Volume 12 Issue 227

December 18, 2015

• Conserved Conflict: Russia’s Innovations in Ukraine’s East
• Office of Largest Opposition Party in Georgia Comes Under Attack
• Young Islamic Radicals Carry out Arson Attacks on Sufi Tombs in Chechnya
• Russia and the TAPI Pipeline

Volume 12 Issue 226

December 17, 2015

• Conserved Conflict: Russia’s Pattern in Ukraine’s East
• Growing Number of Russian Converts to Islam Joining Insurgents at Home and Abroad
• Moscow-Rome Axis Over Syria and Libya

Volume 12 Issue 225

December 16, 2015

• Belarus’ Nobel Prize Winner and Her Country Defy Clichés
• Destruction of Donbas Economy Supports Local Russia-Backed ‘Insurgency’
• Moscow’s Insistence on Micro-Managing Dagestan Is Destabilizing the Republic

Volume 12 Issue 224

December 15, 2015

• China to Build Hongdu Light Attack Aircraft in Ukraine Next Year
• Putin Challenges NATO Over Turkey
• Armenia Facing Demographic Collapse

Volume 12 Issue 223

December 14, 2015

• The Crimean Blockade: An Unfinished Saga
• Russian Sanctions Against Turkey Show That Circassians Are Among Russia’s Priority Targets
• EU Draws Transnistria Closer to Avoid Looming Instability

Volume 12 Issue 222

December 11, 2015

• Biden Issues Warning to Oligarchs as Corruption Accusations Fly in Ukraine
• Russia Expands Military Presence in Armenia, Deepens Confrontational Rhetoric
• Estimates of the Number of Dagestanis Fighting in Syria Range from 600 to 5,000

Volume 12 Issue 221

December 10, 2015

• The End of Russia’s ‘International Isolation’: Potential Implications for Ukraine
• Russia’s Intervention in Syria: Potential Implications for Ukraine
• Russia Hits Syria With More Long-Range Missiles
• Russian Intelligence Experiences Setback in Effort to Penetrate Islamic State Network in Syria

Volume 12 Issue 220

December 9, 2015

• Russia Uses Syria Operation to Test Weapons Systems
• Tensions on the Rise between Belarus and Russia
• Circassians Express Indignation Over Monument to Tsar Alexander II in Sochi

Volume 12 Issue 219

December 8, 2015

• Uncontrolled Movements of People in North Caucasus Threaten Russian Security
• Georgia’s Once Powerful Former Ruling Party Is in Danger of Fragmentation
• Russian, NATO Maritime Deployments Intensify off Syria

Volume 12 Issue 218

December 7, 2015

• Hard Choice for Kazakhstan as Russia-Turkey Spat Deepens
• Moscow’s Economic Sanctions Against Turkey Will Have Negative Impact on North Caucasus
• Another Opportunity Lost: Russia and Southeast Asia

Volume 12 Issue 217

December 4, 2015

• Central Asian Countries React to Latest US Overtures in Security Sphere
• Kazakhstan Looks to India, Iran for Access to the World’s Oceans
• Is Sufi Islam Losing Its Dominant Role in Dagestan?

Volume 12 Issue 216

December 3, 2015

• Russia and Turkey: Two Friends Become Enemies
• Security Forces Reportedly Kill 11 Rebels in Kabardino-Balkaria
• Russia and Turkey on War Footing

Volume 12 Issue 215

December 2, 2015

• Putin Adjusts Russia’s Syria Strategy
• Moscow Tries to Seduce the Circassians and Abkhaz With Plans for New Highway
• Belarus Navigates a Multipolar World

Volume 12 Issue 214

December 1, 2015

• Islamic State’s Influence Increases in Georgia
• ‘A Syrian Echo in Azerbaijan’? Shiites, Police Clash in Nardaran

Volume 12 Issue 213

November 30, 2015

• Central Asian Republics Welcome New US Approach Toward Region
• Putin Cannot Swallow the Turkish Insult—and Cannot Retaliate
• Dagestani Truck Drivers Put up Surprisingly Strong Fight for Their Rights

Volume 12 Issue 212

November 20, 2015

• State Capture, Failing State: Moldova’s Twin Processes (Part Two)
• Turkey and Russia Strive to Mend Strained Relations During G20 Summit
• Death of Influential Dagestani Sufi Sheikh May Alter Balance of Power in Republic
• Whither Russo-Japanese Relations?

Volume 12 Issue 211

November 20, 2015

• State Capture, Failing State: Moldova’s Twin Processes (Part One)
• Putin Accuses Islamic State of Downing Passenger Jet as Strategic Bombers Pound Syria
• Georgia’s By-Elections Show Altering Political Balance in the Country
• Was Chechnya’s Leader the Target of an IS-Inspired Assassination Plot?

Volume 12 Issue 210

November 18, 2015

• Russia Seeks Further Expansion of Military and Political Influence in Armenia
• Karachaevo-Cherkessian Clans Reportedly Unite Against Governor’s Reappointment
• German and Japanese Leaders Visit Mongolia, Expand Economic Projects

Volume 12 Issue 209

November 17, 2015

• Belarusian Analysts Debate Implications of Paris Attacks
• Kazakhstan Gives Russians a Taste of Their Own Medicine With New NGO Law

Volume 12 Issue 208

November 16, 2015

• Putin’s Russia Seeks Place in International Anti-Terrorism Coalition
• Russia’s Involvement in the Western Balkans Amplifies Intraregional Instability
• Idea of Merging Adygea with Krasnodar Region Reemerges Again

Volume 12 Issue 207

November 13, 2015

• Putin and Lavrov Again Play the Ethnic Compatriot Card
• Islamic State Apparently Wins Its Competition With Caucasus Emirate
• The EU-Azerbaijan Relationship: Current Status and Future Outlook

Volume 12 Issue 206

November 12, 2015

• Ukraine’s Naftohaz to Sue Russia Over Crimean Assets
• Ingush Jamaat Loses Another Amir
• Russia Leaks Data About Doomsday Underwater Nuclear Drone

Volume 12 Issue 205

November 11, 2015

• Normandy Group Micromanaging Fake ‘Election’ Preparations in Donetsk-Luhansk
• Belarus and Published Opinion-Making
• Belgrade, Moscow Deepen Relations as EU Offers Serbia Further European Integration
• Kabardino-Balkarian Experts Say Sources of Instability in Republic Are Unchanged

Volume 12 Issue 204

November 10, 2015

• New Challenges to and From the Muslim Communities of the Baltic Countries
• Russia’s Operation in Syria: Concealing Mission Creep
• Minsk Armistice Implementation in Ukraine Officially Postponed

Volume 12 Issue 203

November 9, 2015

• Gazprom Tries to Seduce Georgia
• Cooptation and Repression: The Kremlin’s Approach Russian Nationalists
• Russian Analysts Call Ukrainian Involvement in the North Caucasus ‘Futile,’ but Gear up to Counter It

Volume 12 Issue 202

November 6, 2015

• West Revises Its Belarus Policies, as Belarusian Opposition Reacts
• Assassinations of Rebel-Connected Chechens Continue in Turkey
• Russia’s New Arctic Base Continue the Militarization of the High North

Volume 12 Issue 201

November 5, 2015

• Metrojet Flight 9268 Crash Could Undermine Russian Public Support for Syria Bombing Campaign
• Chechen Authorities Claim to Have Identified Channel for Supplying Recruits to Syria
• Georgia Inches Closer to Civil Confrontation, as New Wiretapped Recordings Surface

Volume 12 Issue 200

November 4, 2015

• Russian Flight From Russian Far East Again Increasing
• Young Dagestanis Struggle to Be Drafted Into Russian Military
• Moldovan Billionaire Overthrows Coalition Government From Within (Part Two)
• Moscow Frustrates Attempts to Resolve Karabakh Conflict, and Curtails Yerevan’s Foreign Policy Options

Volume 12 Issue 199

November 3, 2015

• Moldovan Billionaire Overthrows Coalition Government From Within (Part One)
• Bishkek Puts Brakes on China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan Railway
• Russia’s Strategy of Limited Engagement in Syria: Progress, Tests and Challenges

Volume 12 Issue 198

November 2, 2015

• The Sine Qua Non Safeguards For Donetsk-Luhansk Elections
• Minsk Process Refloats Donetsk-Luhansk Election Plans
• Moscow Ramps up Campaign Against Non-Profit Groups That Receive Foreign Funds
• Vienna Talks Chart a Way to Russian Departure From Syria

