Volume 13 Issue 198

December 16, 2016

• TAP’s Fate After the Italian Referendum
• Russia’s New Information Security Doctrine: Fencing Russia from the “Outside World”?
• Transnistria: Change of Leadership, But Not Policy
• Moldovan Legislative Changes to Reinforce the State Capture

Volume 13 Issue 197

December 15, 2016

• Russian Mission in Syria Beset by Problems Despite Victory in Aleppo
• Pakistan-Armenia Friction Has Intensified
• Uzbekistan’s New President Focuses on Improving Regional Relations

Volume 13 Issue 196

December 14, 2016

• Are the Kremlin’s LPR and DPR About to Unite or Fight Each Other?
• The Chechens Fighting for the Islamic State in Mosul
• Moldova’s De Facto Ruler Enthrones Pro-Russia President

Volume 13 Issue 195

December 13, 2016

• The Rocky Road to Russo-Japanese Peace
• North Caucasian Insurgency Experiences Setbacks but Conditions for Political Violence Persist
• US–Georgia Defense and Security Cooperation Moves to a New Stage

Volume 13 Issue 194

December 12, 2016

• Doping and Rosneft tarnish the Remnants of Russia’s Reputation
• Soviet Breakup and the Ongoing Fight for Belarusian Identity
• Russia Consolidates Military Control in Abkhazia as Georgia's Ruling Party Further Eases Its Resistance

Volume 13 Issue 193

December 8, 2016

• Chechen Special Battalions Sent to Syria as Reinforcements
• The Illusion of a Restored Russian Superpower
• Are Russia and Turkey Mending Fences?

Volume 13 Issue 192

December 7, 2016

• Legislative Election in Gagauzia: The Autonomous Region Turns its Back on Moldova Again
• Will Georgia’s Former Ruling Party Survive the Prospect of Disintegration?
• Europe Seeks Consolidation in the Face of Cyber and Information Threats by Russia

Volume 13 Issue 191

December 6, 2016

• Putin’s New Nationalities Policy Set to Fail Spectacularly
• Terek Cossacks Reveal Their Extensive Participation in the Annexation of Crimea
• Azerbaijan’s SOCAR Interested in Buying a Stake in Georgia’s Oil & Gas Corporation

Volume 13 Issue 190

December 5, 2016

• The Bastion Missile System: A Symbol of Power and Foreign Policy Tool
• Wife Abandonment Syndrome: Russia’s Concern About Being Betrayed by Belarus
• Armenia and Azerbaijan Flex Military Muscles While Nagorno-Karabakh Peace Negotiations Stall

Volume 13 Issue 189

December 1, 2016

• In Speech to Parliament, Putin Expresses Confidence in Russia’s Offensive Foreign and Defense Policies
• Moldovan-Romanian Relations Under a Dodon Presidency: Off to a Rocky Start
• Georgian Opposition Fears Shift to ‘Pro-Russian’ Policies by Government

Volume 13 Issue 188

November 30, 2016

• Russia Beefs up Its Offensive Cyber Capabilities
• Armenia and Russia Pursue Joint Military Forces
• Belarus and Ukraine Face Strained Relations

Volume 13 Issue 187

November 29, 2016

• Russia Looks to the Weapons of the Future
• Struggle Over Tatar Language Impacts More Than Just Tatarstan
• Chechnya’s Kadyrov Pushes for Reconciliation With Saudis

Volume 13 Issue 186

November 28, 2016

• In Foreign Policy Pause, Putin Tinkers With Domestic Corruption
• Georgia’s Weak Opposition Looks on As Ruling Party Flirts with China
• Perspectives for Israeli Gas in Southern Gas Corridor Hampered by Economic Limitations

Volume 13 Issue 185

November 17, 2016

• Liberal Economist Minister in Russian Cabinet Arrested for Alleged Bribe-Taking
• Russian Ethnic Minorities Repudiate Proposed Law on the Russian Nation
• Beijing Encroaching on Moscow’s Military Dominance in Tajikistan

Volume 13 Issue 184

November 16, 2016

• After Leaving Odesa, Saakashvili’s Political Future Even More Uncertain in His Native Georgia
• US Elections and Economic Concerns Dominate Internal Debates in Belarus
• China and CEE Countries Push for Broader Economic Cooperation in Riga

Volume 13 Issue 183

November 15, 2016

• Russia’s Military Paper Tiger
• Surkov’s Hacked E-Mails Offer Glimpse Into Kremlin’s Policy in Abkhazia
• In Syria, Moscow Orchestrating Another ‘Circassian Genocide’

Volume 13 Issue 182

November 14, 2016

• Putin Will Find the World According to Trump a Tough Habitat
• Russia Scores Symbolic Victory in Moldova’s Presidential Election
• Saakashvili’s Resignation: Start of Ukrainian Parliamentary Election Campaign?

