’ Strike in Kazakhstan Ends Swiftly, but Long-Term Problems Remain
• Moscow Is Trying to Outsmart the Salafis in Chechnya

Volume 9 Issue 88

May 9, 2012

• Georgia Flexes Its Soft Power Muscles in Its Immediate Neighborhood
• Why Is Russia Against the US’s Central Asia Counternarcotics Initiative?
• Belarus: The End of a Cycle

Volume 9 Issue 87

May 8, 2012

• Exploration Intensifying for East-Mediterranean Natural Gas
• Russia Backs Greece-Cyprus-Israel Triangle Against Turkey on Offshore Gas
• Tajikistan Cracks Down on Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan
• Russia’s Airborne Forces Await Fresh Reform

Volume 9 Issue 86

May 7, 2012

• Russian Experts and Politicians Want Tougher Stance on the North Caucasus
• Ukraine’s Two Main Opposition Parties Join Forces for Parliamentary Election
• Putin Begins the Countdown of His Rule

Volume 9 Issue 85

May 4, 2012

• Kyrgyz-Russian Relations Salvaged, As Gazprom Weighs Another Buyout
• Russia Again Seeks to Quash the Trans-Caspian Pipeline

Volume 9 Issue 84

May 3, 2012

• Chechen Officials Unable to Combat Growing Growth of Extremism and Separatism
• Turkey Is Drawn into Iraqi Affairs
• Consumer Spending Spree Dampens Down Russia’s Pro-Democracy Movement

Volume 9 Issue 83

May 2, 2012

• Russia’s Growing Influence in Ukraine: Economics and Energy
• Russia Mulls Far Eastern Economic Revival
• Rising Circassian Activism Fuels Resentment Among Other North Caucasian Peoples

Volume 9 Issue 82

May 1, 2012

• Kazakhstan Responds to Russian Plans for New Space Facility
• Beijing-Moscow Axis Drives Preparations for Peace Mission 2012
• Return of EU Ambassadors to Minsk

Volume 9 Issue 81

April 30, 2012

• Georgian Policy Toward the North Caucasus Causes Concern Among Russian Experts
• Medvedev Makes His Farewell and Putin Settles into the Old Course
• The Legacy of Soviet Nuclear Industry in Tajikistan: Opportunities and Challenges

Volume 9 Issue 80

April 23, 2012

• Critical Time for Azerbaijan-Iranian Relations
• Expert Cites Dangers of Syrian Circassians’ Return to the North Caucasus
• Ukraine’s Former Defense Minister Ivashchenko Jailed

Volume 9 Issue 79

April 20, 2012

• Moscow Mixes Profit with Principle in Syria
• Dagestan Remains the Hot Spot of Insurgent Activity in the North Caucasus
• Rogozin Institutionalizing Direct Relations with Transnistria
• Rogozin Details Preconditions to Transnistria Conflict-Resolution

Volume 9 Issue 78

April 19, 2012

• Will Common Challenges Force Central Asian States to Integrate?
• Armenia Again Rules Out Membership in Russian-Led Customs Union
• Russian Permanent Naval Deployment Resumed off Syria
• Kidnappings and Murders Are Again Becoming Routine in Ingushetia

Volume 9 Issue 77

April 18, 2012

• Turkey Inches Closer to Nuclear Cooperation with China
• Supporters of Single Unified Circassian Republic Obtain Important Legal Victory
• Democracy Promotion, a Release of Two Prisoners, and a Tug of War over Belarus

Volume 9 Issue 76

April 17, 2012

• Russia’s “New Look” Contract NCOs
• Ukraine, Russia and Georgia: Chameleon Politicians and Arms Exports

Volume 9 Issue 75

April 16, 2012

• Logistics and the Afghan Endgame
• Southern Kyrgyzstan Tinderbox Awaits Next Spark
• Absence of Clear Strategy Indicates Moscow’s Declining Interest in the North Caucasus
• Putin Tries to Talk the Crisis out of Escalation