Volume 12 Issue 197

October 30, 2015

• Cuba: Russia’s Unsinkable Aircraft Carrier
• Demise of Caucasus Emirate Causes Rift Among Chechen Militants
• Mustafa Cemilev Denies Russian Allegations of Crimean Tatars Recruiting Fighters for the Islamic State

Volume 12 Issue 196

October 29, 2015

• Putin Wants Ukraine to Renegotiate Terms Directly With Donetsk-Luhansk
• Moscow Still Calling on West to Join ‘Broad’ Anti-IS Coalition, but Patience Is Running Thin
• Islamic State Branch in North Caucasus Follows Same Organizational Pattern as Caucasus Emirate

Volume 12 Issue 195

October 28, 2015

• Ukraine’s Local Polls, Marred by Irregularities in Big Cities, Show East-West Split Remains
• Cossacks Split Between Claiming to Be an Ethnic Group or a Social Class
• Seventy Years After the End of WWII, the Kuriles Still Roil Russian-Japanese Relations

Volume 12 Issue 194

October 27, 2015

• Belarus Redoubles Efforts to Connect With the World
• Russia’s Naval Encirclement of Syria
• Another Punished People, the Pontic Greeks, Posing New Problems for Moscow in Crimea

Volume 12 Issue 193

October 26, 2015

• Georgian Government Accused of Attempts to Shut Down Opposition TV Channel
• Russia’s Syria Intervention and the Implications for the South Caucasus
• Dagestan Tries to Create Replica of the Russian Power Vertical

Volume 12 Issue 192

October 23, 2015

• Russian Authorities Launch Crackdown on Hizb ut-Tahrir
• Belov and the Government’s Ban of ‘the Russians’
• Kazakhstan Walking Tightrope Amid Russia-Ukraine Divide

Volume 12 Issue 191

October 22, 2015

• Insurgents in Ingushetia Remain Active
• Russia’s Fourth Front: Central Asia
• Al-Assad Leaves Moscow, Assured of the Kremlin’s Unequivocal Support

Volume 12 Issue 190

October 21, 2015

• New Russian Book Says Only Ideological Approach Can Defeat Islamic State
• Israeli Analyst Calls on Ukraine to Facilitate Peaceful Transition in the North Caucasus
• Russia’s Gazprom Seems Set to Return to Georgia

Volume 12 Issue 189

October 20, 2015

• Belarus-West Relations: Ready to Break the ‘Vicious Circle?’
• Russian Memories of Soviet-Afghanistan Conflict Cloud Syria Operation
• Alleged Vote Rigging in Belarus and Paralysis of the Opposition

Volume 12 Issue 188

October 19, 2015

• Moldovan Billionaire Plahotniuc Gaining More Political Power
• Moldovan Political Leader Filat Arrested in Intra-Coalition Coup
• Putin’s Desperation Deepens as His Blunders Accumulate
• Russian Mercenaries Sign up for Combat Operations in Syria

Volume 12 Issue 187

October 16, 2015

• The Multi-Faceted Reality of Italian Foreign Fighters in Ukraine
• Parliamentary Elections Confirm Kyrgyzstan’s Pro-Russian Orientation
• Islamic State ‘Terrorist Suspects’ in Moscow Rented Apartment From GRU Colonel

Volume 12 Issue 186

October 15, 2015

• Is Islamic State Operating in Chechnya?
• The Political Situation in Ukraine on Eve of Nation-Wide Local Elections
• The Russian-Backed Ground Offensive by al-Assad’s Forces Falters

Volume 12 Issue 185

October 14, 2015

• Sale of Armenia’s Monopoly Electricity Distributor Confirmed
• Is the Middle Volga About to Become a Second North Caucasus?
• Avar Clans Gradually Take Over Governmental Posts in Dagestan

Volume 12 Issue 184

October 13, 2015

• Russian Hybrid War, Euro-Hybrid Democracy in Ukraine’s East (Part Two)
• Circassians Step up Demands to Repatriate Ethnic Brethren From Syria as Moscow Intervenes Militarily
• Two Disparate Newsmakers Push Belarus to Forefront of International Attention
• Russia Tests Network-Centric Air Operations in Syria

Volume 12 Issue 183

October 9, 2015

• Russian Hybrid War, Euro-Hybrid Democracy in Ukraine’s East (Part One)
• Moscow and Tokyo Come No Closer to Burying the Hatchet
• Russia’s Syrian Intervention and the Implications for Turkey
• Afghan General Abdul Rashid Dostum Meets With Ramzan Kadyrov in Grozny

Volume 12 Issue 182

October 8, 2015

• Pro-Russian Forces in Georgia Demand Neutral Status for Country
• Like Russia, Chechnya Is Being Increasingly Drawn Into Syrian Conflict
• With Quickly Growing Russian Involvement, the Decisive Ground Offensive in Syria Begins

Volume 12 Issue 181

October 7, 2015

• Moscow Promotes Ties Between Cossacks in Southern Russia and Eastern Ukraine
• Minsk Breaks Silence on Russian Airbase Issue
• Belarus: The Election Is Around the Corner

Volume 12 Issue 180

October 6, 2015

• Moldova’s Regime-Change Movements: Pro-Russia Ascendant, Pro-West Losing Steam (Part One)
• Moldova’s Regime-Change Movements: Pro-Russia Ascendant, Pro-West Losing Steam (Part Two)
• Russia Initiates ‘Out-of-Area Operation’ In Syria
• Lack of Roads in Russian Far East Limits Moscow’s Power Projection in Pacific

Volume 12 Issue 179

October 5, 2015

• Circassians Intensify Demands to Repatriate Co-Ethnics From Syria
• Russia Forges Ahead With New Southern Rail Bypass of Ukraine
• Putin Swings From Ukrainian Deadlock to Syrian Quagmire

Volume 12 Issue 178

October 2, 2015

• The New Baku International Seaport: A Nexus for the New Silk Road
• Militants Who Fought in Syria Accused of Killing Five Hunters in Dagestan
• Blockade of Crimea Is Continuing Peacefully

Volume 12 Issue 177

October 1, 2015

• Defying Georgia, Turkey Gradually Cultivates its Influence in Separatist Abkhazia
• Russian Jets Bomb Syria
• Is Moscow Set to Target Russians Fighting Against Assad in Syria?

Volume 12 Issue 176

September 30, 2015

• Turkmenistan Considers Eliminating Generous Energy and Utilities Subsidies for Citizens
• Ukraine to Resume Gas Purchases From Russia This Fall
• Three North Caucasian Republics Are De-Facto Bankrupt

Volume 12 Issue 175

September 29, 2015

• Moscow Launches Hybrid ‘Rail War’ Against Latvia
• Putin’s Diplomatic-Military Strategy in Syria: Spearheading a New Coalition

Volume 12 Issue 174

September 28, 2015

• The Upcoming Belarusian Elections and the Missing Role of External Actors
• Circassian Organizations at Odds With the Kremlin
• Will Russian Military Intervention in Syria Continue After Today?

Volume 12 Issue 173

September 25, 2015

• Putin Strains Wobbly Western Unity on Syria
• Russia’s Import Substitution Plan Faces Harsh Reality
• Putin Plays Peacemaker Between Kadyrov and Yevkurov in Sochi

Volume 12 Issue 172

September 24, 2015

• Ukraine Introduces Sanctions Against Russian Citizens, Companies
• Former Tbilisi Mayor’s Release From Prison Lasted 24 Hours
• As Moscow’s Military Involvement in Syria Receives More Attention, Its Officials Focus on Russians Fighting Against al-Assad

Volume 12 Issue 171

September 23, 2015

• Tajikistan’s Government Uses Recent Violence to Neutralize Opposition
• In Foreign Affairs and Politics, Belarus Enters Uncharted Waters
• Cossacks Become the Vanguard of Russian Interests in the North Caucasus

Volume 12 Issue 170

September 22, 2015

• Could Russia Have Had a Role in Recent PKK Attacks on Turkish Pipelines?
• Tsentr 2015: Testing Mobility and Strategic Messaging
• Russia’s Railways Not Ready for War

Volume 12 Issue 169

September 21, 2015

• Does Moscow Have Plans for ‘Soft’ Merger of Chechnya and Ingushetia?
• Armenian Government Allows Sale of Country’s Sole Electricity Distributor
• North Pole Becomes an Object of Multipolar Rivalry
• Nord Stream Two in Ukrainian Perspective

Volume 12 Issue 168

September 18, 2015

• Kazakhstan’s Oil Dependence Jeopardizes Domestic Stability
• As Belarusian Election Nears, Domestic Political Situation Heats Up
• Is Russia Training Chechen Commandos to Help Syrian Government Forces?

