Volume 7 Issue 226

December 17, 2010

• Insurgency-Related Violence Reported in Kabardino-Balkaria, Dagestan and Chechnya
• Russia Uses Denial-of-Access Tactics Against Belarus Oil Supply diversification
• Lukashenka Holds Dialogue in Minsk With US Analysts (Part Two)
• Erdogan Survives the WikiLeaks Challenge

Volume 7 Issue 225

December 16, 2010

• Kyrgyz Parliament Forms New Coalition
• Lukashenka Compromises to Gain Moscow’s Support
• Putin and Medvedev Regime Challenged by Nationalist Football Fans

Volume 7 Issue 224

December 15, 2010

• Prospects for Karabakh Peace Recede After OSCE Summit
• Nationalist Uprising in Moscow has Serious Implications for the North Caucasus
• Missiles and Missile Defenses in Europe Highlight Limits of East-West Rapprochement
• Lukashenka Holds Dialogue in Minsk With US Analysts (Part One)

Volume 7 Issue 223

December 14, 2010

• Putin Markets Russia Globally as his Success Story: International Events Highlight Internal Development
• Astana OSCE Summit Ends in Division
• TAPI: The Audacity of Pipeline Hope

Volume 7 Issue 222

December 13, 2010

• Ethnic Rivalries Appear to be Tearing Russia’s Army and Society Apart
• OSCE Summit Highlights Gaps and Prospects for Regional Security
• Medvedev Enjoys Foreign Policy “Successes”

Volume 7 Issue 221

December 10, 2010

• Turkmenistan Encourages Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline
• Turkish-Israeli Normalization Efforts Seek a Fresh Start
• Kyrgyzstan’s Fragile Government and Troublesome Parliament
• Insurgency Related Violence Reported In Dagestan, Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria

Volume 7 Issue 220

December 9, 2010

• Moscow Considers Kabardino-Balkaria Jamaat as Threat to the North Caucasus
• Moscow Attempts to Convince US and NATO it is Ready for a Nuclear Arms Race
• France Stonewalls US Attempts to Discourage Mistral Warship Sale to Russia
• NATO Disinclined to Debate Mistral Affair

Volume 7 Issue 219

December 8, 2010

• Ingush rights activists awarded as abuses in the republic persist
• WikiLeaks Confirms Role Played by Firtash in Ukrainian Politics
• North Korean Tantrums, Russian Geopolitical Dilemmas and De-escalation

Volume 7 Issue 218

December 7, 2010

• North Korean Tantrums Again Reveal Russia’s Geopolitical Dilemmas
• Russia Plans to Strengthen the Black Sea Fleet
• Russian Military Manpower: Recurring Zugzwang
• Wikileaks Perturb US-Azerbaijan Relations (Part Two)

Volume 7 Issue 217

December 6, 2010

• Wikileaks Perturb US-Azerbaijan Relations (Part One)
• NATO Demonstrates Full Support for Georgia
• Moscow Increases Its Focus on Solving the North Caucasus Riddle
• Russia Tries to Exploit European Disunity

Volume 7 Issue 216

December 3, 2010

• Chechen Exiles Reportedly Live in Fear of Kadyrov’s Agents
• Mongolia Approves New Rail Project with Great Powers in Mind
• Moscow Aims for Caspian Settlement in 2011

Volume 7 Issue 215

December 2, 2010

• Arrests in Europe Place 100,000 Member Chechen Disapora in the Spotlight
• OSCE Summit Highlights Disagreements Between Astana and Tashkent
• Putin and Medvedev Raise the Prospect of a New Arms Race

Volume 7 Issue 214

December 1, 2010

• Ukraine Achieves Limited Progress in EU Integration
• WikiLeaks Exposes US Embassy in Moscow Perspective on North Caucasus
• Medvedev Addressed the Nation: Children as the Focus of His Presidential Campaign

Volume 7 Issue 213

November 30, 2010

• Turkmen Energy Initiatives Cripple Russia’s Status as an “Energy Superpower”
• Turkey Strengthens Nuclear Cooperation with Russia
• Medvedev Promises Long Term Support for Defense Reform

Volume 7 Issue 212

November 29, 2010

• Moscow Enters Armenian Language Controversy
• Communists Win Solid Plurality in Moldova’s Elections Again
• Circassians Step Up Their Activity as Georgian Politicians Consider Olympic Boycott
• Medvedev Highlights Possible Zastoi as Political System Decays

Volume 7 Issue 211

November 19, 2010

• The EU and Kazakhstan Aim for Enhanced Partnership
• Dagestani Leadership Unable to Control Situation in Republic
• Violence in Dagestan Shows No Sign of Letting Up
• Surgut Neftegaz is Thwarted in Hungary, While Austria Examines OMV-Surgut Deal
• Lisbon NATO Summit and Russia: Crown Jewels for Chicken Feed?

Volume 7 Issue 210

November 18, 2010

• Bakiyev Faces Mass Murder Charges
• Additional Buildup of Military Forces in Dagestan Proceeds with Caution
• Russian “Illegal” Spies in the US Were Betrayed by a Double Agent
• European Commission Urges Corrections to Bulgarian-Russian South Stream Agreement
• ***Note to our readers: Retraction of statement in November 9, 2010 EDM article by Taras Kuzio. Click to read full retraction.

Volume 7 Issue 209

November 17, 2010

• Freedom of the Russian Press: a Story of Lost Trust
• Moscow’s Approach to the North Caucasus Looks Increasingly Deluded
• China’s Expansionist Policy Toward Kazakhstan Takes a New Turn
• Moscow Shows Anxiety Over Passing the New START Treaty

Volume 7 Issue 208

November 16, 2010

• Rewarding Merit in the Russian Officer Corps
• Kremlin Plan for Resettling Unemployed Ingush in Sverdlovsk Falters
• Bulgaria Rejoins Gazprom’s South Stream Project
• South Stream Project Facing Intractable Problems After Bulgaria’s Signature

Volume 7 Issue 207

November 15, 2010

• Erdogan Discusses Missile Defense with Obama Ahead of NATO’s Summit in Lisbon
• 2010 Census Data is Adjusted to Meet Kremlin Priorities in the North Caucasus
• Medvedev Adrift in a Sea of Economic Multi-polarity

Volume 7 Issue 206

November 12, 2010

• Militants Target Dagestani Law Enforcement Personnel in Republic Capital
• Turkish Government and Opposition React to EU Commission’s Progress Report
• Uzbekistan Considers Closer Ties with the Persian Gulf

Volume 7 Issue 205

November 11, 2010

• Kyrgyz Politicians Hope US DoD will Overturn its Decision
• Dagestan Leader Follows Steps of Kadyrov
• Another Russian Journalist Attacked with Impunity

Volume 7 Issue 204

November 11, 2010

• Putin Fails to Resolve Trade Differences on Kyiv Visit
• Dagestan Tries to Win Popular Support for Its Struggle with Insurgents
• Medvedev’s “Modernization” of Russia: Forward to the Past

Volume 7 Issue 203

November 9, 2010

• Moscow Pushes New Armenian-Azerbaijani Peace Deal
• Black Holes, Vanishing Rubles and Corruption in the Russian Military

Volume 7 Issue 202

November 8, 2010

• Belarusians Want Changes: But How Badly?
• Ramzan Kadyrov’s Regime is Unable to Cope with Sagging Chechen Economy
• Russia Targeting Oil Assets in Poland and Lithuania
• Attempted Patriotic Boost in Russia Falls Flat

Volume 7 Issue 201

November 5, 2010

• DoD Renews Contract on Manas
• Croatian Government Hesitates on Gas Sector Reform
• Attacks Reported in Kabardino-Balkaria, Chechnya, Dagestan and Karachaevo-Cherkessia

Volume 7 Issue 200

November 4, 2010

• The Kurile Islands: a Key to Russia’s Maritime Nuclear Strategy
• Parties Divided in Azerbaijani Parliamentary Elections
• Insurgents in Ingushetia Regroup as Local Jammats Become More Nationalist

Volume 7 Issue 199

November 3, 2010

• Turkey Tries to Engage Mongolia, Despite Dim Prospects
• Russia Struggles to Develop New Joint Ventures with Mongolia
• Kidnappings Abound in Ingushetia and Transcend its Borders
• Russia and France Create Naval Construction Entity Ahead of Mistral Tender