Volume 9 Issue 74

April 13, 2012

• CIS, CSTO Eye Increased Cooperation Despite Divisions
• Rebel Activity Rebounds in Ingushetia
• Turkey Facilitates Talks with Iran, Following Bickering over Venues
• Gazprom and Its Proxies Bidding for the Gas Sector of Greece

Volume 9 Issue 73

April 12, 2012

• Azerbaijani Jamaat Cooperates with Caucasus Emirate
• Polls and Politics in Belarus
• Azerbaijan’s Petkim Takeover to Overhaul Turkey’s Petrochemical Industry
• Putin Promises Russians a Great Future…While the Opposition Protests

Volume 9 Issue 72

April 11, 2012

• EU Parliament Divided on Shale Gas and Oil
• Undecided Fate of the Gabala Radar Station
• Tensions in Ingushetia Rise as Siloviki Are Implicated in Civilian Killings

Volume 9 Issue 71

April 10, 2012

• Ukrainian Former Prime Minister Tymoshenko Faces Murder Accusations
• Chevron Postpones Shale Gas Exploration in Romania
• CSTO Proposes Cooperation with NATO on Afghanistan

Volume 9 Issue 70

April 9, 2012

• Interest Growing All-Round in Trans-Anatolia Pipeline Project
• The Trans-Anatolia Gas Pipeline and Its Continuation Options to Europe
• Squabbles and Splits in Putin’s Nomenklatura Mar His New Presidency
• Dagestan’s President Promises a Decisive Crackdown on the Insurgency

Volume 9 Issue 69

April 6, 2012

• Bulgaria Considers Joining Gazprom’s South Stream While Seeking Alternative Options
• Police Attacked in Kabardino-Balkaria and Ingushetia

Volume 9 Issue 68

April 5, 2012

• The Russian Military Has an Action Plan Involving Georgia if Iran Is Attacked
• Economic Normalization and European Sanctions
• Kabardino-Balkaria Asks Moscow to Boost Republican Interior Ministry’s Ranks

Volume 9 Issue 67

April 4, 2012

• Supporters of Syria Take Significant Steps, but No Endgame in Sight
• Tajikistan Hosts Leaders of Afghanistan, Iran and Pakistan in Dushanbe for RECCA-V
• The United States and Political Power in Georgia
• Experts in Karachaevo-Cherkessia Warn It May Face Destabilization

Volume 9 Issue 66

April 3, 2012

• Kyrgyz Defense Ministry Agrees to Host US Base Beyond 2014
• Moscow Dreams of Future Naval Power

Volume 9 Issue 65

April 2, 2012

• Brussels Chooses to Initial Only Part of Association Agreement with Ukraine
• Lithuania, Hitachi Initial Concession Agreement for Baltic Nuclear Power Plant
• Ingush Opposition Calls Republican Government’s Policies “Genocide”
• Bulgaria Quits Belene Nuclear Power Plant, Open Doors to South Stream

Volume 9 Issue 64

March 30, 2012

• The Elections Are Over and Putin Won: Whither Russia?
• Presidents of Kazakhstan, Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia Attend Seoul Nuclear Summit
• Insurgency-Related Violence Reported in Ingushetia, Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria
• “Breakthrough of Putin’s Energy Empire” in Croatia?