Volume 13 Issue 181

November 10, 2016

• Moscow Hopes Trump Administration Will Give Russia Free Hand to Suppress Syria and Ukraine
• Impact of Georgian Parliamentary Elections on Relations With Russia
• Kyrgyzstan Prepares for Referendum on Boosting Powers of Prime Minister, President

Volume 13 Issue 180

November 9, 2016

• Short-Term Personnel Contracts Negate Goals of Russia’s Military Reforms
• Russia’s ‘Youth Army’: Sovietization, Militarization or Radicalization?
• Belarus Balances Pursuit of Economic Growth With Strengthening National Identity

Volume 13 Issue 179

November 8, 2016

• Assessing the Glacial Progress in Russia’s Military Modernization
• Is Bashkortostan About to Explode Along Ethnic Lines?
• New Monuments of Russian Heroes of Russian-Circassian War Anger Circassians

Volume 13 Issue 178

November 7, 2016

• As US Elections Conclude, Putin Rediscovers Moderation
• Is Sleeping Beauty Kaliningrad Oblast About to Wake Up?
• NATO Forces in Baltic: Numerous but Disjointed

Volume 13 Issue 177

November 3, 2016

• Strategic Assessment: Russia’s Relations With West Deteriorate as Military Prepares for ‘Resource Wars’
• Strategic Assessment: Security Concerns Dominate South Caucasus, While Regional Governments Consolidate Power
• Strategic Assessment: Central Asia’s Political Ground Continues to Shift

Volume 13 Issue 176

November 2, 2016

• Strategic Assessment: After Months of Political Campaign, Georgia Enters Post-Election Period
• Strategic Assessment: Ukraine Faces New Challenges After War Shock
• Strategic Assessment: Belarus Weathers Economic Doldrums as Rapprochement With West Proceeds

Volume 13 Issue 175

November 1, 2016

• Strategic Assessment: The Paradox of Baltic Security in 2016
• Strategic Assessment: Russian Policy in the North Caucasus Remains in Flux
• Fueling Russia’s Arctic Obsession

Volume 13 Issue 174

October 31, 2016

• Constitutional Majority Looms as Georgia’s Opposition UNM Party in Danger of Emaciation
• Armenia’s New Defense Minister Proposes ‘Nation-Army’ Concept
• Finland’s Rising Arms Exports Raise Controversy in Parliament

Volume 13 Issue 173

October 27, 2016

• The Kuznetsov Smokescreen: Russia’s Peculiar Naval Taskforce to Syria
• Russian Information Warfare—Not Just Hackers and Trolls
• Does Mikheil Saakashvili Have a Political Future in Georgia?

Volume 13 Issue 172

October 26, 2016

• Russia Playing Catch-Up in Cyber Security
• Far-Right Leader Dmitry Demushkin Arrested Ahead of Upcoming ‘Russian March’
• Uzbekistan Determined to Improve Relations With Its Neighbors

Volume 13 Issue 171

October 25, 2016

• Image and Reality in Russia’s Armed Forces
• Russian Security Services Said Behind Electronic Circassian ‘Census’
• Why Is Karachaevo-Cherkessia Quiet When Its Neighbors Suffer From Violence?

Volume 13 Issue 170

October 24, 2016

• Putin Casts Shadow Over US Presidential Campaign
• With Eye Toward 2018 Elections, Putin Spearheads Strategic Infrastructure Mega-Projects in Crimea
• Belarus the Object of Two Peculiar Tugs of War

Volume 13 Issue 169

October 21, 2016

• Russian Actions in Syria Overshadow Kremlin’s Diplomatic Maneuvers on War in Eastern Ukraine
• Russian Suspension of Plutonium Agreement With US: An Excuse for Extracting New Concessions
• Turkey and Russia Work on Normalizing Relations, Sign Agreement on Scaled-Back Turkish Stream Pipeline