Volume 7 Issue 198

November 2, 2010

• No Justice Following Ethnic Violence in Kyrgyzstan
• Bat or Mouse? The Strange Case of Reforming Spetsnaz
• Russian-Polish Gas Agreement Leaves Key Questions Unanswered
• Polish Government Defends Nontransparent Gas Agreement with Russia

Volume 7 Issue 197

November 1, 2010

• The Civil Society Factor Becoming Important in Azerbaijan’s Upcoming Elections
• Europe Concerned Over Democracy in Ukraine, While Kyiv Prefers to Focus on Trade
• Moscow’s Behavior in the North Caucasus Increasingly Reminiscent of its Imperial Past
• Court Cases Loom Large over Medvedev’s Presidency

Volume 7 Issue 196

October 29, 2010

• Is the Main Source of Chechen Rebel Weapons Georgia, or the Russian Army?
• Turkmenistan Seeks Expanded Cooperation with Qatar
• Russia’s Message to Turkmenistan: Export Your Gas Anywhere Except Europe
• White House-Connected Think Tank Reframes U.S. Policy Toward Georgia (Part Two)

Volume 7 Issue 195

October 28, 2010

• White House-Connected Think Tank Reframes U.S. Policy Toward Georgia (Part One)
• Attack on Parliament in Grozny: Gain or Loss for the Rebels?
• Russia is Demanding One-Sided Western Concessions

Volume 7 Issue 194

October 27, 2010

• The Religious Factor in Azerbaijani Parliamentary Elections
• Turkey Considers Cooperation with Greece on Illegal Immigration to Europe
• Despite Arms Sales Accord with Israel, Russia Sells Anti-Ship Missiles to Syria
• Moscow Forced to Give More Consideration to Circassian Demands

Volume 7 Issue 193

October 26, 2010

• European Reports Paint Grim Picture of Kadyrov’s Chechnya
• Bomb Explosions Hit Kirovograd Ahead of Yanukovych Visit
• Russia Considers Increased Gas Production
• Short-Term Politics Trumps US Strategy in the South Caucasus

Volume 7 Issue 192

October 25, 2010

• Georgia’s New Threat Assessment Document Identifies Russia as a Main Threat
• Another Chance for the Odessa-Brody Pipeline
• Popularity Matters: Russian “Macho” Prime Minister and “Tech” President Image Contest

Volume 7 Issue 191

October 22, 2010

• Armenian Leader Firmly in Control Despite Renewed Opposition Protests
• Split in Rebel Ranks: Does it Help the Rebels, or the Russian Siloviki?
• Meseberg Process: Germany Testing EU-Russia Security Cooperation Potential
• Medvedev Deflects Merkel-Sarkozy Proposal on Transnistria at Deauville Summit

Volume 7 Issue 190

October 21, 2010

• Factional Divisions within the Chechen Separatist Movement
• Turkey Maintains Reservations About US Missile Defense
• Russian Influence Intensifies in Kyrgyzstan After Elections
• Russian Government Denies Reports of Serdyukov’s Dismissal

Volume 7 Issue 189

October 20, 2010

• Moscow angered by Georgian move that breaks the North Caucasus’ isolation
• Russia Increases Pressure on Lukashenka
• Power Struggle Intensifies in Nazarbayev’s Court as Presidential Elections Draw Near

Volume 7 Issue 188

October 19, 2010

• Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan Agree To Look Beyond Politics
• Fifth anniversary of Nalchik raid marked as instability in Kabardino-Balkaria grows
• Merkel and Sarkozy Talk Shop with Medvedev
• Moscow Coordinates Oil and Gas Asset Transfers with BP and Chavez

Volume 7 Issue 187

October 18, 2010

• Ukraine’s Foreign and Security Policy Controlled by Russia
• Khloponin Focuses on Dagestan’s Economy While Others See Threat of Civil War
• Moscow Searches for Strategic Depth in the “Reset”
• Kremlin Wins, Germany Loses From the Chavez Gift to Rosneft

Volume 7 Issue 186

October 15, 2010

• Ukraine Returns to 1996 Constitution, Strengthening President Yanukovych
• Turkey Seeks Closer Economic and Strategic Ties with China
• Hungary-Romania Gas Interconnector: First Step Towards Region-Wide Network
• Can Anti-Umarov Rebel Faction Win Support Among Non-Muslims?

Volume 7 Issue 185

October 14, 2010

• Landmark Elections in Kyrgyzstan Produce Surprising Results
• Abkhaz Muslims Become Target of Kremlin’s Hidden War
• Gazprom Negotiates with Romania to Pressure Bulgaria on South Stream
• Russia Procures Western Technology, While Struggling to Manufacture Modern Weapons

Volume 7 Issue 184

October 13, 2010

• Thirteen is a Lucky Number for the Russian Navy
• China Secures Trade Surplus With Russia
• Constitutionalism and the Rule of Law in Retreat in Ukraine

Volume 7 Issue 183

October 12, 2010

• The Court Makes the King
• Moscow Awaits Medvedev’s Choice
• Demand Growing for Azerbaijani Gas
• Despite official precautions, Dagestan’s local elections shake republic

Volume 7 Issue 182

October 8, 2010

• U.S., Georgia Hold Meeting Under Strategic Partnership Charter
• The Caucasus Emirate: a Strictly Home-Grown Movement
• Chechen Rebel Field Commanders Renounced Loyalty Oath to Doku Umarov
• Turkish Nationalist Rally In Church Angers Armenians

Volume 7 Issue 181

October 7, 2010

• NATO’s Charm Offensive Towards Russia Falls on Deaf Ears
• Pre-Election Political Competition Intensifies in Kyrgyzstan
• Socialism Struggles to Survive in Croatia’s Gas Sector
• Ingushetia’s Islamists Adopt Nationalist Rhetoric

Volume 7 Issue 180

October 6, 2010

• Medvedev and Putin Travel Separate Economic Roads To Nowhere
• PLA Displays Network-Centric Capabilities in Peace Mission 2010
• Damascus Repeats Call For Turkish Involvement In Talks With Israel

Volume 7 Issue 179

October 5, 2010

• Moscow Seeks Influence in the Kyrgyz Elections
• NATO Secretary-General Pays Unedifying Visit To Georgia
• Gazprom Sees Window of Opportunity to Keep Poland Dependent
• Lavrov’s Visit to Poland: Is Russia’s Rapprochement with Poland Real?

Volume 7 Issue 178

October 4, 2010

• Additional Russian Troops Dispatched To Dagestan
• European Union Assists Poland to Rectify Agreement With Gazprom
• Warsaw Wavers Between Brussels and Gazprom
• Yanukovych Explains Policy Priorities During US Visit

Volume 7 Issue 177

October 1, 2010

• The Kazakh-Russian “Eurasia” Canal: The Geopolitics of Water, Transport, and Trade
• Ukrainian Education Minister Tabachnyk Confirms His Russian Nationalist Credentials
• Bombings and Shooting Reported in Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria

Volume 7 Issue 176

September 30, 2010

• Russian Observers Expect No Groundbreaking Results From Latest Anti-Rebel Push
• Nineteen Candidates Register For Presidential Election In Belarus
• Moldova Faces Yet Another Election As Governing Alliance Falls Apart
• Putin Stays In The Shadows As Medvedev Ousts Luzhkov

Volume 7 Issue 175

September 29, 2010

• The Roots and Transformation of the Dagestan Insurgency
• Kurdish Question Dominates Turkish Politics
• Ethno-Nationalist Slogans Penetrate Electoral Campaigns in Kyrgyzstan
• Security Agencies Hunt Former Islamic Opposition Fighters in Eastern Tajikistan

Volume 7 Issue 174

September 28, 2010

• The Mayor is Gone, Long Live the Mayor!
• Ambassadorial Vacancy Disables US Policy in Azerbaijan and Beyond
• Militant Armenian Group’s Senate Allies Oppose US Ambassador To Azerbaijan
• China Showcases Expeditionary Military Power in Peace Mission 2010

Volume 7 Issue 173

September 27, 2010

• Khloponin Focuses on Dagestan’s Economy While Others See Civil War Looming
• Ukrainian Journalists Feel Unprotected 10 Years After Gongadze’s Murder
• Russian Foreign Policy Takes a Sensible Course on Iran and in the Arctic

Volume 7 Issue 172

September 24, 2010

• Armenia, Iran Forge Ahead With New Energy Projects
• Analysts debate the nature of the split within Caucasus Emirate
• Russia Plans Increased Energy Exports
• United Russia Party Recruits More Allies in “Near Abroad”

Volume 7 Issue 171

September 23, 2010

• U.S. Policy on Defense Assistance to Georgia: Neither Yes or No, Perhaps Sometimes
• Russia Inhibits U.S. Defense Assistance to Georgia
• Separatism Spreads in the North Caucasus while Moscow Blames Outsiders
• Medvedev Scolds Defense Industry And Pledges Huge Spending

Volume 7 Issue 170

September 22, 2010

• Russian Navy and Defense Industry: Anxious August and Sober September
• Turkey Bolsters Ties With Turkic States
• Ukraine’s Oligarchs and Democratic Regression: Why Are They Silent?