Volume 9 Issue 63

March 29, 2012

• Troop Redeployments in the North Caucasus Point to More Trouble on the Horizon
• “The Day of Freedom” and Perspectives for the Opposition in Belarus
• Ivanishvili’s Coalition Reveals Destabilizing Potential
• Draconian Legislation Rushed in to Boost the Draft for the Russian Military

Volume 9 Issue 62

March 28, 2012

• Dialogue of the Deaf: Ukraine and the EU Talk Past Each Other
• Economic and Social Programs Are Underway in Zhanaozen
• Trans-Anatolia, Nabucco-West Pipeline Projects: An Optimal Fit
• Ingushetia’s Government Forced to React to Security Services’ Illegal Practices

Volume 9 Issue 61

March 27, 2012

• Kremlin Puzzled by Atambayev’s Erratic Behavior
• Aerospace Defense Forces: Russia’s New Military Reform Agenda
• Kazakhstan Adamant to Lead in Global Nuclear Non-Proliferation Efforts
• Romanian-Bulgarian Maritime Dispute Can Affect Exxon’s, South Stream, Nabucco Projects

Volume 9 Issue 60

March 26, 2012

• Tajikistan Blocks Facebook and Independent News Websites
• No Joy for Putin in Hand-Managing the Post-Election Economy
• Syrian Circassians Under Pressure from both the Government and Opposition

Volume 9 Issue 59

March 23, 2012

• Insurgency-Related Violence Reported in Dagestan and Ingushetia
• Medvedev Appoints Putin’s Special Representatives for Abkhazia and South Ossetia
• Moscow Strives to Diminish Its Foreign Protectorates to the Level of the Russian Regions
• Dmitry Rogozin Appointed Special Presidential Representative for Transnistria

Volume 9 Issue 58

March 22, 2012

• Moscow Sees Military Threats from All Directions
• In the Age of the Internet Russia Races Several Strains of Radical Islam
• Ukraine’s Party of Regions Uses Populist Promises, Acquires New Allies to Win Election

Volume 9 Issue 57

March 21, 2012

• Belarus: A Death Penalty, a Standoff with the EU and a Drift Toward Russia
• Russia Seeks Increased Trade with China
• Russia Launches Massive Military Redeployment to Dagestan

Volume 9 Issue 56

March 20, 2012

• Russia Expands the Role of Army Snipers
• Azerbaijan Breaks Iranian-Linked Spy Network
• Gazprom Required to De-Monopolize Access to German OPAL and NEL Pipelines

Volume 9 Issue 55

March 19, 2012

• Russia Takes Control of Ukraine’s Security Forces
• Moscow Sends Delegation to Syria to Consider the Circassians’ Repatriation
• Moldova Finally Elects a Head of State
• Dirty Elections Grant Putin Disappearing Power

Volume 9 Issue 54

March 16, 2012

• 37 on Trial for Zhanaozen Violence, Journalist Released
• Battle Lines Drawn in Armenian Parliamentary Race
• Security Forces Conduct a Series of Special Operations in Kabardino-Balkaria and Dagestan
• Moldova: A Democracy Promoter’s Dream and Nightmare

Volume 9 Issue 53

March 15, 2012

• The Post-Electoral Powerfight in Moscow
• Belarus and Europe: What Next?
• Do the Russian Intelligence Services Not Know Who They Are Fighting in Ingushetia?
• Moldova Electing a Head of State After Three-Year Void

Volume 9 Issue 52

March 14, 2012

• Iranian Soft Power in Tajikistan: Beyond Cultural and Economic Ties
• Kremlin Plans for Kabardino-Balkaria Tourism Plagued by Grass-Roots Opposition
• Ivanishvili Stakes out Pre-Election Positions

Volume 9 Issue 51

March 13, 2012

• Who’s Afraid of the Russian Ground Forces?
• President Yanukovych to Bribe Voters with Handouts Ahead of October Election
• State Purchase with Made-in-Russia Money: Ivanishvili’s Bid for Georgia

Volume 9 Issue 50

March 12, 2012

• Turkey-Turkmenistan Ties Flourish in Economic Realm
• The Opposition and Putin Remain on a Collision Course
• Dagestani Leader Tries to Remain Optimistic as Situation Points to Intractable Instability

Volume 9 Issue 49

March 9, 2012

• Experts Weigh Pros and Cons of Establishing Uranium Fuel Bank in Kazakhstan
• Russia Struggles to Sustain Ties with Kyrgyzstan
• Dagestani Militants Continue to Target Policemen
• Too Early for a Political Investment in Transnistria’s Shevchuk