Volume 13 Issue 168

October 19, 2016

• Italian Delays in TAP’s Construction Weaken the EU and Russia Alike
• Azerbaijan Strengthens Its Energy Position in Turkey
• Baltics to Build Stronger Logistics Within the EU and NATO

Volume 13 Issue 167

October 18, 2016

• Russia’s Air Operations in Aleppo Boost Domestic Military Prestige
• Violence Spirals in North Caucasus After Establishment of Russian National Guard
• Anti-War Protests in Russia; Anti-Russian Protests in Belarus

Volume 13 Issue 166

October 17, 2016

• Belarus Charts Course Between Russia and Poland
• Russian Meddling in the Balkans Threatens to Reverse Region’s European Integration
• US and UK Embassies Warn of Potential Terrorist Attack in Bishkek, Surprise Kyrgyz Security Services

Volume 13 Issue 165

October 14, 2016

• Russian Military Theorists Consider Future War: Bridging the NATO-Russia Gap
• Russia Deepens Middle East Military Footprint With Joint Exercises in Egypt
• Security Situation Along Afghan-Tajik Border Alarms Regional Powers

Volume 13 Issue 164

October 13, 2016

• Russia Building New Bases to Counter United States
• Opposition UNM Party Hurting From Saakashvili’s Distance
• Oil Strike in West Kazakhstan Highlights Limits of Energy-Based Growth

Volume 13 Issue 163

October 12, 2016

• Russia Flexes ‘Iskander’ Muscles on Its Northwestern Flank
• Putin Restores Nationality-Based Units in Russian Military
• Can Belarus Overcome Its Economic Doldrums?

Volume 13 Issue 162

October 11, 2016

• ‘Politkovskaya’s Warning’ and Russian War Crimes in Syria
• Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections Begin a Shift in Country’s Political Landscape
• Governor of Kabardino-Balkaria Calls for Unified Alphabet for All Circassians

Volume 13 Issue 161

October 6, 2016

• Budgetary Fight in Moscow Sends US-Russian Relations Into Deep Crisis
• Belarus Suffers Economic Woes While Projecting Inner Tranquility
• Why Are Georgia and Abkhazia Still Far From Reconciliation?

Volume 13 Issue 160

October 5, 2016

• Western Sanctions and Russia’s Surprising Financial Trap
• Azerbaijan’s Possible Reactions to Armenia’s Iskanders: Defense Versus Offense
• Ukrainian Government Moves Ahead With Some Important Energy Reforms, Stumbles on Others

Volume 13 Issue 159

October 4, 2016

• The End of the Line for the Trans-Siberian Railroad?
• Planning and Corruption Setbacks for Russia’s Military Modernization
• Ramzan Kadyrov Lashes out at Chechens Who Flee Republic

Volume 13 Issue 158

October 3, 2016

• Younger Crowd Will Not Rejuvenate Putin’s Court
• India Alarmed by Implications of First Pakistani-Russian Joint Military Exercise
• Will Mirziyaev Initiate Long-Awaited Reforms in Uzbekistan?

Volume 13 Issue 157

September 29, 2016

• Flight MH17 Tragedy—Another Front in Moscow’s Battle Against West
• Russia Returning to Concept of Mass Mobilization
• Chechen Diaspora Suffers as West Seeks Common Ground With Moscow on Fighting Terrorism

Volume 13 Issue 156

September 28, 2016

• Georgian Parties Fail to Link Domestic Prosperity With a Consistent Foreign Policy
• Is Georgia Headed Toward Post-Election Violence?
• Russian Iskanders in Yerevan: New Challenges for Azerbaijan’s Security

Volume 13 Issue 155

September 27, 2016

• The ‘Prussian Curse’ on Kaliningrad Governors Remains Unbroken
• Moscow Supports Creation of Single Agricultural Cossack Enterprise in Stavropol Region
• Is Putin Planning a ‘Hybrid’ Deportation of Crimean Tatars and North Caucasians?

Volume 13 Issue 154

September 26, 2016

• After a Delay, Russia Delivers New Types of Weapons to Armenia
• Belarus and Russia Experience New Bout of Tensions
• Russian Regional Elections: Complete Predictability Can Become Unpredictable

Volume 13 Issue 153

September 22, 2016

• SOCAR’s Complicated DESFA Deal Faces New Setbacks
• Russian Military Presence in Syria Increasing With Carrier Deploying to Eastern Mediterranean

Volume 13 Issue 152

September 21, 2016

• Chechnya Hosts International Islamic Conference
• Belarusians Debate Parliamentary Elections
• Free Trade Agreement With China Boosts Georgia’s Security, Strategic Regional Importance
• Could Africa Become a New Leading Market For Russian Arms Sales?