Volume 7 Issue 169

September 21, 2010

• Political Battle in Moscow Escalates to Self-Destructive Confrontation
• Ukrainian Government Can Call The Bluff On Gazprom’s South Stream Project
• Gazprom’s South Stream Set Back On Several Fronts
• Gates and Serdyukov Agree On Closer US-Russian Defense Cooperation

Volume 7 Issue 168

September 20, 2010

• Referendum Deepens Fragmentation in Turkey
• Security Situation in Tajikistan Deteriorates After a Bold Prison Escape
• Head of Charter-97 Website Dies in Mysterious Circumstances
• Threat of Renewed Ethnic Clashes Reemerges Following North Ossetia Suicide Attack

Volume 7 Issue 167

September 17, 2010

• Moscow Ponders BP’s Assets
• Black Sea LNG Project: A Spoke in Nabucco’s Wheels?
• Russo-Norwegian Treaty Paves Way for Joint Energy Projects in the Arctic
• Poland Detains Chechen Rebel Envoy as Violence Continues in the North Caucasus

Volume 7 Issue 166

September 16, 2010

• CSTO: Half Dead, Half Alive
• The Specter of Suicide Bombing Haunts the North Caucasus
• Kyiv Rejects Merger of Naftohaz Ukrainy with Gazprom
• Russia Plans to Open Military Training Facility in Kyrgyzstan

Volume 7 Issue 165

September 15, 2010

• Black Sea LNG Project Draws on Gas from Azerbaijan
• Security in Kabardino-Balkaria Fails to Improve After Reappointment of President
• Luzhkov Fearlessly Fights Back Against Kremlin Attacks
• Parliamentary Campaign Begins in Kyrgyzstan

Volume 7 Issue 164

September 14, 2010

• North Caucasus Reality Check on Russian Military Reform
• Massive Funding In Prospect For Nabucco Pipeline Construction
• Nabucco Pipeline, Azerbaijan’s Shah Deniz Field Require Synchronized Development

Volume 7 Issue 163

September 13, 2010

• The Party of Regions Fashions Its Election Strategy
• Moscow’s North Caucasus Modernization Plans Fall into Limbo Following Series of Suicide Bombings
• Putin and Medvedev Stage Contrasting Political Shows

Volume 7 Issue 162

September 10, 2010

• Russia Launches International Tender for Warship Procurement
• Russia Using Bait-And-Switch Tactics in Mistral Negotiations With France
• Ingush Rebels Tied to Major Suicide Attack in Vladikavkaz
• Suicide Bombers Further Destabilize Dagestan

Volume 7 Issue 161

September 9, 2010

• Suicide Bombings and Attacks on Infrastructure Increase Volatility in Troubled Dagestan
• The “Persian Alliance” and Geopolitical Reconfiguration in Central Asia
• Russia Suspends Recruiting Cadets in Military Academies

Volume 7 Issue 160

September 8, 2010

• Ukrainian Government Formulates Liberal Tax Reform
• Maskirovka and Russian Military Procurement: Corruption, Deception and Crisis
• Admiral Mullen Discusses Critical Military Engagement in Turkey

Volume 7 Issue 159

September 7, 2010

• Russia Boosts Military Alliance With Armenia
• Attack on Kadyrov’s Home Village Damages Chechnya’s Image of Stability
• Medvedev Re-energizes Russian Caspian Policy in Baku
• Moldovan Referendum: Suffers Governing Alliance Crushing Defeat

Volume 7 Issue 158

August 16, 2010

• Kyrgyz Officials Poised to Reject OSCE Forces
• Moscow Seeks Political Allies in Moldova Ahead of Referendum and Elections
• SBU Targets Opposition in Ukraine
• Kazakhstan’s Uncertain Future in the Customs Union

Volume 7 Issue 157

August 13, 2010

• The Situation Inside the North Caucasus Rebel Leadership Remains Unclear
• Russia Calls for Arms Embargo on Georgia After War’s Second Anniversary
• Russian Military Power Advancing in the Black Sea-South Caucasus Region
• Insurgency-Related Violence Reported Across the North Caucasus

Volume 7 Issue 156

August 12, 2010

• Russian Air Force Chief Confirms S-300 Deployment in Abkhazia
• Colleagues of Murdered Rights Activists Mark Anniversary of Death
• Ukraine Returns Disputed Gas to RosUkrEnergo
• Turkish Civilian-Military Relations Overhauled

Volume 7 Issue 155

August 11, 2010

• Muhammad Amin: Imam Shamil’s Naib to the Circassians (Part Two)
• Armenian Economy Recovers Faster Than Expected
• Opposition to OSCE Police Forces Grows in Kyrgyzstan
• Russia Deploys S-300 Air Defense Systems in Abkhazia

Volume 7 Issue 154

August 10, 2010

• Russia Counts on Western Input For Modern Arms Production
• Russia Insults Japan Even As It Seeks Peace and Friendship
• Tajik Police Detain Islamic School Leader and Students
• Muhammad Amin: Imam Shamil’s Naib to the Circassians in the Northwest Caucasus

Volume 7 Issue 153

August 9, 2010

• The Second Anniversary of the Russian “Victory” is Barely Noticed
• Major Overhaul of the North Caucasus’ Transit System is Postponed
• Luzhkov Again Raises Russian Right to Sevastopol

Volume 7 Issue 152

August 6, 2010

• Violence Reported Across the North Caucasus
• Communist Strength Slowly Waning Ahead of Moldovan Referendum and Elections
• Upcoming Referendum Seeks to Overcome Moldova’s Constitutional Crisis
• “Palace Coup” Reveals Split between Umarov and Rebel Commander Aslanbek Vadalov

Volume 1 Issue 151

August 5, 2010

• IMF Approves New Loan for Ukraine

Volume 7 Issue 151

August 5, 2010

• Arrests Mark Opportunity for Improved Relations Between Tajikistan and its Neighbors
• Medvedev Disciplines Top Naval Commanders for Negligence

Volume 7 Issue 150

August 4, 2010

• North Caucasus Human Rights Activists Introduce Counter-Measures to Thwart Illegal Detentions
• Moscow Prepares OSCE “Reform” Proposals for the Summit in Kazakhstan
• Surge in Nuclear Power Projects Imperils Belarusian Program
• Turkey’s “Economic Recovery” Raises Questions

Volume 7 Issue 149

August 3, 2010

• EU Supports Nabucco Against South Stream
• Russia Supports Domestic Metal Sector
• New Russian Strategic Level Commanders: Makarov’s Successor in the Making?

Volume 7 Issue 148

August 2, 2010

• Moscow Grows Weary Over Kadyrov’s Excessive Independence
• Japanese-Kazakh Nuclear Energy Cooperation: a Partnership for the Future
• Hot Summer in Moscow Emerges as a Political Problem

Volume 7 Issue 147

July 30, 2010

• Russia Adds Poison to its Counter-Insurgency Arsenal in the North Caucasus
• Caucasus Emirate Leader Chooses a Successor
• Tension Rises Ahead of Elections in Kyrgyzstan

Volume 7 Issue 146

July 29, 2010

• Inter-Ethnic Brawl in Tuapse Reveals Deep Tension in Russo-Chechen Relations
• Armenia and Karabakh Encouraged by UN Court Ruling on Kosovo
• Kazakhstan Building a Legacy in its Chairmanship of the OSCE
• Medvedev Confirms Conscript Shortages

Volume 7 Issue 145

July 28, 2010

• Possible Deliverables at the OSCE Summit in Kazakhstan
• Possible Deliverables at the OSCE Summit in Kazakhstan
• Vladimir Putin, Moscow Mayor and Patriarch Kirill Promote Russian Interests in Ukraine

Volume 7 Issue 144

July 27, 2010

• OSCE to Hold Summit in Kazakhstan After Eleven Year Hiatus
• OSCE Summit in Astana Likely to Emphasize Security Issues
• Turkish-Iranian Energy Cooperation in the Shadow of US Sanctions on Iran
• French “Tin Cans” or Technology Transfer? Vysotskiy on the Mistral

Volume 7 Issue 143

July 26, 2010

• Gorbachev Warns of Explosive Problems With Medvedev’s “Modernization”
• Attack on Kabardino-Balkaria Hydroelectric Plant Exposes Government’s Weakness
• Will Russia Buy Up Ukraine?