Volume 9 Issue 48

March 8, 2012

• A Failed Re-Start to 5+2 Negotiations on Transnistria
• Belarus: No Change in the Offing
• The Election Season Is Over in Russia and the Time for Repression Has Come
• Russian Security Services Responsible for Majority of Kidnappings in the North Caucasus

Volume 9 Issue 47

March 7, 2012

• Azerbaijan’s Arms Deal with Israel Raises Caucasus Tensions
• Russia Pressed to Pay for Its Military Base in Tajikistan
• Putin Faces Mounting Challenges in the North Caucasus Following Election “Win”

Volume 9 Issue 46

March 7, 2012

• Russian Oil Companies Buying West European Refineries
• Ukraine Prepares for Elections with Putinization of Security Forces and Repression of Opposition
• Putin’s Military: Let the Good Times Roll

Volume 9 Issue 45

March 5, 2012

• Putin’s Chain of Bad Choices Is Set to Continue After the Elections
• Is Nuclear Power the Panacea for Belarusian Energy Problems?
• Lithuania Contracts for LNG Terminal
• Political Forces in Ingushetia Demand More Say in Republic’s Affairs

Volume 9 Issue 44

March 2, 2012

• Insurgency Related Incidents Reported in Dagestan and Ingushetia
• Kremlin Seeks to Alarm Southern Neighbors About Cooperating with the Pentagon
• Possible Sub-Texts to the Sino-Russian Veto of the Security Council Resolution on Syria (Part Two)
• Projects in Synergy: Trans-Caspian, Trans-Anatolian Gas Pipelines

Volume 9 Issue 43

March 1, 2012

• “And the Winner Is…”: Belarus and European Union Recall Each Other’s Ambassadors
• China Eyes Greater Share of Turkey’s Rising Infrastructure Investments, Including Construction of a Nuclear Plant
• Massive Repression of the Prodemocracy Opposition May Begin Next Week
• Dagestan Rebel Movement Undergoes Leadership Changes as Radicalization Deepens

Volume 9 Issue 42

February 29, 2012

• “Georgian Dream” Attack Georgia’s NATO Mission in Afghanistan
• Possible Sub-Texts to the Sino-Russian Veto of the Security Council Resolution on Syria (Part One)
• Russian Security Services Allege Chechen Rebels Plotted Assassination of Vladimir Putin
• US, Armenia Agree on First-Ever Joint Military Exercises

Volume 9 Issue 41

February 28, 2012

• Ukrainian President Yanukovych Continues to Reshuffle Government
• Putin’s Presidential Re-Election and Future Warfare Capabilities
• Ivanishvili Unveils “Georgian Dream” Movement’s Top Team

Volume 9 Issue 40

February 27, 2012

• Ablyazov Sentenced to Prison in UK for Contempt of Court
• Putin Leads a War-Like Campaign Toward a Crushing but Hollow Victory
• Balkars in Kabardino-Balkaria Believe Government Is Deliberately Undermining Their Economic Well-Being

Volume 9 Issue 39

February 24, 2012

• Viktor Yanukovych Two Years on: Why Many Got Him Wrong
• Kazakhstan’s Socio-Economic Modernization Strategy: Challenges and Opportunities for the Next Decade
• Dagestani Man Abducted by Security Forces Freed After Mass Protest by Fellow Villagers
• Russia Completing Baltic Pipeline System Construction, Reducing Druzhba Pipeline Flow

Volume 9 Issue 38

February 23, 2012

• Sanctions and Scuffles: The Response to Repression in Belarus
• Putin Declares His Defense Agenda for the Next Decade
• Fighting Along Chechen-Dagestani Administrative Border Heaviest in Recent Years
• Shah Deniz Consortium Members Signal Conflicting Priorities (Part Two)