Volume 13 Issue 151

September 20, 2016

• Moscow Again Trying to Pit Ethnic Russians in Northeastern Estonia Against Tallinn
• Circassians in Predominantly Ethnic-Russian Krasnodar Demand Recognition as Region’s Indigenous Population
• Moscow Tests Network-Centric Military Capability in Kavkaz 2016

Volume 13 Issue 150

September 19, 2016

• Nazarbayev Shakes up Government Amid Weak Economy and Worries of Insecurity
• Russian Elections Overshadowed by Rampant Corruption
• Duma Elections and the Future of Russian Politics After Putin

Volume 13 Issue 149

September 15, 2016

• Kabardino-Balkarian Jamaat Suffers Serious Losses in Fight With Government Forces
• Ukrainian Aircraft Manufacturer Antonov Diversifies Away from Russia
• Russian Military Resists Proposed Budget Cuts, Prepares for Major Ground War

Volume 13 Issue 148

September 14, 2016

• Novel Developments in Russia’s Latest Snap Exercise
• Ahead of Parliamentary Elections, Georgian Establishment Descends Into Political Mudslinging
• Russian Nuclear Weapons Policy Increasingly Resembles That of North Korea

Volume 13 Issue 147

September 13, 2016

• Lukashenka Seeks to ‘Balance’ Moscow’s ‘Spiritual Influence’ in Belarus
• Moscow Makes Arrests of Dagestani Interior Ministry Officials
• Russia’s Military Paper Tiger: Mobilization

Volume 13 Issue 146

September 13, 2016

• Belarusians Elect Their House of Representatives
• New Standoff Between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
• Latest Kerry-Lavrov Deal on Syria Destined to Unravel

Volume 13 Issue 145

September 9, 2016

• Russia Pushes ‘Gas Swap’ Plans With Iran Amidst Azerbaijan-Iran Gas Talks
• A Crystallizing Russo-Chinese Alliance

Volume 13 Issue 144

September 8, 2016

• Uzbekistan’s Succession: Regime Seeks to Retain Legitimacy, Legacy and Stability
• Random Deaths Increasingly Frequent, as Innocent Civilians Mistaken for Rebels in Dagestan
• Massive Russian Troop Deployments and Exercises Held Close to Ukraine

Volume 13 Issue 143

September 7, 2016

• A String of Intrigues on Putin’s Eastern Tour
• Killing the Messenger: The Demise of a Reliable Belarusian Pollster

Volume 13 Issue 142

September 7, 2016

• NATO’s New Force Posture in the Baltic Region: Pluses and Minuses (Part Two)
• Moscow Postpones Decisions on State Armaments Program 2025
• Amidst His Conflict With Russian Security Services, Kadyrov Seeks Putin’s Support
• Generational Change in Central Asia about More Than Just Leaders

Volume 13 Issue 141

August 3, 2016

• New Generation of Politicians Set to Play Growing Role in Kazakhstan
• Attack on Gülen Movement Increasingly a Cornerstone of Turkey’s Foreign Policy in the Balkans
• NATO’s New Force Posture in the Baltic Region: Pluses and Minuses

Volume 13 Issue 140

August 2, 2016

• Turkey-Russia Rapprochement and Prospects for ‘Turkish Stream’
• China Quietly Displacing Both Russia and US From Central Asia
• Cautious Belarus-Poland Normalization Reflects Changing Regional Patterns

Volume 13 Issue 139

August 1, 2016

• Possible Nuclear Power Plant Accident in Belarus Sheds Light on Minsk’s Internal Political Process
• Russian Military Build-Up in Arctic Highlights Kremlin’s Militarized Mindset
• NATO-Georgia: Varied Menu, Uncertain Financing

Volume 13 Issue 138

July 29, 2016

• Belarus and the Murder of Pavel Sheremet
• Russia’s Futuristic Military Plagued by Old Problems
• Dagestani Authorities Create ‘Control and Prophylactic Lists’ for Suspected Salafists
• NATO Aspirant Georgia Still Defenseless After All These Years

Volume 13 Issue 137

July 28, 2016

• Salafists in Ingushetia Emerging as a Mainstream Force
• Is Russian-Occupied Abkhazia Governable?
• Putin and Erdoğan Prepare for a Decisive Russo-Turkish Summit