Volume 12 Issue 167

September 17, 2015

• Putin Tests His Future New York Speech in Dushanbe
• Nord Stream Two: The Project’s Implications in Europe (Part Three)
• Nord Stream Two: The Project’s Implications in Europe (Part Two)
• Muslim Clerics in the North Caucasus: Between the Hammer and the Anvil

Volume 12 Issue 166

September 16, 2015

• ENI’s Gas Discovery in Egypt Puts Pressure on Italian-Russian Energy Ties
• Russian Prosecutors Claim Terrorism in Dagestan Is Increasing, Governor Says It Is Declining
• Are Georgia’s Friends Violating Tbilisi’s ‘Law on Occupied Territories?’

Volume 12 Issue 165

September 15, 2015

• Nord Stream Two: The Project’s Implications in Europe (Part One)
• Putin Threatens ‘Below the Threshold’ Operation in Syria
• Collapsing Guest Worker Transfer Payments Pushing Central Asia Into Perfect Storm

Volume 12 Issue 164

September 14, 2015

• The Logic of Lavrov’s Baku Visit
• Nord Stream Expansion Agreed, Wintershall Swapped to Gazprom (Part Two)
• Russian Presidential Human Rights Council Member Proposes Accepting Several Thousand Circassian Refugees From Syria
• China, Belarus Deepen Ties

Volume 12 Issue 163

September 11, 2015

• Tajikistan Bans Leading Opposition Party
• Belarusian Stability in Peril
• Dagestan Increasingly Resembles Chechnya

Volume 12 Issue 162

September 10, 2015

• Nord Stream Expansion Agreed, Wintershall Swapped to Gazprom (Part One)
• Moscow Ups the Stakes in the Syrian Conflict
• Islamic State Has Done Little in North Caucasus Despite Winning Over Regional Militants
• A Theme Exaggerated: The Muslim Battalion in Ukraine

Volume 12 Issue 161

September 9, 2015

• Toppling Moldova’s Government: Popular Movement or Political Operation?
• Reports of Radicalization of Central Asian Migrants in Russia Appear Overblown
• Ethnic Split Grows Between Southern Dagestan and the Rest of the Republic
• Threatened From Afghanistan, Central Asia May Win the Battle Only to Lose the War

Volume 12 Issue 160

September 9, 2015

• Is the Georgian Government Turning Toward China and Russia?
• Poor Economic Outlook and Lack of Security Undermine Kabardino-Balkaria’s Governor
• Is Russia Preparing for a Second Major Assault on Georgia?
• Slavic Brotherhood 2015 Rehearses Anti–Color Revolution Operations

Volume 12 Issue 159

September 4, 2015

• Several North Caucasus Human Rights Organizations Labeled ‘Foreign Agents’
• Belarus: End of the Prisoners’ Dilemma
• Moscow Trying Every Middle Eastern Door
• Russia Spurns Ukrainian Offer of Constitutional Status for Donetsk-Luhansk

Volume 12 Issue 158

September 3, 2015

• Action Plan to End War in Ukraine Charted at Berlin Meeting (Part One)
• Action Plan to End War in Ukraine Charted at Berlin Meeting (Part Two)
• Grozny Demands Prisons in Bashkortostan to Be Investigated for Mistreatment of Chechen Prisoners
• Autumn Pause Follows Donbas August Fighting

Volume 12 Issue 157

September 2, 2015

• Ukraine’s Pro-Government Parties Join Forces Ahead of Local Elections
• Circassians in Adygea Fiercely Oppose Cossack Patrols
• Putin Absent, His Agenda Dominates at Normandy Group Meeting on Ukraine
• Spain’s African Exclave of Ceuta: Mainstay of the Russian Navy in the Mediterranean?

Volume 12 Issue 156

September 1, 2015

• North-South Railroad Competitions Reordering Geopolitics of the Caucasus
• Armenia’s Regional Energy and Transport Cooperation Squeezed by Russia
• Russia Hosts CSTO Exercises in Western Military District

Volume 12 Issue 155

August 31, 2015

• Possible Introduction of Russian Peacekeeping Forces Into Karabakh Opposed by Armenia
• Political Tensions Rise in Dagestan as Municipal Elections Approach
• Putin’s Pivot to China: Profit-Free, but Problem-Rich

Volume 12 Issue 154

August 14, 2015

• Shyrokyne: Strategic Asset, Political Symbol on Ukraine’s Azov Sea Coast
• Shyrokyne ‘Demilitarized Zone’: Russia’s New Idea of Conflict-Management in Ukraine’s East
• After Loss of Three Senior Commanders, Is the Caucasus Emirate on the Ropes?
• Russia Threatens Georgia With Renewed Trade War

Volume 12 Issue 153

August 13, 2015

• Ukraine Skeptical Toward Buffer Zone Proposal in Minsk Contact Group
• Minsk Ceasefire Unenforceable, Unverifiable in Ukraine’s Russian-Controlled Territory
• Two Chechen Battalions Are Fighting in Ukraine on Kyiv’s Side
• August in Donbas: Will the War Spread?

Volume 12 Issue 152

August 12, 2015

• Debates on Finlandization for Ukraine
• China Makes Inroads Into Strategically Located North Caucasus Republic
• Lukashenka’s Interview With ‘Unfriendly’ Media Outlets

Volume 12 Issue 151

August 11, 2015

• Central Asia’s Border Problems Materialize Again
• Russia’s New Maritime Doctrine
• Russia Reforms Aerospace Defense Structures—Again

Volume 12 Issue 150

August 10, 2015

• Obama Administration Placates Russia on Ukraine
• Emergence of a Russian ‘Fifth Column’ and Propaganda Machine Inside Azerbaijan
• Russia’s Reputation Sinks Precipitously in International Opinion Polls
• Arrests of Dagestani Officials Signal Republic’s Leadership May Soon Be Replaced

Volume 12 Issue 149

August 7, 2015

• Kyrgyzstan’s Relations With the US Suffer Amid Moscow-Bishkek Rapprochement
• Moscow Launches Operations Against Suspected Pro-IS forces in Ingushetia, Kabardino-Balkaria
• Russia Distorts News of Turkish Investment in Crimea

Volume 12 Issue 148

August 6, 2015

• Ukraine Runs Out of Coal, May Run Out of Gas
• Islamic State Threat Forces Caucasus Emirate to Undergo Major Restructuring
• Ukraine Is Asked to Provide Legal Cover for Donetsk-Luhansk ‘Elections’
• Lines of Communication Are Closing Between East and West

Volume 12 Issue 147

August 5, 2015

• Police Questioning of Circassian Children Angers Circassian Activists
• Political Bickering Over Georgian Financial Regulations Highlights Weaknesses in Country’s Political Culture
• Ukraine’s Antiterrorism Cooperation With Russia

Volume 12 Issue 146

August 4, 2015

• Elections in the Donetsk-Luhansk ‘People’s Republics’ Have No Legal Basis
• Will Belarus Be Putin’s Next Target?
• Russia Set to Strengthen Hard Power Options

Volume 12 Issue 145

August 3, 2015

• Elections in Donetsk-Luhansk ‘People’s Republics’ And Russia’s New Conflict-Freeze Model
• Southern Gas Corridor’s Advances Cool off Energy Cooperation Between Italy and Russia
• Russia Insists on Own Impunity, Gains Pariah Status
• Investigative Report Suggests Russian Security Services Pushing North Caucasus Militants to Flee to Middle East

Volume 12 Issue 144

July 31, 2015

• Elections in Ukraine’s Secessionist Territory: A Topic of International Negotiation (Part Two)
• Elections in Ukraine’s Secessionist Territory: A Topic of International Negotiation (Part One)
• Moscow Paves the Way to Replace Dagestani Leader
• Once Again Moscow Tries to Intimidate Tokyo

Volume 12 Issue 143

July 30, 2015

• Belarus: Domestic Events and Outside Actors
• Russia Vetoes UN Draft Resolution on MH17 Tribunal
• Russia Does Not Know How to Fight Islamic State Loyalists

Volume 12 Issue 142

July 29, 2015

• Georgia Establishes New State Security Service
• Kazakhstan’s Next Parliamentary Election May Lay Foundation for Eventual Presidential Succession
• North Caucasians Have Reportedly Been Called Back From Eastern Ukraine Battlefield

Volume 12 Issue 141

July 28, 2015

• Land-Locked Kazakhstan Plans to Build a Blue-Water Commercial Fleet
• India Covets Comprehensive Reengagement With Central Asia
• Blackjacks, Hypersonic Aerial Vehicles and the Defense of Crimea: Russia’s Futuristic Challenge to the West?