Volume 9 Issue 37

February 22, 2012

• Human Rights Activists Chart Continued Wide-Scale Abuses in the North Caucasus
• Erdogan Supports Intelligence Chief Fidan
• Russian Gas Export Plans Face Reality Check
• Shah Deniz Consortium Members Signal Conflicting Priorities (Part One)

Volume 9 Issue 36

February 21, 2012

• The Curious Case of the Silent Russian Generals
• Latvian Language Wins Referendum While Russian Party Shows Nuisance Potential
• Russia Launches New Initiative Toward Japan

Volume 9 Issue 35

February 20, 2012

• Putin Promises Changes and Curtails Reforms
• Moscow Tentatively Agrees to Consider Syrian Circassians’ Relocation
• Baltic Nuclear Power Plant Project Contends with Extraneous Issues
• Kazakhstan-China Transportation Opportunities and Challenges

Volume 9 Issue 34

February 17, 2012

• Is Russia Stable Without Putin?
• Yanukovych Provides a Krysha for Organized Crime
• Latvia’s Russian Party Triggers Constitutional Referendum on State Language (Part Two)
• Policemen and Rebel Leader Killed in Dagestan

Volume 9 Issue 33

February 16, 2012

• Kyrgyz Opposition Parties Agree to Merge Along Regional Lines
• What Will Come from the Clash Between Ramzan Kadyrov and Aleksei Navalny?
• Spending Cuts and Tax Increases Pending After the Presidential Election

Volume 9 Issue 32

February 15, 2012

• Rising Gas Consumption Reveals Structural Problems in Turkey’s Energy Policies
• Russian Security Services Erase Role of Magas in 2004 Beslan Attack
• Ukrainian Police Crackdown on Electronic File-Sharing Service
• Latvia’s Russian Party Triggers Constitutional Referendum on State Language

Volume 9 Issue 31

February 14, 2012

• Topographic Software and Russia’s Network-Centric Military Ambitions
• Germany, Kazakhstan Sign Strategic Agreement on Rare-Earth Metals
• Armenia Gears Up for New Nuclear Plant Construction

Volume 9 Issue 30

February 13, 2012

• Moscow’s Policy in South Ossetia Adds Insult to the Ossetians’ Injury
• Tajikistan to Lease 6,000 Hectares of Land to China
• Putin is Firmly Set to Win Ugly

Volume 9 Issue 29

February 10, 2012

• Tajik Authorities Combat High-Level Corruption and Narcotics Trafficking
• Anti-Corruption Blogger Navalny Takes On Chechnya’s Kadyrov
• Calls for Visa Black List and Sanctions on Ukraine Grow Louder
• Frozen Conflicts Seen as Russia’s Door into “Euro-Atlantic Security Community” (Part Two)

Volume 9 Issue 28

February 9, 2012

• Economic and Security Ties Overshadow US-Kazakh Political Differences
• Ukraine Struggles to Find Alternatives to Russian Gas
• North Caucasus Rebel Leader Tries to Capitalize on Russian Anti-Kremlin Protests
• Frozen Conflicts Seen as Russia’s Door into “Euro-Atlantic Security Community”

Volume 9 Issue 27

February 8, 2012

• Russia Reacts to the Korean Succession
• Key Risks Facing Central Asia in 2012 and Beyond
• Syrian Circassians Continue Efforts to Discuss Repatriation to the North Caucasus
• Permanent Status Sought for NATO’s Baltic Air-Policing Mission

Volume 9 Issue 26

February 7, 2012

• Russian Military Intelligence: Shaken but Not Stirred
• Turkey Confronts Syria Imbroglio
• Clinton Discusses Energy Independence in Bulgaria

Volume 9 Issue 25

February 6, 2012

• Yanukovych Awaits a Third Term or a Third Sentence
• Aliyev-Sargsyan Summit in Sochi: No Credible Prospects for Russian Mediation
• Magomedov Puts Forward Plan to Establish Military Control over Key Areas of Dagestan