Volume 13 Issue 136

July 27, 2016

• NATO-Georgia: The Open Door Policy’s Failing Test (Part Two)
• NATO-Georgia: The Open Door Policy’s Failing Test (Part One)
• Georgia May Become a Key Destination for North Caucasians if EU Grants It Visa-Free Entry
• Top Brass Snubs Kremlin Initiative for Military Reserve Training of University Students

Volume 13 Issue 135

July 26, 2016

• From Syria With Love—Colonel-General Aleksandr Dvornikov Takes Over Russia’s Southern Military District
• A Revival of the Mongolian-Russian Friendship?
• Moscow Seeks to Put Ukraine’s Smallest Nationalities in Play Against Kyiv

Volume 13 Issue 134

July 25, 2016

• Russia’s Economy Deteriorates as Putin Focuses on Squabbles Among Siloviki
• Circassians Divided Over Turkish Coup Attempt and Its Aftermath
• Militarization of the Caspian Sea: A Zero-Sum Game?

Volume 13 Issue 133

July 22, 2016

• NATO Can Refloat Romania’s Black Sea Naval Initiative (Part Three)
• Belarus: Change Is in the Offing
• Missile Defense in Korea Further Roils US-Russian Relations
• Non-Chechen Candidates from Moscow Plans to Run for Seats Representing the North Caucasus in Upcoming Parliamentary Elections

Volume 13 Issue 132

July 21, 2016

• Depopulation—Invisible Threat to Latvian Security
• Chechens in Syria May Quit Islamic State After Death of Umar Shishani
• Olympic Doping Scandal Overshadows Massive Infrastructural Overhaul of Downtown Moscow

Volume 13 Issue 131

July 20, 2016

• Oscillating Between Israel and Iran, Will Georgia Tilt Toward the Islamic Republic?
• Rights Activists: Police Zeal in Prosecuting Suspected Rebels Violates Laws and Common Sense
• Defense Minister Shoigu Reports on Russian Military Modernization

Volume 13 Issue 130

July 19, 2016

• NATO Can Refloat Romania’s Black Sea Naval Initiative (Part Two)
• Moscow ‘Bypassing’ Armenia to Reach Azerbaijan, Iran and India
• Russia’s Western Flank: A Mighty Pillar or a Headache? (Part Two)
• Turkey’s Failed Coup: Motivations and Implications

Volume 13 Issue 129

July 18, 2016

• NATO Can Refloat Romania’s Black Sea Naval Initiative (Part One)
• Dialogue With Russia Produces Universal Frustration
• Major Mudslide Forces Consideration of Alternative Transportation Routes Across Great Caucasus Ridge
• Georgia Receives ‘Maximum Possible’ at NATO’s Warsaw Summit

Volume 13 Issue 128

July 15, 2016

• Russian Security Services Target Muslim Cleric
• Russia’s Draft Information Security Doctrine at Odds With Realities of Modern Information Environment
• NATO’s Summit Takes Half-Way Measures on the Black Sea Region (Part Two)
• NATO’s Summit Takes Half-Way Measures on the Black Sea Region (Part One)

Volume 13 Issue 127

July 14, 2016

• Russia’s National Antiterrorist Committee Reports Special Operation in Dagestan
• Beset by Cash Flow Problems, Russia and Kazakhstan Consider Leasing Baikonur Cosmodrome to Other Countries
• Russia and the West Engage in Mutual Deterrence

Volume 13 Issue 126

July 13, 2016

• Ukraine’s Resilience Strengthens, Though Regional Cohesion Risks Remain
• Russia Wanders the War Zones and Political Badlands of the Middle East
• Cossacks and Moscow Still Disagree Over What It Means to Be a Cossack

Volume 13 Issue 125

July 12, 2016

• Minsk Props up Currency, Diversifies Foreign Policy
• Baltic Geography Presents Moscow With Three Distinct Challenges

Volume 13 Issue 124

July 11, 2016

• Russia’s Western Flank: A Mighty Pillar or a Headache? (Part One)
• Georgian Government Continues to Struggle With the Country’s Military Affairs
• Political Turmoil Erupts in Abkhazia as Moscow Reduces Its Financial Support
• From Assurance to Deterrence: The Russia Question and NATO’s Summit in Warsaw