Volume 7 Issue 142

July 23, 2010

• Moscow Promises Increased “Energy Efficiency”
• Railway and Hydroelectric Engineer Targeted in Dagestan
• The US Expands Military Ties with Tajikistan

Volume 7 Issue 141

July 22, 2010

• Veteran of Anti-Russian Wars named as Head of Dagestan's Sharia Jamaat
• Russia Will Spend 20 Trillion Rubles on New Weapons
• Alarmist International Reporting Alienates Armed Forces and Challenges Stability in Kyrgyzstan

Volume 7 Issue 140

July 21, 2010

• While Promising Investment, Moscow is Delivering Harsher Laws in the North Caucasus
• Moscow Uses Anti-Iran Sanctions as Bargaining Leverage on Washington
• Ukraine Expects a New Loan From the IMF
• Prospects For Regime Change in Belarus

Volume 7 Issue 139

July 20, 2010

• Russian Air Defense Weakness: Modernizing or Optimizing?
• Moscow-Tehran Oil and Gas Roadmap to Circumvent Sanctions on Iran
• Slow Progress in Turkish-Armenian Normalization

Volume 7 Issue 138

July 19, 2010

• Kadyrov’s Forces Accused of Aiding the Insurgency and Obstructing Federal Forces
• Medvedev Moots Russia-Germany “Modernization Alliance”
• Ukrainian Nationalism Again Under Attack in Ukraine

Volume 7 Issue 137

July 16, 2010

• Mistral Saga: Igor Sechin Se Moque De Paris
• Russia Boosts Far Eastern Security
• Attacks reported in Kabardino-Balkaria, Dagestan, Ingushetia and Chechnya
• Kyrgyzstan: Positive Developments in the Hydro-Energy Sector

Volume 7 Issue 136

July 16, 2010

• MOL Well Placed to Fend off Surgut’s New Move
• Russia Seeks to Impose New ABM Treaty on the US by Developing BMD
• Kremlin Offers Money and Financial Incentives to Change the Mood in the North Caucasus
• Will Ukraine Adopt a One Party System?

Volume 7 Issue 135

July 14, 2010

• Moscow and Kadyrov Reap Benefits From Sharing Responsibility for Chechnya
• Gazprom’s Anti-Nabucco Campaign Misses German Targets
• Armenian-Azeri Tensions Mount Despite New International Push For Karabakh Peace

Volume 7 Issue 134

July 13, 2010

• Reflections on Vostok 2010: Selling an Image
• Gazprom Counters Nabucco’s Advancement by Lobbying for South Stream
• Constitutional Court’s Partial Endorsement of Reform Package Divides Turkish Politics

Volume 7 Issue 133

July 12, 2010

• Vostok 2010 and the Very Curious Hypothetical Opponent
• Putin Promises Economic Overhaul of North Caucasus
• Russia Turns on Lukashenka

Volume 7 Issue 132

July 9, 2010

• Lavrov Hints at Fomenting Ethnic Tensions Inside Georgia
• Rights Violations Reported in Dagestan, Ingushetia and Kabardino-Balkaria
• Hillary Clinton on Familiarization Visit to Ukraine
• Russia Remains Ambiguous on Kyrgyzstan

Volume 7 Issue 131

July 8, 2010

• The Russian Question and the Return of Suicide Bombers in the North Caucasus
• Clinton Follows Gates in Fence Mending Visit to Azerbaijan (Part One)
• Will Clinton’s Baku Visit Produce Deliverables in Washington? (Part Two)
• Igor Sutyagin’s Imminent Release

Volume 7 Issue 130

July 7, 2010

• Russia Plans Far Eastern Energy Drive
• Dagestan’s Increasing Backwardness Blamed on Insecurity and Corruption
• Ukraine Closes Road to NATO Membership
• Turkish-Israeli Relations Deteriorate Further

Volume 7 Issue 129

July 6, 2010

• “Virtual” Defense of the Russian Far East: Vostok 2010
• Khloponin’s Innovative Approach to the North Caucasus Faces Uphill Struggle
• Clinton in Georgia: Precious Few Deliverables
• The Russia-US “Reset” and Medvedev’s Non-Leadership

Volume 7 Issue 128

July 2, 2010

• Violent Incidents Reported in Dagestan, Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria and Chechnya
• Kyrgyzstan Referendum: Questions Remain
• Interest Surging in Azerbaijani Gas (Part Two)

Volume 7 Issue 127

July 1, 2010

• Spying: an Occupational Hazard in East-West Relations
• Interest Surging in Azerbaijani Gas
• US Designation of Caucasus Emirate Leader as Terrorist Will Have Little Impact
• Ukraine Shows No Hurry to Return Gas to RosUkrEnergo

Volume 7 Issue 126

June 30, 2010

• Moldovan Government Chickens out of Historical Assessment of Communism
• Is Part of the Georgian Opposition Financed by Georgian Organized Crime?
• Reset at Sea: US-NATO-Russian Cooperation in the Struggle against Piracy

Volume 7 Issue 125

June 29, 2010

• Russia Defends Soviet Occupation of Moldova
• Crisis in Eurasia: Russia’s Sphere of Privileged Inaction
• Astana and Tashkent Pursue Reconciliation Following the Kyrgyz Crisis

Volume 7 Issue 124

June 28, 2010

• Breakup of Karachaevo-Cherkessia Becomes Subject of Public Debate
• Russia, CSTO, SCO Struggle to Settle Kyrgyz Unrest
• Assassination Phobia Spreads in Ukraine

Volume 7 Issue 123

June 25, 2010

• Russia Welcomes US Designation of Umarov as a Terrorist
• Turkish Government Criticized for its Policy on Kyrgyzstan
• Gazprom’s Net Debt Disrupts Belarus-Europe Transit
• Kyrgyz Youth Search for Political Identity

Volume 7 Issue 122

June 24, 2010

• Success Eludes the Presidential Envoy to the North Caucasus
• Ukrainian Government Denies Accusations of Bias Against Opposition Journalists
• Rearmament Declared the Main Issue in Russian Military Reform

Volume 7 Issue 121

June 23, 2010

• Gazprom Enlists More Western Allies in South Stream
• Gazprom Again Reconfigures the South Stream Project
• Videos Attest to the Involvement of Dagestanis in the Moscow Metro Attacks

Volume 7 Issue 120

June 22, 2010

• Gazprom Play Map Games in the Balkans With South Stream
• The “Putinization” of Ukraine’s Security Forces

Volume 7 Issue 119

June 21, 2010

• Belarus Demands More Concessions From Russia on Oil and Gas
• Medvedev Attempts to Rationalize his “Modernization” Agenda
• Human Rights Activists in the North Caucasus Continue to be Harassed and Attacked

Volume 7 Issue 118

June 18, 2010

• Gazprom Seduces Romania With South Stream
• Moscow Seeks Room to Maneuver as Crisis on the Korean Peninsula Intensifies
• No Let-Up in Attacks in Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria

Volume 7 Issue 117

June 17, 2010

• Moscow’s Biggest Victory over the North Caucasus Rebels Since Fall 2000
• Rebuilding Inter-Ethnic Trust Becomes Kyrgyzstan’s Major Concern
• Moscow Caught Unprepared by the Carnage in the Ferghana Valley

Volume 7 Issue 116

June 16, 2010

• Russian Leadership Forced to Personally Monitor the Situation in the North Caucasus
• Will Yanukovych’s Reform Plan Convince IMF?
• TAPI and the Prospects of an Indian-Turkmen Strategic Partnership

Volume 7 Issue 115

June 15, 2010

• Makarov Announces “New Look” Operational-Strategic Commands
• Turkish-Azeri Deal May Herald New Competition in Southern Corridor
• Iran’s Nuclear Crisis Causes Unease in Armenia
• Will Russia be Cast as “Peacekeeper” in Kyrgyzstan?