Volume 12 Issue 140

July 27, 2015

• Threats to Georgian Pipeline Security: What is Moscow’s Game?
• How Long Can Putin Continue Doing Nothing?
• Six Suspected Rebels Killed in Kabardino-Balkaria

Volume 12 Issue 139

July 24, 2015

• Ukraine Accepts Constitutional Amendment to Russia’s Advantage at US Insistence
• Obama Administration Undercutting Ukraine’s Position in the Minsk Armistice Negotiations
• Moscow Uses Kadyrov in Kremlin Push for Rapprochement with Saudi Arabia
• Why Moscow Sells Arms for Rubber, Fruit and Vegetables

Volume 12 Issue 138

July 23, 2015

• Southern Russia Mobilizes Against Islamic State
• Right Sector Challenges Kyiv in Western Ukraine
• Putin’s Diplomatic Offensive Fails in Tokyo

Volume 12 Issue 137

July 22, 2015

• Turkmenistan Boosts Ties With Georgia in Anticipation of Strategic Transit Corridor
• The Greek Crisis: Financial and Political Risks to the Balkans
• Circassian Activists Ready to Demand Separation From Karachaevo-Cherkessia

Volume 12 Issue 136

July 21, 2015

• Today’s Ethno-Regional Clans in Tajikistan Are Products of Soviet Nationality Policy
• Belarus and the Debate on the Intrinsic Value of Social Order
• Russian Military Reform: The Ukraine Conflict and Its Impact on Morale

Volume 12 Issue 135

July 20, 2015

• Russia Annexes Additional Georgian Lands, Closing in on the Strategic East-West Highway
• Minsk Armistice: Enforced at Ukraine’s Expense?
• Crimean Government Indicates It Wants Greater Autonomy From Moscow
• The Air Tragedy That Condemned Putin’s Russia

Volume 12 Issue 134

July 17, 2015

• Fallout From Greece’s Financial Crisis May Negatively Impact Azerbaijan’s European Energy Strategy
• Belarus Sitting on the Splits: As Uncomfortable as It Seems?
• Three Rebels and a Republican Security Official Killed in Kabardino-Balkaria
• Berlin, Paris Seek Constitutional Status for Donetsk-Luhansk in Ukraine

Volume 12 Issue 133

July 16, 2015

• Mongolian Military Trains With US Troops While Preparing for Exercises With Russia
• Moscow Rejects Dutch Findings and the Malaysian Proposal of an MH17 Crash Tribunal
• Is Ramazan Abdulatipov Under Attack?

Volume 12 Issue 132

July 15, 2015

• Why Is AGRI Back on Europe’s Energy Security Agenda?
• Turkmenistan Complains Gazprom Is Not Paying Its Bills
• Dagestan’s Governor Meets Stiff Opposition From Powerful Local Groups

Volume 12 Issue 131

July 14, 2015

• The Kerch ‘Curse’: Russian Occupation Makes Crimea an Island
• Greek Agreement and Iranian Deal Leave Russia Disappointed and Irrelevant
• President Poroshenko, Governor Saakashvili Assess Situation in Odesa (Part Two)

Volume 12 Issue 130

July 13, 2015

• President Poroshenko, Governor Saakashvili Assess Situation in Odesa (Part One)
• Why Are Georgians Afraid of Greece’s Financial Default?
• Cossacks Seek Greater Role in Southern Russia’s Economic and Political Life
• BRICS for Greece

Volume 12 Issue 129

July 10, 2015

• Italy’s Energy Policy Untouched by Turkish Stream’s Flop
• Kazakhstan Finally Gains WTO Membership
• Chechen Ousted as Amir of Jaish al-Muhadjireen wal-Ansar Rebel Group in Syria
• Ukraine’s Constitutional Reform Precludes Federalization or Special Status for Donetsk-Luhansk

Volume 12 Issue 128

July 9, 2015

• In the Face of Recent Russian-Abkhaz Disagreements, is Georgian-Abkhaz Dialogue Possible?
• Divisions Between Caucasus Emirate and Islamic State Militants Have No Impact on the Ground
• Donetsk, Luhansk ‘People’s Republics’ Announce Local Elections Outside the Minsk Process
• Extended List of ‘Undesirable’ Foreign NGOs Compiled in Moscow

Volume 12 Issue 127

July 8, 2015

• International Circassian Association’s Closeness to Moscow Backfires
• Elections, Identity and Economic Decline in Belarus
• Tatarstani Cossacks Enter Government Service

Volume 12 Issue 126

July 7, 2015

• Moscow’s Territorial Division of Central Asia in 1920s ‘Artificial,’ Tajik Historian Says
• The Protests and Energy Interdependence in Armenia: View From Baku
• Russia Faces Mismatch in Threat Assessment and Defense Capacity

Volume 12 Issue 125

July 6, 2015

• It’s All About the Ruble: How to Resolve the Looming Regional Economic Crisis in Central Asia?
• Lack of Political Reforms Undermines Karachaevo-Cherkessia Stability
• Ukraine, Private Creditors Take a Step Toward Debt Solution

Volume 12 Issue 124

July 2, 2015

• Net Setback for Moldova and Its Reforms in the Latest Elections (Part Three)
• Net Setback for Moldova and Its Reforms in the Latest Elections (Part Two)
• Kadyrov Plays Down Threat of Islamic State in Chechnya
• Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania May Be Bargaining Chips for Moscow in a Quid Pro Quo Game

Volume 12 Issue 123

July 1, 2015

• Net Setback for Moldova and Its Reforms in the Latest Elections (Part One)
• Russia’s New Energy Accords: Are They for Real?
• Russian Counter-Terrorism Operations Return to Ingushetia

Volume 12 Issue 122

June 30, 2015

• Moscow Appears to Be Playing a Most Dangerous Game With the Islamic State
• Belarus’s National Survival Formula
• Putin’s Use of the ‘Nuclear Card’
• Moscow Tries to Tighten Grip on North Caucasus’ Economic Life

Volume 12 Issue 121

June 29, 2015

• France Is Prepared to Supply Advanced Air Defense Infrastructure to Georgia
• Yerevan Electricity Protests Reach Climax
• North Caucasians May Turn Into Third-Class Citizens in Russia
• Russia’s Bankrupting Empire

Volume 12 Issue 120

June 26, 2015

• Belarusian Identity and Rapprochement With the West
• Kremlin Opens New Phase in Its War Against Ukraine
• Georgia’s Anaklia Port May Alter Balance of Power Near Russian-Occupied Abkhazia
• Two North Caucasus Rebel Leaders Face Off in Islamic State–Caucasus Emirate Dispute

Volume 12 Issue 119

June 25, 2015

• Erdogan and Putin Meet in Baku: Will the Balance of Power Change in the South Caucasus?
• A Defensive Posture and a Feeling of Threat Prevail in Both Moscow and Brussels
• Georgia Arrests Pankisi Gorge Residents Who Allegedly Recruited for Islamic State

Volume 12 Issue 118

June 24, 2015

• Iran-Armenia Railway Project Remains Controversial
• ‘Land Grab’ Case Lays Bare the Frailty of Russian-Chinese Relationship
• Moscow Reluctant to Permit Cooperation between Crimea and the North Caucasus

Volume 12 Issue 117

June 23, 2015

• Russia’s ‘Carrot and Stick’ Policy on the Ukraine Crisis
• With Olympics Behind Them, Russian Officials Continue Their Destruction of Sochi
• Governor Saakashvili Unveils Reform Agenda in Ukraine’s Odesa Province

Volume 12 Issue 116

June 22, 2015

• Putin’s Economic Forum: Delays, Obfuscations and Irrelevance
• Scandal in the Ukrainian Security Service: Last Breath of the Old Political System?
• Financial Defaults May Loom for North Caucasian Republics
• Saakashvili Grapples With Daunting Odds in Ukraine’s Odesa

Volume 12 Issue 115

June 19, 2015

• The Turkish Election and Responses in the South Caucasus
• Myth and Reality in Russia’s Asian Policy
• Popularity of Islamic Sate Soars in Russia and Post-Soviet Space

Volume 12 Issue 114

June 18, 2015

• Elections and Politics in and Around Belarus
• What Caused the Demise of the Caucasus Emirate?
• Ukrainian Website Publishes Purported Detailed Russian Invasion Plan of Eastern Ukraine

Volume 12 Issue 113

June 17, 2015

• Bringing Belarus Back in From the Cold (Part Four)
• Is Russia’s Government Planning to Take on Chechnya’s Strongman?
• When Will Mikheil Saakashvili Return to Georgia?