Volume 9 Issue 24

February 3, 2012

• Post-Nabucco Era in Caspian Pipeline Business and Politics
• Leader of the Caucasus Emirate Vows to Stop Attacks Against Russian Civilians
• Trans-Anatolia Gas Project and Its Rivals in Comparative Perspective
• Insurgency-Related Incidents Reported in Chechnya, Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria

Volume 9 Issue 23

February 2, 2012

• Rebels in Ingushetia Step Up Activities Despite Blows to Leadership
• Uzbekistan’s Quest for Aral Sea Oil May Weaken Kazakhstan’s Position in the Caspian
• Putin’s Corrupt Ruling Elite Fear the Fate of Arab Dictatorships

Volume 9 Issue 22

February 1, 2012

• Lessons Learned and Public Accountability in Kazakhstan After Zhanaozen
• Who Is Losing Belarus?
• Armenia, Azerbaijan Hold Face-Saving Summit for Russia’s Medvedev
• Russian Military Decreases Number of Conscripts from the North Caucasus

Volume 9 Issue 21

January 31, 2012

• The Limits of Indian Military’s Role in Tajikistan
• Western Investors Ponder Kazakhstani Market After Zhanaozen
• CSTO Faces Continued Divisions
• Confidence in the Nabucco Project Fading

Volume 9 Issue 20

January 30, 2012

• Russian Oil Business Targeting EU’s Entrant Croatia
• Ukraine’s Former Security Chief and Media Tycoon Khoroshkovsky Appointed as Finance Minister
• Kizlyar Remains Volatile Tinderbox in Dagestan’s Ongoing Insurgency
• The Anti-Putin Momentum Between Davos, Courchevel and Bolotnaya Square

Volume 9 Issue 19

January 27, 2012

• Post-Election Crackdown in Kazakhstan on Government Critics and the Media
• Insurgency-Related Violence Reported in Dagestan, Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria
• Kyrgyz and Tajik Migrants in Moscow Speak Out

Volume 9 Issue 18

January 26, 2012

• Tiraspol’s New Leader Shevchuk: A Man We Can Do Business With?
• Smirnov out, Shevchuk in: A Short-Term Win-Win for Moscow in Transnistria
• Acute Anti-Americanism Is Now Official Policy in Moscow
• North Caucasus Authorities Unable to End Wave of Rebel and Criminal Extortion

Volume 9 Issue 17

January 25, 2012

• Russian Sixth Generation Warfare and Recent Developments
• The Russian Military’s Privates Are “Missing”
• Moscow Faces Unpleasant Dilemma in Dealing with the Syrian Circassian Issue

Volume 9 Issue 16

January 24, 2012

• Bulgarian Government Withdraws Chevron’s Shale Gas Permit
• Turkey Plans Serial Production In National Weapons Programs
• Georgian Dream: Ivanishvili Enlists Allies for His Political Project
• Georgia Billionaire Appoints Wife as Movement Leader While Parliament Enacts Financial Safeguards

Volume 9 Issue 15

January 23, 2012

• The West and Belarus: Catch 22
• North Caucasus Stays High on the Russian Political Agenda as Presidential Elections Approach
• The Political Economy of the Russian Revolution in the Making

Volume 9 Issue 14

January 20, 2012

• The “Blackmail State” Re-Emerges in Ukraine
• Kazakhstan’s Parliamentary Elections: A Cautious Step Toward Political Pluralism
• Kazakhstan Embarks on Guided Transition to a Multi-Party System
• No Let-Up in Rebel Attacks on Law-Enforcement Personnel in Dagestan

Volume 9 Issue 13

January 19, 2012

• Atambayev Invites Turkey to Decide on US Transit Center’s Future
• Fewer Killed in the North Caucasus Last Year, but Overall Situation Remains Unchanged
• Russia’s Former Permanent Representative to NATO Appointed As Deputy Prime Minister