Volume 7 Issue 114

June 14, 2010

• Violence in Kyrgyzstan Threatens to Undermine Provisional Government
• Bulgarian Government Disavows Three Russian Energy Projects
• Putin Grows Confident on the Comeback Trail
• The Capture of Magas May Prove to be More of a Challenge Than a Triumph for the Kremlin

Volume 7 Issue 113

June 11, 2010

• NATO Can Use Article Four to Consult About Arms Sales
• Moscow Keeps Paris on Edge Over the Mistral Affair
• Will Captured Ingush Rebel Leader Die in Prison to Ensure his Silence?
• Promoting the New Look for the Russian Armed Forces: the Contribution of Lieutenant-Colonel Aleksandr Kondratyev

Volume 7 Issue 112

June 10, 2010

• BP’s Russian Joint Venture Files for Bankruptcy at Kovykta
• Russia Struggles to Modernize its Military
• Dagestan’s Security Situation is Becoming Hopeless

Volume 7 Issue 111

June 9, 2010

• More Presidential Candidates Selected in Belarus
• Kyrgyzstan Learns to Survive in Chaos
• Berdimuhamedov’s Campaign for Political Pluralism and the Daikhan Party: Farmers of Turkmenistan Unite

Volume 7 Issue 110

June 8, 2010

• Turkmen Gas Export Diversification: An Overview
• Turkmenistan Starts Construction of East-West Pipeline
• Crisis Looms for Moscow’s Policies in the Northwest Caucasus
• Russia Struggles to Settle Kyrgyz Unrest

Volume 7 Issue 109

June 7, 2010

• First 100 Days of Viktor Yanukovych Explodes Six Myths
• Medvedev’s Visit Shows Slackening of Russian-German Special Relationshp
• More Disagreements Emerge Between Abkhaz and Russian Interests
• Economic and Defense Ties Between Turkey and Israel in Crisis

Volume 7 Issue 108

June 4, 2010

• EU’s Special Representatives’ Posts Need Strengthening in Moldova and South Caucasus
• Ashton’s Office Proposes Abolishing EU’s Special Representatives for Moldova and South Caucasus
• Militant Attacks Reported in Dagestan, Kabardino-Balkaria and Ingushetia
• EU Disappointed by Medvedev’s “Modernization”

Volume 7 Issue 107

June 3, 2010

• Georgia’s Political Landscape Reshaped After Local Elections
• Georgia Returns to Stability and Growth After Local Elections
• Who Was Behind the Recent Bombing in Stavropol?
• Moscow Objects to Patriots in Poland

Volume 7 Issue 106

June 2, 2010

• Russian Military Prepares for Vostok 2010
• President Yanukovych Returns to Multi-Vector Foreign Policy

Volume 7 Issue 105

June 1, 2010

• Turkey Prioritizes Independent Regional Policies in the Middle East and the South Caucasus
• Attack in North Caucasus’ Safest City Casts Doubts on Moscow’s Policies in the Region

Volume 7 Issue 104

May 28, 2010

• Georgian Pre-Election Polls Deflate Opposition’s Expectations
• Dark But Short: Russia’s Shadow on Georgia’s Elections
• Chechen Fighters Hold their Ground Against Kadyrov
• Stavropol Bombing – A Case of Russian Nationalists Targeting Chechens?

Volume 7 Issue 103

May 27, 2010

• Plans for Defense Industry Westernization Meet Resistance
• Multiple Problems Plague Kremlin Plans for 2014 Sochi Olympic Games
• Divided Government Plagues Otunbayeva

Volume 7 Issue 102

May 26, 2010

• Can the Belarusian Opposition Unite?
• Kyrgyz-Uzbek Tensions in Jalalabad Fueled by Political Competition
• A Tale of Two Presidents: Astana Fears the Spread of the “Kyrgyz Virus”

Volume 7 Issue 101

May 25, 2010

• Georgia Develops Functional Relations With Iran
• Turkey: a Source of Strategic Reinsurance for Georgia
• Removal of North Ossetian Mufti Sparks Fears its Muslims May Choose Radical Path

Volume 7 Issue 100

May 24, 2010

• The Iranian Trap for Medvedev’s Opportunistic Foreign Policy
• Rebels Mount Small-Scale Attacks Across the North Caucasus
• The FSB Returns to Ukraine

Volume 7 Issue 99

May 21, 2010

• Medvedev’s Second Visit Pulls Ukraine Closer to Russia
• Non-Bloc Status Covers Ukraine’s Shift to Russian-Vector Orientation
• Yanukovych Rejects Putin’s Gazprom-Naftohaz Ukrainy Merger Proposal
• Rebel Attacks on the Rise in Kabardino-Balkaria

Volume 7 Issue 98

May 20, 2010

• Sergei Ivanov Seeks Deals in Washington
• Medvedev Meets with Local NGO Leaders in Bid to Stabilize North Caucasus
• Russia Will Construct Turkey’s First Nuclear Power Plant

Volume 7 Issue 97

May 19, 2010

• Kremlin Contemplates a Seismic Shift in Russian Foreign Policy
• Russia Pursues Post-Soviet Integration
• Soviet Chekists, Slavic Fist, and the Medvedev-Yanukovych Declaration on Transnistria

Volume 7 Issue 96

May 18, 2010

• Northwestern Caucasus Security Worsens as Loyalist Circassians Ask Moscow for Help
• Assassination Sparks Fear of Kremlin Plans to Incite Inter-Ethnic Violence in Karachay-Cherkessia
• Zurab Noghaideli’s National Council Bandwagons With Russia
• Tbilisi’s Municipal Election: a Game on the Radical Opposition’s Turf

Volume 7 Issue 95

May 17, 2010

• Medvedev’s Ineffectual Foreign Policy Lacks Putin’s Firm Hand
• Moscow Seeks to Remove Restraints on Naval Base Upgrade in Ukraine
• Bishkek’s Dependence on Russia and Kazakhstan Deepens

Volume 7 Issue 94

May 14, 2010

• Vice President Biden Envisions New Tasks for the OSCE
• Biden Proposes Moving Beyond the CFE Treaty
• Violent Incidents Reported in Dagestan, Karachaevo-Cherkessia and Kabardino-Balkaria
• Violence Accompanies Russia’s May Holidays in the North Caucasus

Volume 7 Issue 93

May 13, 2010

• Propaganda Overwhelms Russian Society
• Putin and Chavez Reach Major Deals in Caracas : Part Two
• Government Authorities Fail to Provide Security in the North Caucasus

Volume 7 Issue 92

May 12, 2010

• Putin Makes Energy and Arms Deals with Potential Latin American Allies: Part One
• Ukraine Wary of Putin’s Proposal to Merge National Gas Companies
• Turkmen-Chinese Cooperation: Key to Turkmenistan’s Diversification Strategy

Volume 7 Issue 91

May 11, 2010

• Russia Celebrates Past Victories: Parading an Image of “Strength”
• Georgian Radical Opposition Launches Seasonal Offensive
• Moscow Grooming a Political Team in Tbilisi
• Parliamentary Race Looms in Azerbaijan

Volume 7 Issue 90

May 10, 2010

• Shift to Soviet-Russian National Identity in Ukraine
• Chechen Officials Press Moscow to Assist with Demining as Blasts Still Claim Lives
• Medvedev Presides Over the Victory Day Celebrations and Condemns Stalin

Volume 7 Issue 89

May 7, 2010

• Ukraine’s Leaders Trying to Resist Gazprom-Naftohaz “Merger”
• Chechen Leader Says he Does Not Repress Religion and Press Freedom, or Kill his Opponents
• Yarmuk Jammat Regroups after Death of Astemirov in Sign of new Militant Strategy
• Astana Takes Credit for Stability in Kyrgyzstan

Volume 7 Issue 88

May 6, 2010

• Russian Military Personnel Crisis: Medvedev and the General Staff Join the Fray
• Nalchik Bomb Attack Endangers the Stability of Kabardino-Balkaria
• “Tired” Lukashenka Ready to Run for Re-election

Volume 7 Issue 87

May 5, 2010

• Constitutional Amendments Further Polarize Turkish Politics
• Putin Calls For Naftohaz Ukrainy-Gazprom Gas Merger
• The US and Azerbaijan: Unraveling a Strategic Partnership?