Volume 12 Issue 112

June 16, 2015

• Shapsugs Increasingly Important Players in Circassian Struggle With Moscow
• Kazakhstan’s Crackdown on Rumors Fails to Prevent their Spread
• Ukrainian President Replaces Governor of War-Torn Donetsk Province

Volume 12 Issue 111

June 15, 2015

• Bringing Belarus Back in From the Cold (Part Three)
• Celebrating Russia Day, the Country Finds Itself With No Future
• Ethnic Russian Exodus From Karachaevo-Cherkessia Offers No Solution
• Russia Shutters Northern Distribution Network

Volume 12 Issue 110

June 12, 2015

• Belarusian Foreign Minister Makei: ‘We want to be friends with everybody’
• Moscow College Student Caught Crossing Into Turkey to Join IS
• Planned Electricity Fee Increase May Revive Protest Movement in Armenia

Volume 12 Issue 109

June 11, 2015

• Bringing Belarus Back in From the Cold (Part Two)
• Azerbaijan Increases Gas Production for Export
• Moscow Moves to Strengthen Iran in Its Standoff With West
• Salafist-Sufi Tensions Threaten Greater Instability in North Caucasus

Volume 12 Issue 108

June 10, 2015

• Russia’s Space Cooperation with Central Asia on Uncertain Path
• Moscow Views Cossacks as Both Opportunity and Threat
• Russia’s Unending Balkan Intrigues

Volume 12 Issue 107

June 9, 2015

• Bringing Belarus Back in From the Cold (Part One)
• Moscow-Backed Terrorism Likely to Spread Across Ukraine
• Moscow Announces the Creation of Rapid Reaction Forces—Again

Volume 12 Issue 106

June 8, 2015

• Estonian Parliament Meets With Circassian Activists
• Controversial Railway Projects in Kyrgyzstan and Mongolia
• Aborted Offensive in Donbas on Eve of G7 Summit

Volume 12 Issue 105

June 5, 2015

• Dagestan Begins to Reverse Its Relatively Tolerant Policy Toward Salafism
• Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Try to Mitigate Water Disputes
• Ukrainian Government Enlists Georgian Talent
• Why Are Former Leaders of Saakashvili’s UNM Trying to Kill the Party?

Volume 12 Issue 104

June 4, 2015

• Taking Stock: Implications of the Riga Summit for the South Caucasus
• Islamic State Causes Turmoil and Divisions Among North Caucasus Militant Leaders
• Mikheil Saakashvili Appointed Governor of Ukraine’s Odesa Province (Part Two)
• The Ceasefire in Ukraine Is Crumbling as Russia Again Accuses Kyiv of Shooting Down Flight MH17

Volume 12 Issue 103

June 3, 2015

• Ukraine Fails to Make Shale Gas Breakthrough
• Russian Analyst Calls on Government to Learn From Recent Unrest in Macedonia
• Does Russia’s ‘Hybrid War’ Really Exist?

Volume 12 Issue 102

June 2, 2015

• Mikheil Saakashvili Appointed Governor of Ukraine’s Odesa Province (Part One)
• Moscow Patriarch Says Ukrainian Faithful No Longer Obligated to Obey Kyiv
• Belarus’s Multi-Directional Foreign Policy Versus the Zero-Sum Fallacy

Volume 12 Issue 101

June 1, 2015

• Putin or Bust: Relations of Russian Cossacks With the Kremlin
• Weakening Russia Curtails Population’s Access to Publicly Available Information
• Circassian Activists in Russia Become a Serious Force

Volume 12 Issue 100

May 29, 2015

• Russia’s Chiefs of the Military Academy of the General Staff, 2007–2015: What They Tell Us About Russian Military Art (Part Two)
• European Union Snubs Georgia on Visa Free Travel Rules, as Pro-Russian Sentiments Grow in the Country
• Islam Is Seeking a Greater Role in Russia

Volume 12 Issue 99

May 28, 2015

• The Taliban and Islamic State Haunt Tajikistan
• Popular North Caucasian Islamic Preacher Turns Up in the Middle East and Joins Islamic State
• Moscow Restoring Soviet-Style Repression and Aggression

Volume 12 Issue 98

May 27, 2015

• Russo-Chinese Exercises in the Mediterranean
• Moscow Plans to Increase Pressure on Ethnic Minority Languages
• The Kremlin Grows Nervous About the Future—and With Good Reason

Volume 12 Issue 97

May 26, 2015

• Circassians Mark Anniversary of Their Historical Homeland’s Destruction
• Putin and Latvia’s Latgale: Ethnicity as Explanation Vs. Ethnicity as Excuse
• Sergei Shoigu: Putin’s Point Man in the Ukraine Conflict
• Donetsk, Luhansk ‘People’s Republics’ Seek International Legitimization Through Local Elections (Part Two)

Volume 12 Issue 96

May 22, 2015

• Russia’s Chiefs of the Military Academy of the General Staff, 2007–2015: What They Tell Us About Russian Military Art (Part One)
• Donetsk, Luhansk ‘People’s Republics’ Seek International Legitimization Through Local Elections (Part One)
• Chechens React to Boston Marathon Bombing Verdict
• Victory Day and Belarus’s Diplomatic Offensive

Volume 12 Issue 95

May 21, 2015

• What Does the Arrival of American Military Equipment in Georgia Mean?
• Russia Prepares for Possible New Summer Military Campaign in Eastern Ukraine
• North Caucasus Builds More and Bigger Mosques

Volume 12 Issue 94

May 20, 2015

• Moscow Patriarchate Rapidly Losing Out in Ukraine—and Beyond
• China and Kazakhstan to Construct a Trans-Kazakhstan Railway Line From Khorgos to Aktau
• Russian Spetsnaz Personnel Detained in Ukraine
• Victory Day Brings up Issue of Settling Old Scores in the North Caucasus

Volume 12 Issue 93

May 19, 2015

• Pressure on Salafists in Dagestan Could Have Unpredictable Results
• Minsk Armistice in Ukraine Advances to Political Phase
• Donetsk, Luhansk Propose Amendments to Ukraine’s Constitution
• Dubious Outcomes of Kerry’s Meeting With Putin in Sochi

Volume 12 Issue 92

May 15, 2015

• Turkish-Iranian Competition in the Middle East
• Working Groups on Ukraine: Tentacles of the Minsk Process
• Counter-Terrorism Operations Take Place in Dagestan Virtually Non-Stop
• Posthumous Nemtsov Report Declares ‘Putin’s War’

Volume 12 Issue 91

May 14, 2015

• Kim Jong-un: The Man Who Got Away
• Will Abu Usman Gimrinsky Become the Dagestani Insurgency’s New Amir?
• Boris Nemtsov’s Report on Russian War in Ukraine Is Published

Volume 12 Issue 90

May 13, 2015

• Kazakhstan’s Presidential Election and the Challenges Ahead (Part Three)
• Analysts Say Unprovoked Pressure on Siberian Muslims Could Radicalize Them
• Belarus’s Rapprochement With the West and the Zero-Sum Fallacy

Volume 12 Issue 89

May 12, 2015

• The Latest Census Underlines Georgia’s Profound Demographic Crisis
• Mufti Tajuddin Seeks to Make Himself and Then His Son ‘Muslim Patriarch’ of Russia
• New Strains in Armenian-Georgian Relations

Volume 12 Issue 88

May 11, 2015

• Kazakhstan’s Presidential Election and the Challenges Ahead (Part Two)
• Italy Caught in Ukrainian Dilemma
• After the Swaggering Celebrations, a ‘Now What?’ Moment for Russia
• Moscow Signals Terek Cossacks Have Been Ineffective Tool for Controlling North Caucasus