Volume 13 Issue 123

July 8, 2016

• How Lithuania’s Ham Radio Operators Outfoxed the Soviets in 1991
• US Diplomacy, Ukraine Diverge on the Minsk ‘Agreement’
• John Kerry’s Unwelcome Message in Ukraine
• Turkish Authorities Point to North Caucasian Role in Istanbul Terrorist Attack, but Details Remain Murky

Volume 13 Issue 122

July 7, 2016

• Alleged Chechen Mastermind of Istanbul Airport Attack Unpopular Within Chechen Diaspora
• Russia’s Karabakh Mediation Efforts Show Early Hints of Promise
• A Change in Turkish-Russian Relations: What Sort of Rapprochement?
• Putin Makes Promises on Confidence-Building Measures Russia Cannot Keep

Volume 13 Issue 121

July 6, 2016

• US, Russia Reactivate Bilateral Negotiations on Ukraine (Part Two)
• US, Russia Reactivate Bilateral Negotiations on Ukraine (Part One)
• Karachaevo-Cherkessia’s Governor Faces Tough Challenge in Upcoming Election Period
• The Russian Baltic Sea Fleet—A Nest of Crime?

Volume 13 Issue 120

July 5, 2016

• New Data Points to Worsening Economic Slump in Russia
• Need for Closer Ties With Beijing Clouds Moscow’s View of the SCO
• Chechen Ruler Apparently Gains More Influence in Neighboring Dagestan

Volume 13 Issue 119

July 1, 2016

• Istanbul and Aktobe Attacks Highlight Central Asians’ Role in Transnational Terrorist Networks
• Russian Observers Fail to Understand What Is Radicalizing North Caucasian Youth

Volume 13 Issue 118

June 30, 2016

• Belarusians Debate Their Development Path
• Yevkurov Tries to Paper Over Ingushetia’s Sufi-Salafist Rift
• Russia and Turkey Mend Fences as US-Russian Relations Nosedive

Volume 13 Issue 117

June 29, 2016

• Businessmen in North Ossetia Politically Resurgent as Moscow’s Ability to Finance Republic Wanes
• Future of the SCO Under Question After Tashkent Summit
• Russia’s June 2016 Snap Exercise: Same Old Story, but With a New Touch

Volume 13 Issue 116

June 28, 2016

• Putin Bluffs on Challenging NATO
• Minsk Fears Moscow May Organize Hybrid War and Color Revolution in Belarus
• Ukraine Fears Political Consequences of Brexit Vote

Volume 13 Issue 115

June 27, 2016

• Implementing Reserve System an Uphill Battle for Russia
• Young North Caucasus Muslims Oppose Russia’s Air Strikes in Syria
• Russia’s ‘Pivot’ to China Is Reduced to High-Level Bonhomie

Volume 13 Issue 114

June 24, 2016

• The Black Sea Region: NATO’s Exposed Sector on the Eastern Flank (Part Two)
• The Black Sea Region: NATO’s Exposed Sector on the Eastern Flank (Part One)
• China Relocating Heavy Enterprises to Kyrgyzstan
• Sixteen Rebels Killed in North Caucasus in Just One Week

Volume 13 Issue 113

June 23, 2016

• Drawing the ‘Cyber Curtain’: Will Russia Follow the Chinese Example?
• Russian Authorities Destroy Southern Dagestani Jamaat
• Russian Strategic Goals in Syria Contradict US Policies

Volume 13 Issue 112

June 22, 2016

• Belarus’s Problems and the Heavy-Handed Conduct of Outside Powers
• Russian First Guards Tank Army as an Instrument of Hybrid War Against Baltic States
• Abkhazia Seeks Membership in International Soccer Association

Volume 13 Issue 111

June 21, 2016

• Tallinn–Helsinki Railroad Tunnel Could Transform Geopolitics of Northern Europe
• Terrorist Attacks in West Kazakhstan Call for Urgent Reforms
• Moscow Tests National Mobilization and Reservist System

Volume 13 Issue 110

June 20, 2016

• Chechen Government May Be Winner in Dispute Between Dagestani Oligarchs
• Dispute Over Armenian Historical Figure Disrupts Talks on Joint Russian-Armenian Air Defense System
• Putin-Netanyahu Meeting Strengthens Russia-Israel Ties

Volume 13 Issue 109

June 17, 2016

• Fight Over Control of Georgian Opposition TV Channel Grinds On
• Disappearances in Dagestan Connected to Police Campaign Against Salafists