Volume 7 Issue 86

May 4, 2010

• Kyrgyz Instability Presents Challenges for Russia, China and the SCO
• Hungarian Government and MOL Positioning for a Solution With Surgut

Volume 7 Issue 85

May 3, 2010

• The Circassian Question is Driving Change in the Northwest Caucasus
• US Embassy in Moscow Indicates Acceptance of Mistral Deal
• Historical Context for Regional Response to Recent Events in Kyrgyzstan

Volume 7 Issue 84

April 30, 2010

• Austria Joins Gazprom’s South Stream Project
• South Stream is Not a Ukraine Bypass Project
• Political Competition Intensifies in Kyrgyzstan
• Police Attacked in Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria

Volume 7 Issue 83

April 29, 2010

• Personnel Problems Impact on Russian Military Reform
• Frustrated Armenia Freezes Accords With Turkey
• Turkey Unleashes New Energy Strategy Plan

Volume 7 Issue 82

April 28, 2010

• Transfer of Suspected Militants to Moscow Points to Poor Intelligence on Insurgents
• Russia Moves to Strengthen Ties with Uzbekistan
• Gas in Exchange for Naval Base: a Boon to Ukraine’s Weak Economy

Volume 7 Issue 81

April 27, 2010

• Medvedev’s Military Modernization Program Faces Crisis
• US Conflict Resolution Policy Backfires in Yerevan
• Armenia Suspends US-Backed Normalization of Relations With Turkey
• Russia’s Strategic Gains at Ukraine’s and Europe’s Expense

Volume 7 Issue 80

April 26, 2010

• Is the United States Losing Azerbaijan? : Part Three
• Is the United States Losing Azerbaijan? : Part Four
• Putin Declares Victory Over Crisis and Asserts Control of the Political Agenda
• Ingush Tycoon Seen as Remedy for the Regional Security and Economic Problems

Volume 7 Issue 79

April 23, 2010

• Is the United States Losing Azerbaijan? : Part Two
• Ukraine’s Foreign Policy Turns East
• Moscow Looks to Cossacks to Deal With North Caucasus Instability
• Yamadaev versus Kadyrov: a Sign of a Larger Battle Between the FSB and GRU?

Volume 7 Issue 78

April 22, 2010

• Is the United States Losing Azerbaijan?: Part One
• Jubilant Medvedev Praises Yanukovych and Threatens Lukashenka
• Kyrgyzstan’s Provisional Government Needs International Support, Oversight
• Disagreements Over Finances Emerge between Moscow and Chechen Government

Volume 7 Issue 77

April 21, 2010

• Belarus: Open for Business?
• Is a Russian-Uzbek Rapprochement in the Offing?
• Opposition Slams Yanukovych for Promising to Renounce Highly Enriched Uranium

Volume 7 Issue 76

April 20, 2010

• Nazarbayev’s Role in the Kyrgyz Crisis
• Erdogan Reconnects Turkish-Armenian Normalization to Progress on Karabakh
• Former Armenian President Signals Political Comeback

Volume 7 Issue 75

April 19, 2010

• Surgut Misfires Once More Against Hungarian MOL
• The Polish Revelation for Russia – and the Latin American Dream
• Russia’s Government-Sponsored Expert Community Reaches out to North Caucasus
• The Economic Underpinnings of China’s Regional Security Strategy in Afghanistan

Volume 7 Issue 74

April 16, 2010

• AGRI: First Ever LNG Project in the Black Sea
• Caspian Littoral States Struggle to Forge Settlement
• Soldiers and Policeman Killed and Wounded in Chechnya
• The Locus of Instability in the North Caucasus Shifts to Dagestan

Volume 7 Issue 73

April 15, 2010

• Moscow Opens the Prospect of an Iranian Arms Embargo
• Kyrgyzstan’s New Government Struggles to Implement Change
• Could the Bishkek Scenario Repeat Itself in Kazakhstan?

Volume 7 Issue 72

April 14, 2010

• Russia is Open for Nuclear Business in Asia
• Ruling Coalition to Expand Following Approval by Constitutional Court
• Suicide Attacks in Moscow Sparks Terrorism Debate in Turkey

Volume 7 Issue 71

April 13, 2010

• Mistral Case Presages Russian Shopping Spree for Western Military Technology: Part Two
• Russian Economy Failing to Modernize
• Theories Behind Moscow Metro Attacks Abound

Volume 7 Issue 70

April 12, 2010

• Who’s Who in Kyrgyzstan’s New Government?
• Azerbaijan Intensifies Diplomacy Vis-à-Vis Turkey
• Bombings in Moscow and the North Caucasus Strengthen the Siloviki
• Mistral Debate Unavoidable in NATO: Part One

Volume 7 Issue 69

April 9, 2010

• Saakashvili Visits Washington: Georgia’s Concerns and Contributions
• Russia’s Role in Kyrgyzstan Change
• Attacks Reported in Ingushetia, Dagestan, Chechnya and Kabardino-Balkaria
• Kyiv Considers Unpopular Measures to Qualify for Additional Loans

Volume 7 Issue 68

April 8, 2010

• Moscow Signs the Nuclear Arms Treaty: Raising Hope for Additional Progress
• Tulip Revolution Reloaded
• Chechnya’s Parliament Criticizes Russian Presidential Envoy in the North Caucasus

Volume 6 Issue 67

April 7, 2010

• Death of Anzor Astemirov Does not Mark the End of the Insurgency in Kabardino-Balkaria
• The Alliance of Civilizations Forum: A Major Test for Turkish Diplomacy
• Russian “National Identity” and the Ukraine-EU Pipeline Deal
• Moscow Shows no Interest in Pushing a “Reset Button” in Relations With NATO

Volume 7 Issue 67

April 7, 2010

• Moscow’s Perspective on the Tactical Gamble and Strategic Consequences of the New START Treaty: Part Two
• Uzbek Reactions to Holbrooke Visit and US Regional Interests

Volume 7 Issue 66

April 6, 2010

• Moscow Ties “Reset” to Afghanistan
• Moscow’s Perspective on the Tactical Gamble and Strategic Consequences of the new START Treaty: Part One
• Suicide Attacks in Moscow are Part of an Upsurge in Attacks by North Caucasus Militants

Volume 7 Issue 65

April 5, 2010

• Circassian Genocide Issue Gains More Publicity and Support in the Northwest Caucasus
• Medvedev Struggles to Demonstrate Leadership in Combating Terrorism
• Belarus Sues Russia in the CIS Economic Court
• Oil “Export” Duties: a Peculiarity of the Russian-Led Customs Union

Volume 7 Issue 64

April 2, 2010

• Russian Newspaper Claims One of the Moscow Suicide Bombers was a 17-Year-Old Girl
• Medvedev Seeks Balance Between Fighting Islamists and Stemming Rising Xenophobia
• Ukrainian Government Examines Belarusian Model of Gas Trade With Russia
• The Implications of China’s High-Speed Eurasian Railway Strategy for Central Asia

Volume 7 Issue 63

April 1, 2010

• Russian Authorities Distribute Blame for the Terrorist Attack
• Ukraine’s Old-New Siloviki
• Ukrainian Government Reconsiders Gas Policy
• Russian Mass Media Attack Bakiyev

Volume 7 Issue 62

March 31, 2010

• Franco-Russian Warship Deal Receives Winks and Nods in Brussels and Washington
• The “Great Game:” Lukashenka Slowly Drawn Into Russian Orbit
• Ukrainian Prime Minister Mykola Azarov Returns Empty-Handed from Moscow
• Moscow Remains Insecure After Ten Years of Fighting Terrorism in the North Caucasus

Volume 7 Issue 61

March 30, 2010

• Russian Analysts Question the Viability of the “Reset”
• Nazarbayev Labors to Mend Fences with Tashkent
• Turkey Maintains Objections to Tougher Measures Against Iran

Volume 7 Issue 60

March 29, 2010

• Putin’s “Long Decade” Continues Despite Medvedev’s “Modernization”
• Arms Control Intersects With Russian Leadership Struggle
• Conflict Intensifies Between Ingushetia’s President and Republican Judiciary

Volume 7 Issue 59

March 29, 2010

• Arms Twisted, Hands Empty: Ukrainian Prime Minister Azarov in Moscow
• North Caucasus Attacks Continue Despite Deaths of Rebel Commanders
• Pro-Russian Old Guard, Returns to Run Ukrainian Security Forces
• Azerbaijan Seeks New Partners to Diversify its Economy

Volume 7 Issue 58

March 25, 2010

• Circassians Look to Georgia for International Support
• Putin Outlines Critical Issues in US-Russian Relations
• Will Tymoshenko Unite Ukrainian Opposition?