Volume 12 Issue 87

May 8, 2015

• Kazakhstan’s Presidential Election and the Challenges Ahead (Part One)
• Chechen Involvement in Middle East Fighting a Growing Concern for Russian and European Governments
• Potential Northeast Asian Economic Corridors: Differing Chinese and Russian Priorities

Volume 12 Issue 86

May 7, 2015

• St. George’s Ribbons and Their Dubious Symbolism in Post-Soviet Central Asia
• Who Is Training Dagestan’s Future Islamic Scholars?
• Victory Day Frenzy Peaks in Moscow

Volume 12 Issue 85

May 6, 2015

• New Kyrgyz Prime Minister Faces Tough Balancing Act
• Circassian Activists Divided on What Best Serves Circassian Interests
• Georgian Government Seeks to Bolsters Its Pro-Western Credentials

Volume 12 Issue 84

May 5, 2015

• Moscow Readying Neo-Cossacks of Belarus for Use Against Lukashenka
• Lukashenka’s Annual Address on the State of the Country
• Moscow Displays New Military Hardware Amid Rising Tensions (Part Two)

Volume 12 Issue 83

May 4, 2015

• Chinese Investors Show Interest in the North Caucasus
• France to Refund Russia $1.2 billion for Non-Delivery of Mistral Helicopter Carriers
• Putin’s Political Pause Amid National Mobilization

Volume 12 Issue 82

May 1, 2015

• Belarus’s ‘Geopolitical Maneuvering’: A Character Flaw or a Rational Foreign Policy?
• Tajik Government Hypes the Islamic State Threat, Uses it to Control Population
• Dagestani Militants Experience Series of Setbacks

Volume 12 Issue 81

April 30, 2015

• Why Kadyrov Has Fought With Bastrykin
• Nazarbayev Reelected, but Challenges Lie Ahead
• Russia’s State RIA News Agency: ‘Let the world fear us’

Volume 12 Issue 80

April 29, 2015

• Russia’s Hybrid War Against Poland
• Russia’s Game in Southeast Asia
• Moscow Likely to Choose Control of Territories Over Their Economic Development

Volume 12 Issue 79

April 28, 2015

• Moscow Displays New Military Hardware Amid Rising Tensions (Part One)
• Belarusians Bristle at Russian Land Claims on Belarus
• Bilateral Ties Between Georgia and Belarus Take a New Turn

Volume 12 Issue 78

April 27, 2015

• Russia’s Refusal to Restructure Debt Hinders Assistance Plan for Ukraine
• Gazprom Must Compromise on EU Charges, but Putin Cannot
• Grozny-Moscow Dispute May Have Grave Consequences for Chechnya

Volume 12 Issue 77

April 24, 2015

• Russian Company That Illegally Operates in Abkhazia Is Coming to Georgia
• Racism in Russia and the 2018 World Cup
• Putin Outlines Current Policy Toward Ukraine (Part Two)
• Caucasus Emirate Amir Killed in Dagestan

Volume 12 Issue 76

April 23, 2015

• Putin Outlines Current Policy Toward Ukraine (Part One)
• Fight Between Authorities and Islamist Militants Intensifies in Kabardino-Balkaria
• Russia Paying Steep Price for Annexing Crimea

Volume 12 Issue 75

April 22, 2015

• Moscow May be Unimpressed by Cossacks’ Performance as Protectors of Russian Interests in North Caucasus
• Ukraine’s Ineffectual Information Ministry: Underfunded or Misconceived?
• Politically Independent Cossacks Warned About Becoming Labeled ‘US Agents’

Volume 12 Issue 74

April 21, 2015

• Uzbekistan Could Seek Foreign Assistance Against Islamic State
• Belarus in the Run-Up to New Elections
• Russia’s Information Warfare Targets Washington and NATO

Volume 12 Issue 73

April 20, 2015

• Mongolia, Russia and China Work to Boost Transcontinental Rail Transit
• The Faltering Russian Economy Makes a Renewed Ukraine Offensive More Likely
• Russia Fears Possible Tectonic Shifts in the North Caucasus

Volume 12 Issue 72

April 17, 2015

• Belarus Comes Under Criticism From Both Sides
• Will Turkey Choose the European or Eurasian Energy Union?
• Allure of Islamic State’s Media Machine Attracts New Generation of Chechen Recruits

Volume 12 Issue 71

April 16, 2015

• Tide of Support for Islamic State in the North Caucasus Causes Alarm in Moscow
• More of Georgia’s Muslims Try to Join Islamic State
• Moscow Is Ready to Supply Iran With Powerful S-300 Missiles

Volume 12 Issue 70

April 15, 2015

• Russian MTS Returns to Uzbekistan: Implications for Bilateral Relations
• China Strengthens Clout in Kazakhstan Amid Russian Weakness
• Land Reform in Dagestan Promises to Be a Rough Ride

Volume 12 Issue 69

April 14, 2015

• Rebel Forces Prepare Spring Offensive in Ukraine
• Moscow’s Pressure on Belarus Increasingly Counterproductive
• Moldova Risks Opening Pandora’s Box With ‘National-Cultural’ Districts

Volume 12 Issue 68

April 13, 2015

• ‘National-Cultural’ Enclaves: Moscow’s New Game in Ukrainian-Moldovan Borderland
• Steppe Eagle- 2015 Exercise Unites CSTO and NATO forces in Kazakhstan
• Russia and Yemen's Agony
• Russian Investigators Have Difficulty Accessing Nemtsov Murder Suspects in Chechnya

Volume 12 Issue 67

April 10, 2015

• Afghanistan’s Ethnic Turkmens: Enemies or Allies for Ashgabat?
• Security Service Suspects Moscow Behind Explosions Shaking Ukrainian Cities
• Are Russian Military Exercises in the North Caucasus a Signal to Azerbaijan and Georgia?

Volume 12 Issue 66

April 9, 2015

• Russian Military and Paramilitary Forces Preparing to Suppress Internal Dissent
• Ukraine Defuses Pro-Russia Instigations in Odesa Province
• Abuse of Chechens and Ingush in Russian Prisons Creates Legions of Enemies
• Was France Preparing to Supply the Latest Anti-Aircraft and Anti-Missile Systems to Georgia?

Volume 12 Issue 65

April 8, 2015

• His Master’s Voice: Lavrov Tours Latin America
• State Duma Members Call on Russian President to Abolish Federal Districts
• Ukraine Rapidly Dismantling Gazprom’s Supply Monopoly

Volume 12 Issue 64

April 7, 2015

• Turkish Circassians Reject Proffered Alliance With Kurds
• Assessing Russia's Defense Priorities in Crimea
• Is Belarus Seeking a Helping Hand?

Volume 12 Issue 63

April 6, 2015

• Iranian Deal Leaves Russia in Deeper Isolation
• More Competition, Less Expensive Russian Gas in Ukraine’s Market (Part Two)
• Mongolia and Turkey Expand Energy and Free Trade Zone Cooperation
• Kremlin Offers Russian Minorities Symbolic Representation With No Real Authority

Volume 12 Issue 62

April 3, 2015

• More Competition, Less Expensive Russian Gas in Ukraine’s Market (Part One)
• Ukraine Conflict Benefits China
• Pro–Islamic State Militants Carry out Attacks in Dagestan

Volume 12 Issue 61

April 2, 2015

• Continued Confrontation With the West Will Prop up Putin’s Regime for Years
• Chechen Militants Fighting in Middle East Remain Split in Their Loyalties
• Russia Increases Military Capacity in the South Caucasus

Volume 12 Issue 60

April 1, 2015

• Belarus’s Economic Crisis and National Unity
• North Caucasians Complain About Shrinking Use of Their Native Languages
• Anti-Corruption Tide Sweeping Across Ukraine

Volume 12 Issue 59

March 31, 2015

• Russian and Uzbek Soldiers Reportedly Now in Turkmenistan to Counter Afghan Threat
• Russia Reinforces Crimea as Military Conceals Underlying Conventional Weakness
• Russia Orchestrates Gagauz Election in Moldova, Ponders the Next Steps

Volume 12 Issue 58

March 30, 2015

• Are Georgian-Ukrainian Bilateral Relations Deteriorating?
• Putin’s Conveniently Imperfect Memory
• History Widens the Divide Between the North Caucasus and the Rest of Russia

Volume 12 Issue 57

March 27, 2015

• Common Currency for the Eurasian Economic Union: Testing the Ground?
• Kadyrov Takes Chechen Special Forces Training to New Heights
• Why Is Russia Deploying Nuclear Weapons to Crimea?