Volume 9 Issue 12

January 18, 2012

• Turkey Works to Prevent Sectarian Rift in Iraq
• Network of Jund al-Khilafah in Kazakhstan Wider Than Predicted
• Return to Popularly Elected Regional Leaders Could Bring Sweeping Political Changes to the North Caucasus
• Rinat Akhmetov’s DTEK Acquires Ukrainian Energy Assets

Volume 9 Issue 11

January 17, 2012

• Elections in Zhanaozen Peaceful, But Concerns Remain
• Washington Looks Forward to Armenian Parliamentary Election
• General Shamanov Faces Birthday Blues

Volume 9 Issue 10

January 16, 2012

• CSTO Agreement on Foreign Bases Frustrates Tajikistan’s Ambitions
• Putin Tries to Regain Initiative While Remaining Out of Touch
• Moscow Appears to Be Losing Its Last Supporters in Kabardino-Balkaria

Volume 9 Issue 9

January 13, 2012

• Belarus: Marking the Anniversary of Tragic Events
• Start of 2012 Sees No Let-Up in North Caucasus Violence
• Will 2012 Bring Popular Revolt to Ukraine?

Volume 9 Issue 8

January 12, 2012

• Rebels Battle Security Forces in Chechnya, While Moscow Bolsters the Military in the Republic
• Prominent Tajik Clerics Exchange Accusations of “Wahhabism” and “Foreign Shiism”
• Russian Capability to Project Influence Dwindles

Volume 9 Issue 7

January 11, 2012

• Ukrainian Government Mishandles Gas Negotiations with Moscow
• Ukraine Braces for Gas Transportation Consortium with Russia
• Dagestani Commission for Adapting Rebels to Civilian Life Yields Few Results in 2011

Volume 9 Issue 6

January 10, 2012

• Turkey Wants to Resume Talks on Iranian Nuclear Program
• Belarus in 2011: The Return of Repressions
• Syrian Regime Loses Support from Circassian Community
• Serdyukov Introduces Non-Investigative Military Police

Volume 9 Issue 5

January 9, 2012

• Putin and Gazprom Juggle South Stream Project Options after Turkish Approval
• Can Putin Once Again Exploit the North Caucasus in 2012?
• Turkey Gains Little, Ukraine Has Much to Lose in Ankara Backing Russian South Stream
• Russian Literature and Blogosphere Join Forces Against Putinism

Volume 9 Issue 4

January 6, 2012

• Ukraine’s International Isolation Grows
• Prominent Cleric and His Brothers Face Growing Pressure in Tajikistan
• Trans-Anatolia Gas Pipeline: Wider Implications of Azerbaijan’s Project (Part Two)
• Putin Signals He Will Stick to the Status Quo in Chechnya

Volume 9 Issue 3

January 5, 2012

• Kazakh Leader Extends State of Emergency in Zhanaozen
• Trans-Anatolia Gas Pipeline: Wider Implications of Azerbaijan’s Project (Part One)
• Under Political Pressure, Putin Moves His Powerbase to the Kremlin
• Authorities in the North Caucasus Try to Nip Signs of Popular Uprisings in the Bud

Volume 9 Issue 2

January 4, 2012

• Tatar Nationalism Remains Vibrant Force in Volga Region
• Direct Road to Europe: Azerbaijan’s Trans-Anatolia Gas Pipeline
• Serdyukov Dreams of Network-Centric Conscripts
• Tymoshenko’s Imprisonment Slows Integration with the European Union

Volume 9 Issue 1

January 3, 2012

• Turkey Reiterates Commitment to Southern Corridor with Trans-Anatolia Pipeline
• Relocating Syrian Circassians to the North Caucasus Poses Problems and Opportunities for Moscow
• Russia Reluctantly Enters Into a New Revolution