Volume 7 Issue 57

March 24, 2010

• Naftohaz Ukrainy Management Change Indicates Turn to Russia
• Turkey Signs Nuclear Deal with South Korea
• New Team in Kyiv Sets Stage for Gas Consortium With Russia
• The Tulip Revolution: Five Years On

Volume 7 Issue 56

March 23, 2010

• Collective Defense in Central Asia Contradicted by Rising National Spending
• Sannikau Throws His Hat in the Ring
• Armenia: Key Beneficiary of Russian-Georgian Border Opening

Volume 7 Issue 55

March 22, 2010

• Clinton Strives to Maintain the US-Russian “Reset”
• Nord Stream Downloads Financial Risks on German and Italian Governments
• Kyrgyzstan: New Junta in Formation

Volume 7 Issue 54

March 19, 2010

• The UN Accepts CSTO as a Regional Security Organization
• Russia Looks East and Sees Storm Clouds: Part Two
• Top Arab Militants and Police Reportedly Killed in Vedeno Battle
• Kadyrov Refuses Police Units From Regions Beyond Chechnya

Volume 7 Issue 53

March 18, 2010

• “Gross Expropriation” or a Softer Approach at Kovykta?
• Russia Looks East and Sees Storm Clouds: Part One
• Moscow Exploits TV Invasion Hoax to Isolate Georgia
• Gas Lobby Takes Control of Ukraine’s Security Service

Volume 7 Issue 52

March 17, 2010

• Gazprom’s Partner ENI Loses Confidence in South Stream
• South Stream: a Casualty of Moscow’s Excess Pipeline Capacity Building
• Murder of Circassian Activist Unsettles Multi-Ethnic Karachaevo-Cherkessia
• All the President’s Men in a Deja-vu Ukrainian Cabinet

Volume 7 Issue 51

March 16, 2010

• Russian Strategic Interests Shifting Eastward
• Russia and Kazakhstan Consider Reviving Bilateral Trade
• Turkey Signals a Shift on French Participation in Nabucco

Volume 7 Issue 50

March 15, 2010

• Medvedev’s Euro-Modernization Hits the Corruption Wall
• Russian Government and Public View North Caucasians With Suspicion
• Shifting Regional Dynamics Force Russia to Suspend Promised Loan to Kyrgyzstan

Volume 7 Issue 49

March 12, 2010

• Laissez Faire, Laissez Passer: NATO Takes Cue From French Warship Deal With Russia
• Insurgent Violence Reported in Dagestan, Ingushetia, Chechnya and Kabardino-Balkaria
• Yanukovych Will Ignore Russian Espionage Against Ukraine
• Will Belarus Build its Nuclear Plant?

Volume 7 Issue 48

March 11, 2010

• Killing of Said Buryatsky Unlikely to Deter North Caucasus Insurgency
• Medvedev Acknowledges Problems in the “New Look” Armed Forces
• President Yanukovych in Moscow: First Round of Tough Talks?
• US Assists Kyrgyzstan in Constructing Anti-Terrorist Center in Batken

Volume 7 Issue 47

March 10, 2010

• Yanukovych in Moscow: More Than Balancing his Brussels Visit
• Sergei Lavrov Travels to Latin America
• Salient Issues in Ukraine-Russia Relations and Yanukovych’s Moscow Visit
• US House Vote Adds New Twist to Turkey-Armenia Diplomacy

Volume 7 Issue 46

March 9, 2010

• Mistral Procurement Disguises Weak Condition of the Black Sea Fleet
• Ingush Organize Demonstration to Protest Against Kidnappings of Compatriots
• Turkish-American relations Face Another Test Over the Armenian Issue

Volume 7 Issue 45

March 8, 2010

• Medvedev Discards the Ambition of “Energy Super-Power”
• Holbrooke’s Visit Highlights US-Uzbek Regional Dilemmas and Opportunities
• Russia and Croatia Resurrect Druzhba-Adria Oil Transport Scheme

Volume 7 Issue 44

March 5, 2010

• Croatia Joins Gazprom’s South Stream Project
• Russia’s Tactical Nuclear Weapons and Eurasian Security
• Said Buryatsky Reported to be Among Six Militants Killed in Ingushetia
• Russia’s President Visits North Caucasus Offering No Real Solution to its Main Problem

Volume 7 Issue 43

March 4, 2010

• Brussels Ready to Work with Yanukovych for Ukraine
• France Fears the Loss of Mistral Sale
• Tajik Opposition Disputes Election Results

Volume 7 Issue 42

March 3, 2010

• Hungary Hosts Region-Wide Summit on Energy Security
• Yanukovych Inaugurated: a Pseudo Kuchma Era?
• The North Caucasus Receives Unprecedented Attention from Russian Leaders
• Russia’s Energy Development Drive Slows Down

Volume 7 Issue 41

March 3, 2010

• Russian Military Quietly Adopts Network-Centric Warfare
• Is the Kremlin Announcement a new Drive to Suppress Government Critics?
• Yanukovych’s Election Opens Up Crimean Separatist Threat
• Is the Kremlin Announcement a new Drive to Suppress Government Critics?

Volume 7 Issue 40

March 2, 2010

• Medvedev in Paris: Vive la Georgie, Monsieur?
• Bakiyev Promotes Presidential Security Rather Than Tackling Genuine Security Threats
• Son of Former President of Dagestan Named to Head the Republic
• Could a Trip to Paris Re-Energize Medvedev’s “Modernization?”

Volume 7 Issue 39

February 27, 2010

• French Warship Sale to Russia: Another Symptom of NATO Erosion?
• Delays in Turkish-Azeri Gas Deal Raises Uncertainty Over Nabucco
• More Attacks Reported in Ingushetia, Dagestan and Chechnya
• Adriatic Watch: a Must for the European Commission

Volume 7 Issue 38

February 25, 2010

• Moscow Finds US Non-Strategic BMD Plans Threatening
• Armenian Economy Emerging From Recession
• Hadji-Ismail Dagomuqua Berzeg, Circassian Warrior and Diplomat (Part 2)

Volume 7 Issue 37

February 25, 2010

• Hadji-Ismail Dagomuqua Berzeg, Circassian Warrior and Diplomat (Part 1)
• Tymoshenko Refuses to Recognize Yanukovych as President
• NATO-Kazakhstan Transit Agreement: Unleashing the Potential of Northern Supply Route

Volume 7 Issue 36

February 23, 2010

• Russian Military Doctrine Looks East
• Armored Trains Return to the Russian North Caucasus
• Baku Promotes Stability in the South Caucasus

Volume 7 Issue 35

February 22, 2010

• Russian Authorities Threaten BP Assets at Kovykta Project
• Russia’s Military Doctrine: New Dangers Appear
• British Delegation Notes “Progress” and “Climate of Fear” in Chechnya
• Central Asia’s Energy Wars

Volume 7 Issue 34

February 19, 2010

• Gazprom Playing With Poor Options on South Stream in the Black Sea
• Moscow Struggles to Control and Modernize the North Caucasus
• Belarus Targets the Union of Poles
• Yevkurov’s Bloody Ramsons

Volume 7 Issue 33

February 18, 2010

• Bulgarian Government Skeptical on South Stream Project
• Russia Struggles to Establish a Viable Military Base in Abkhazia
• European Proposal on Tactical Nuclear Weapons Highlights Russian Nuclear Dilemmas

Volume 7 Issue 32

February 17, 2010

• Nord Stream Project Faces Hard Slog Against the Tide
• Nord Stream: a Project Behind the Times (Commentary)
• Ukraine: Largest Ailing Bank Nadra Remains in Limbo

Volume 7 Issue 31

February 16, 2010

• Turkmenistan’s Naval Plans: Promoting its Maritime and Energy Interests
• Yushchenko Facilitates Yanukovych’s Election and Buries the Orange Revolution
• Kadyrov and Rights Activists Struggle to Find Common Ground Amid Killings of Civilians
• Moscow’s CSTO Olive Branch to NATO

Volume 7 Issue 30

February 14, 2010

• China Seeks to Link Central Asia by Railroad
• Ukrainian President-Elect Yanukovych Resurrects Gas Consortium Scheme
• Russia Secures Trade Surplus With China
• Upsurge in Violence in Chechnya Since the Counter-Terrorism Operation’s Official End

Volume 7 Issue 29

February 12, 2010

• La France D’Abord: Paris First to Capitalize on Russian Military Modernization
• Franco-Russian Naval Sale is a Challenge to NATO
• Despite Official PR, North Caucasus Situation Remains Volatile
• Armenia Showcases Iran Ties, as Talks With Azerbaijan and Turkey Falter

Volume 7 Issue 28

February 10, 2010

• Medvedev Picks Candidate With Long-Standing Political Ties as Dagestan’s President
• Military Doctrine Consolidates Xenophobia of the Russian Elites
• Shtokman Project’s Postponement Marks Turning Point in Russia-West Energy Trade
• Moscow Remembers the Soviet Invasion of Afghanistan

Volume 7 Issue 27

February 10, 2010

• Shtokman Gas Project Postponed: Implications for Russia, Europe and the US
• New Russian Military Doctrine Opposes NATO Enlargement
• Yanukovych Faces Uphill Struggle for Control of Ukraine, Despite Victory in Presidential Election

Volume 7 Issue 26

February 8, 2010

• Rights Organizations Recall Mass Killings in Chechnya’s Aldy
• Russia Finds Itself Passed its Security Prime
• Medvedev Approves New Russian Military Doctrine
• Russian Orthodox Church Prioritizes “Integration” With Kazakhstan

Volume 7 Issue 25

February 5, 2010

• Georgia’s Arduous Attempt to Challenge Moscow’s Broadcasting Monopoly
• FSB Accuses Georgia of Aiding al-Qaeda in the North Caucasus
• Nabucco Gas Project Retains Political and Business Momentum
• Can Nabucco be Married Off to Gazprom?