Volume 12 Issue 56

March 26, 2015

• Central Asians Fighting in Ukraine May Lead to Tensions With Russia
• The Kremlin’s Game of Threats
• Security Operation in Dagestan Apparently Kills Rebels and Bystanders Alike

Volume 12 Issue 55

March 25, 2015

• China Seeks Massive Investments in Georgia
• Armenia Poised to Make Pivotal Decision About Further Cooperation With European Union
• Soviet-Style Rallies in the North Caucasus and Beyond Mark Crimea Annexation Anniversary

Volume 12 Issue 54

March 24, 2015

• Marginalization of Tajikistan’s Political Opposition Could Threaten Security
• Is Moscow Preparing for a New War Against Georgia?
• Russian Factory Ownership Hurts Ukraine’s President Poroshenko

Volume 12 Issue 53

March 23, 2015

• Two Summits and a Military Exercise
• Belarus: Economic Hardships and Diplomacy
• Expert: North Caucasus May Start Exporting Instability to Other Parts of Russia

Volume 12 Issue 52

March 20, 2015

• Power Struggles in Moscow Prompt Corruption Scandals in Russian Far East
• Reaching out to the Balkans: Expansion of Azerbaijan’s Defense Cooperation?
• Moscow Begins to Grasp the Threat Posed by Islamic State

Volume 12 Issue 51

March 19, 2015

• Putin Mobilizes Forces Preparing to Fight With NATO and US
• Kadyrov’s Future Hangs in the Balance After Nemtsov Murder
• Pro-Russian Georgian Politicians Offer New Political Illusions to Georgian Public

Volume 12 Issue 50

March 18, 2015

• Is Belarus’s Name Recognition on the Mend?
• Ukraine to Negotiate New Contract With Gazprom
• Leadership Change in Terek Cossack Military Points to Increasing Government Role

Volume 12 Issue 49

March 17, 2015

• New Kinds of Language Issues Heat up Across Eurasia
• Ukraine in a Leaderless Europe: A Net Assessment (Part Three)
• Putin Celebrates First Anniversary of Seizing Crimea

Volume 12 Issue 48

March 16, 2015

• Getting the Balance Right: Italy and the Ukrainian Crisis
• Putin’s Disappearing Act May Be Sign of Leadership Crisis
• Restoration of Chechen District in Dagestan May Reverberate Across North Caucasus

Volume 12 Issue 47

March 13, 2015

• Ukraine in a Leaderless Europe: A Net Assessment (Part Two)
• Amid Rising Regional Tensions, Turkmenistan Reevaluates Neutrality Policy
• Ukraine in a Leaderless Europe: A Net Assessment (Part One)
• Insurgent Attacks in Dagestan Increase Despite Government Counter-Insurgency Operations

Volume 12 Issue 46

March 12, 2015

• A Treaty That Ended the Cold War in Europe Is Denounced in Moscow
• Increased Insurgent Activity Reported in Chechnya
• Renewed Expressions of Belarus’s Stability

Volume 12 Issue 45

March 11, 2015

• Turkmenistan, Turkey and Azerbaijan: A Trilateral Energy Strategy?
• Russia’s Aircraft Carrier of Tomorrow
• Chechens Take on Image of Putin’s Henchmen in Russia

Volume 12 Issue 44

March 10, 2015

• Is Kharkiv Province Another Enclave of Separatists?
• Russian Occupation Crackdown Against Crimean Tatars Intensifies
• China’s Tacit Approval of Moscow’s Ukraine Policy

Volume 12 Issue 43

March 9, 2015

• Free Rein of Special Services Makes Russia Ungovernable
• Ramazan Abdulatipov’s Long Battle With Southern Dagestani Elites Shows Limits of His Power
• Why Are Ossetians and Abkhazians Coming to Georgia for Medical Treatment?

Volume 12 Issue 42

March 6, 2015

• Moldova’s New Government: Daunting Challenges Ahead
• Another Chechen Émigré Murdered in Turkey
• Nazarbayev Calls Snap Presidential Vote
• Belarusian Collaborators in World War II

Volume 12 Issue 41

March 5, 2015

• Moldova: European Choice With Communist Support?
• Moldova’s Party System Blocks Reforms, Defeats the Reformers
• The Murder of Boris Nemtsov: An Unsolved Conspiracy
• Moscow Remains Fertile Recruiting Ground for Aspiring Jihadists

Volume 12 Issue 40

March 4, 2015

• North Caucasus Economic Woes Likely Due to the Shrinking Role of the Central Government
• Despite Multiple Troubles, Russia Continues Its Pressure Against Georgia
• Armenia Recalls the Zurich Protocols

Volume 12 Issue 39

March 3, 2015

• Russian Orthodox Activists—Value in Deniability for the Kremlin
• The Battle of the Fifth Columns
• Devaluation of National Currency Threatens Regime Stability in Azerbaijan

Volume 12 Issue 38

March 2, 2015

• Murder That Revealed Truth
• A Potential Breakthrough in Mongolia’s Relations With North and South Korea
• Party Leader Accuses the Governor of Dagestan of a Physical Assault

Volume 12 Issue 37

February 27, 2015

• Moscow Again Putting Separatist Regions in Play Against Georgia
• Will the West Bail out Ukraine?
• Russian Government Tries to Bolster Cossack Groups in the North Caucasus
• The Normandy Format and Ukraine: Doing More Harm Than Good

Volume 12 Issue 26

February 26, 2015

• What Do the Minsk Armistice Talks Have in Store for Belarus?
• Russia Proposes a Yalta-2 Geopolitical Tradeoff to Solve the Ukrainian Crisis
• FSB Director Says Islamic State fighters Include 1,700 Russian Citizens
• Putin-Merkel-Hollande Meeting Yields Worse Armistice Terms for Ukraine
• Kazakhstan’s Military Reform Faces Many Headwinds
• Unpublished Census Provides Rare and Unvarnished Look at Turkmenistan

Volume 12 Issue 35

February 25, 2015

• Ukraine Caught in the Straitjacket of Negotiating Formats
• Russia’s Quest for Balkan Influence and Bases

Volume 12 Issue 34

February 24, 2015

• Russia’s Role in the Fall of Debaltseve
• Propaganda Theater and the Anti-Maidan Rally in Moscow
• Dagestan Risks Becoming a ‘Yugoslavia in the Caucasus’

Volume 12 Issue 33

February 23, 2015

• Russia’s Failing Economy Likely to Drive Migrant Laborers Into ‘Foreign Legion’
• Ukrainian Parliament Member Initiates Legislation to Recognize Circassian ‘Genocide’
• Russia Writes, US Approves UN Security Council Resolution on Ukraine
• After Debaltseve—Is There Chance for Ceasefire?

Volume 12 Issue 32

February 20, 2015

• Turkish Stream: A Bluff or Not?
• Caucasus Emirate Loyalist Picked as New Militant Leader in Dagestan
• Mongolia Signs Economic Deal With Japan to Offset Chinese and Russian Trade Domination
• Minsk Two Armistice Rewards Russia’s Aggression, Mortgages Ukraine’s Future (Part Three)

Volume 12 Issue 31

February 19, 2015

• Minsk Two Armistice Rewards Russia’s Aggression, Mortgages Ukraine’s Future (Part Two)
• What Is Next for Donbas Separatists After Fall of Debaltseve?
• The Debacle in Debaltseve

Volume 12 Issue 30

February 18, 2015

• The War and the Orthodox Churches in Ukraine
• ‘Good Tsar, Bad Boyars’: Popular Attitudes and Azerbaijan’s Future
• Terek Cossacks Experience Internal Challenges and Government’s Distrust

Volume 12 Issue 29

February 14, 2015

• Minsk Two Armistice Rewards Russia’s Aggression, Mortgages Ukraine’s Future (Part One)
• Caucasus Emirate and Islamic State Split Slows Militant Activities in North Caucasus
• Marginal Political Groups in Georgia Try to Fill the Political Vacuum in the Country
• Russia Stirs the Pot in the Middle East

Volume 12 Issue 28

February 12, 2015

• Belarus’s Rising International Standing and Its Implications
• Another Ceasefire Agreement Signed in Minsk
• Fate of Ingush Opposition Leader Sparks Struggle Between Kadyrov and Yevkurov

Volume 12 Issue 27

February 11, 2015

• Turkey’s Tactical Rapprochement With Iraq and Iran
• Putin Weighs Conflict Escalation and De-Escalation Options
• After Two Years as Dagestan’s Governor, Abdulatipov Has Little Economic Success to Show

Volume 12 Issue 25

February 9, 2015

• Russian Efforts to Derail Ukrainian Mobilization Campaign
• Kadyrov Proposes Using Chechen Forces to Suppress Dissent Across Russia
• Russia Seeks to Boost Arms Exports in 2015, Despite Western Sanctions
• Diplomacy Delivers Another Pause for Struggling Ukraine and Sinking Russia

Volume 12 Issue 24

February 6, 2015

• Russia’s Third Front: Mounting Anxiety Over Afghanistan
• The Partisan Movements in Belarus During World War II (Part Two)
• Ichkerian Commander Isa Munaev Killed in Eastern Ukraine
• Angela Merkel, Francois Hollande Attempt to Mediate Between Russia and Ukraine

Volume 12 Issue 23

February 5, 2015

• Chechen Leader Once Again Demonstrates His Unique Role in Putin’s Russia
• Lukashenka’s Marathon Press Conference in Minsk
• Russian Military Command Sees Need to Counter Growing Western Threat
• Russia’s War in Ukraine Sinks the Minsk Negotiations (Part Two)

Volume 12 Issue 22

February 4, 2015

• Russia’s War in Ukraine Sinks the Minsk Negotiations (Part One)
• Russian Orthodox Church Tries to Keep Ethnic Russians in Chechnya and Dagestan
• NATO Intends to Open Special Training Center in Georgia
• Armenia and NATO Reaffirm Their Cooperation
• Jembulat Bolotoko: The Prince of Princes (Part One)

Volume 12 Issue 21

February 3, 2015

• Russia Grinds Down Ukrainian Troops While Western Support Is Elusive
• Is Moscow Putting the Talysh in Play Against Azerbaijan?
• Vladimir Putin’s Dirty Little War

Volume 12 Issue 20

February 2, 2015

• Tensions Rise Between Ethnic Russians and Armenians in Stavropol Region
• Iran-Armenia Railway Project and Russian Geopolitics
• Russian Political Warfare to Disrupt Ukraine’s Military Mobilization
• Russia Makes Haste in Severing Ties With Europe

Volume 12 Issue 19

January 30, 2015

• North Caucasus Militants Split Between Caucasus Emirate and Islamic State, as Radical Islam Gains Influence in Region
• Fissures in Russo-Armenian Partnership Spill out Into Yerevan’s International Relations
• The Partisan Movements in Belarus During World War II (Part One)

Volume 12 Issue 18

January 29, 2015

• Moscow Becomes Increasingly Worried About Russian Nationals Fighting With Islamic State
• Kazakhstan’s Foreign Policy: One for All, or All for One?
• Now You See It, Now You Don’t: Putin Cheating on the Armistice Line in Ukraine
• Minsk Ceasefire Agreements Are Dead, but the Russian Offensive Is Faltering

Volume 12 Issue 17

January 28, 2015

• Authorities Crack Down on Tatarstan Activists
• Tensions Continue Along Line of Contact Around Karabakh
• Is Belarus Benefiting From a Change in the West’s Perspective?

Volume 12 Issue 16

January 27, 2015

• Russian Think Tank That Pushed for Invasion of Ukraine Wants Moscow to Overthrow Lukashenka
• With Upcoming Presidential Election, Status Quo Looks Likely to Remain Unchanged
• Lavrov Unilaterally Reinterprets the Armistice Agreement With Ukraine
• Ukraine on the Brink: Donbas Conflict Escalates

Volume 12 Issue 15

January 26, 2015

• Ethnic Conflict in Dagestan Could Internationalize Rift With Azerbaijanis
• The Conflict Between the President and the Prime Minister Continues to Dominate the Georgian Political Landscape
• Amid Mounting Domestic Troubles, Putin Tries to Regain the Initiative in Eastern Ukraine

Volume 12 Issue 14

January 23, 2015

• Dilemma in Turkey’s Armenian Foreign Policy
• Reasserting Belarus’s Independent Voice
• Russia Seeks Political Influence on Ukraine Via the ‘Normandy’ Group
• Western Sanctions on Russia to Have Delayed Impact on North Caucasus

Volume 12 Issue 13

January 22, 2015

• Chechens in Europe Subjected to Ethnic Profiling After Paris Attacks
• Russia Gives EU, Turkey and Azerbaijan an Ultimatum on ‘Turk Stream’
• Ukrainian Military Is Pushed Back in Heavy Fighting
• Russia Pressures Ukraine to Change Minsk Armistice Terms

Volume 12 Issue 12

January 21, 2015

• Kremlin Renews Bid to Quietly Dissolve North Caucasus Republics
• War in Eastern Ukraine Causing Coal Shortages, Electrical Blackouts
• Amid US Retreat From Region, Mongolia Seeks Closer Ties to China and Russia

Volume 12 Issue 11

January 20, 2015

• Rosneft Expands Its Presence in South Caucasus Via Georgia
• Putin Sets Military Trap for Poroshenko
• Encouraged by Initial Russian Moves in Ukraine, Transnistria Now Fears for Its Future
• Analyst Provides Insider View of Russian Government Think Tank

Volume 12 Issue 10

January 16, 2015

• Rift Between Supporters of Caucasus Emirate and IS Deepens in North Caucasus
• Armed Formations in the Secessionist ‘Luhansk Republic’ (Part Four)
• Armed Formations in the Secessionist ‘Luhansk Republic’ (Part Three)
• Murder of Armenian Family by Russian Soldier Severely Strains Moscow-Yerevan Relations

Volume 12 Issue 9

January 15, 2015

• Armed Formations in the Secessionist ‘Luhansk Republic’ (Part Two)
• Will the Islamic State Overplay Its Hand in the North Caucasus?
• Turkey-Azerbaijan Relations: From Romance to Pragmatism
• With Talks Fruitless, Fighting in Ukraine Intensifies

Volume 12 Issue 8

January 14, 2015

• Nursultan Nazarbayev’s Ukraine Diplomacy
• Uzbekistan’s Unrealized Potential in Cross-Border Trade
• Redeployment of Russian Forces to Ukraine Leads to Drop in Violence in North Caucasus

Volume 12 Issue 7

January 13, 2015

• Declining Oil Prices Endanger Revamped Italian-Kazakhstani Energy Ties
• Russia’s Defense Leadership Reflects on 2014
• City on Russian-Azerbaijani Border Ready to Explode

Volume 12 Issue 6

January 12, 2015

• Futile Hope for the Dubious Summit in Astana
• Russian Expert Warns North Caucasus Faces Economic Recession
• Ukraine Turns to Russia in Energy Crisis

Volume 12 Issue 5

January 9, 2015

• Armed Formations in the Secessionist ‘Luhansk Republic’ (Part One)
• The North Caucasus in 2014: The Year in Review
• Kyrgyzstan Draws Closer to Eurasian Union Amid Crisis in Russia
• Secessionist Forces in Luhansk ‘Republic’: Order out of Chaos?

Volume 12 Issue 4

January 8, 2015

• Russian Financial System and Economy Hit by ‘Perfect Storm’
• The Islamic State Is Set to Replace the Caucasus Emirate in the North Caucasus
• Death of Georgian Volunteer in Ukraine Sparks Controversy in Georgia

Volume 12 Issue 3

January 7, 2015

• Kremlin Seeks to Use Cossacks, but Prevent Them From Becoming Too Powerful
• Year-End Turbulence in Belarus
• Verdict in Navalny Trial Attracts Some Far-Right Nationalist Support

Volume 12 Issue 2

January 7, 2015

• Putin Signs New Military Doctrine: Core Elements Unchanged
• Regional Problems Ultimately Trump Ukraine as Defining Issue in Central Asia
• Russia’s Military Doctrine Reflects Putin’s Paranoia and Siege Mentality

Volume 12 Issue 1

January 5, 2015

• Russia Enters New Year Mired in Troubles
• Circassian Activists Toughen Rhetoric Regarding Putin Regime
• Russia’s Faltering Economy Causing Currency Crisis in Armenia