Volume 7 Issue 24

February 4, 2010

• Kyrgyzstan Relaxes Control Over Drug Trafficking
• Russian Protests Grow as Economic Hardships Persist
• Appointment of New Kremlin Envoy to the North Caucasus Causes Concern for Kadyrov

Volume 7 Issue 23

February 3, 2010

• After Silencing Criticism in Chechnya, Kadyrov Moves on to the Rest of Russia
• Belarusian Opposition Prepares for Local and Presidential Elections
• Azerbaijan’s Public Diplomacy Vis-à-Vis Russia
• Au Pays des Lumieres: Gazprom’s Partner Eutelsat Disconnects Georgian TV Channel

Volume 7 Issue 22

February 2, 2010

• Vietnam is Russia’s Biggest Arms Customer
• Nabucco Project Stakeholders Look Forward to Leadership in Brussels
• Kazakhstan Offers to Hold Joint Military Exercises With Turkey

Volume 7 Issue 21

February 1, 2010

• Russia Cannot Learn Any Crisis Lessons and Lapses Into Putinism
• Russian Fifth Generation Fighter Takes to the Sky
• Hungary Signs South Stream Project Agreement
• Dagestan’s Political Uncertainty Joined by Turmoil, Technological and Social Failures

Volume 7 Issue 20

January 29, 2010

• Rights Activists Say Corruption in Chechnya is an “Unwritten Rule”
• New Federal District Will Not Stabilize the North Caucasus
• Gazprom Half-Acknowledges Pessimistic Outlook
• Russia Backs Yanukovych in Ukraine’s 2010 Elections

Volume 7 Issue 18

January 28, 2010

• Moscow Offers a Zero-Sum Trade-off on Contentious Issues
• Belarus Accepts Drastic Reduction in Oil Subsidy From Russia
• Russian Government Seeks to Further Limit Access to Information From the North Caucasus
• Bakiyev Downsizes Government and Increases Presidential Powers
• Yanukovych, Tymoshenko Hold Opposite Views on Russian Gas
• Paris S’excuse: French Officials Rationalize Naval Rearmament of Russia
• Russia’s Partnership With Belarus Hits Turbulence
• Turkish-Armenian Deal Threatens To Unravel

Volume 7 Issue 17

January 26, 2010

• Turkey Reacts to Armenian Constitutional Court’s Decision on Protocols
• Paris S’excuse: French Officials Rationalize Naval Rearmament of Russia
• Moscow Boosts CSTO Military Dimension: on Paper
• Will Tajikistan Successfully Construct Rogun?

Volume 7 Issue 16

January 25, 2010

• Medvedev Tries in Vain to Modernize Putin’s Political System
• Uncertainty Over Who Will Lead Dagestan Puts the Volatile Republic Further on Edge
• Transnistria Remains the Only Really “Frozen” Conflict
• The Russia-Georgia Conflict as Analyzed by the Center of Analysis of Strategies and Technologies in Moscow

Volume 7 Issue 15

January 22, 2010

• The Russia-Georgia Conflict: Analyzed by the Center of Analysis of Strategies and Technologies in Moscow: Part One
• Yanukovych Consistently Russia-Leaning in Ukraine’s Presidential Election
• North Ossetian-born General Appointed to Head North Caucasus Military District
• Kadyrov Launches Special Operation Targeting Dokka Umarov

Volume 7 Issue 14

January 21, 2010

• Russian-Brokered Diarchy Would Best Suit Moscow in Ukraine
• Russian Policy Objectives in Ukraine’s Presidential Election
• Stationing of Patriot Missiles Near Russian Border in Poland Threatens US-Russia Relations
• Moscow Uses Commission on “Historical Falsification” to Deny Circassian Rights

Volume 7 Issue 13

January 20, 2010

• Medvedev Appoints Krasnoyarsk Governor to Head New North Caucasus Federal District
• Ukrainian Election: Yanukovych Beats Tymoshenko in First Round
• Yanukovych and Tymoshenko: Foreign and Security Policies

Volume 7 Issue 12

January 19, 2010

• FSB Contemplates Procuring Israeli UAV’s
• Russian Oil Supply Cut Hits Belarusian Refineries
• Conscription Used as a Deterrent by Belarusian Government

Volume 7 Issue 11

January 18, 2010

• Kabardino-Balkaria Leaders Offer Few Attractive Alternatives to Nationalism and Islamism
• Russia Reflects on the Presidential Elections in Ukraine
• The Latest Reshuffle in the Russian Military

Volume 7 Issue 10

January 15, 2010

• Moscow Tightens Squeeze on Belarus Oil Industry
• Rebel Ideologue Vows More Frequent Attacks on “Russian Occupiers”
• Kyrgyzstan Boosts Cooperation With China
• Erdogan Fosters Nuclear Cooperation with Russia

Volume 7 Issue 9

January 14, 2010

• Kadyrov Orders Formation of Special Unit to Target Dokka Umarov
• Gazprom Wooing Croatia Ahead of Putin-Kosor Meeting
• Medvedev Offers No New Solutions to Dagestan’s Ongoing Destabilization
• The Russian Factor in Ukraine’s 2010 Presidential Elections

Volume 7 Issue 8

January 13, 2010

• Russia Mends Energy Ties with Turkmenistan and Azerbaijan
• Ukrainian Presidential Election: the Fear of Vote-Rigging
• Armenia Plans Troop Deployment in Afghanistan

Volume 7 Issue 7

January 12, 2010

• Moscow Showcases Nogaideli as Opposition Leader in Georgia
• Russia Adjusting Regime Change Policy in Georgia
• Russian Nuclear First Use: a Case of Self-Defeating Exaggeration?
• Kazakhstan Promotes Security Through the OSCE

Volume 7 Issue 6

January 11, 2010

• The Russian-Ukrainian Gas Truce: Far from a European Energy Peace
• Restructuring Local Parliaments May Aggravate the Northern Caucasus Situation
• US-Azerbaijani Relations Cooling

Volume 7 Issue 5

January 8, 2010

• Kyrgyz Regime Suspected in Journalist’s Death
• Belarus’ Oil Sector: A Target of Opportunity for Moscow
• Chechnya’s Ruler Boasts of Successes as Grozny Opens Air Link With Turkey
• The North Caucasus in 2009: Security Situation Worsened for Moscow

Volume 7 Issue 4

January 7, 2010

• New Year Brings No Peace to the North Caucasus
• Iran and Turkmenistan Inaugurate Gas Pipeline
• Moscow Seeks French High-Tech Transfers With Mistral Amphibious Assault Ship
• START Treaty Not Ready, While Afghan Cooperation is Stalled

Volume 7 Issue 3

January 6, 2010

• Will Yushchenko Help Yanukovych in Election Campaign?
• Belarus: Prospects for the New Year
• China Tightens Grip on Kazakh Gas

Volume 7 Issue 2

January 5, 2010

• Moscow Using Oil Export Duty to Pressure Belarus
• Moscow Continues Campaign to Suppress Circassian National Aspirations
• Yushchenko and Yanukovych Forge an Electoral Alliance
• Kazakhstan Poised to Promote Medvedev’s European Security Proposals

Volume 7 Issue 1

January 4, 2010

• Russia Resuming Gas Imports From Turkmenistan on a Small Scale
• Russia: Stuck in a Year of Events and Little Change
• Ingush-Ossetian Relations Show Signs of Improvement
• Ukrainian Government Fears a New Winter Gas Crisis