Volume 13 Issue 108

June 16, 2016

• Southern Gas Corridor Gains New Momentum
• East-West Standoff in Europe Becoming Progressively Institutionalized
• Rebels in Ingushetia Step up Their Activities

Volume 13 Issue 107

June 15, 2016

• The Belarusian Opposition’s Imaginary World and Its Protracted Dispute With Reality
• For Protection From ‘Terrorists,’ Moscow Offers Central Asians Air Defense
• Moscow Signals It Intends to Rely on Brute Force in the North Caucasus

Volume 13 Issue 106

June 14, 2016

• On the Illusion of Russian Reforms
• Moscow Anticipates Anti-Russian NATO Summit
• Moscow Offering Crimean Tatars Ersatz Autonomy

Volume 13 Issue 105

June 13, 2016

• Moscow Promises Responses to US and NATO Activities
• Polish Natural Gas Projects Threaten Gazprom’s Position in Central and Eastern Europe
• Chechnya’s Governor Confirms His Special Status Within the Russian Federation

Volume 13 Issue 104

May 28, 2016

• Moscow Plays Divide-and-Conquer Strategy Against Crimean Tatars
• Sufi-Salafist Tension Rises as Insurgent Violence Decreases in North Caucasus
• Inside Latvia’s New State Defense Concept: Riga Declares Its Military Ambitions Ahead of NATO Summit
• Ukraine Insists on International Police Mission in Donetsk-Luhansk

Volume 13 Issue 103

May 27, 2016

• Euphoria in Kyiv and Soul-Searching in Moscow After Prisoner Exchange
• Russian Authorities Appear to Exaggerate Level of IS Activity
• Surkov-Nuland Talks on Ukraine: A Nontransparent Channel (Part Two)
• Surkov-Nuland Talks on Ukraine: A Nontransparent Channel (Part One)
• Kyrgyzstan’s Capacity to Meet Its CASA-1000 Obligations Comes Under Question

Volume 13 Issue 102

May 25, 2016

• Russia’s Kerch Bridge: Time to Act for Ukraine
• Will the Opposition Gain Seats in the Belarusian Parliament, and Is That Still Relevant?
• Ethnic Russians Sound Alarm About Declining Russian Presence in Tuva

Volume 13 Issue 101

May 24, 2016

• Strange Bedfellows: Latvian Nationalists and Ethnic Russians Both Want to Block Entrance of More Russians
• Shoigu Builds Mythical Russian Army

Volume 13 Issue 100

May 23, 2016

• Four-Day Karabakh War Highlights Threats to Energy Security on NATO’s Southeastern Flank
• Moscow Heightens Pressure on Circassian Activists on Their Remembrance Day
• The Futility of Dialogue With Putin

Volume 13 Issue 99

May 20, 2016

• Ukraine Develops Its Case Against Elections in the ‘People’s Republics’
• In New Video, Georgian-Born Muslim al-Shishani Discusses Russian Presence in Syria
• Normandy Meeting Aborts Ukraine’s Proposal on OSCE Police Mission
• Georgia’s Main Opposition Party Suffers Declining Support, Internal Fracturing

Volume 13 Issue 98

May 19, 2016

• Radicalism Thrives Among Exploited Migrant Workers in Russia
• Western Policy Toward Russia: Swinging Between Deterrence and Appeasement
• Police Suffer Losses in Islamic State–Inspired Attack in Southern Dagestan

Volume 13 Issue 97

May 18, 2016

• New Divisions May Reduce Russian Army’s Combat Readiness
• After April Violence in Karabakh, Armenia’s Distrust in Russia Keeps Growing
• Moscow Uses Russian Orthodox Church to Divide Circassian Activists

Volume 13 Issue 96

May 17, 2016

• Water Shortages Likely to Reduce Central Asian GDPs by 11 Percent
• Russia’s Tactical Missile Systems in Syria
• The Declining Fortunes of the Current Belarusian Opposition

Volume 13 Issue 95

May 16, 2016

• Land Protests Testify to Kazakhstan’s Internal Vulnerability
• Muslim Involvement in Dagestan’s Politics May Change the Republic
• Putin Commits to Countering New Strategic ‘Threat’ to Russia

Volume 13 Issue 94

May 13, 2016

• Renewed Call to Further Centralize the Russian Federation Meets Local Resistance
• The US, UK and Georgia Hold joint Military Exercises on Outskirts of Tbilisi
• Insurgents in Chechnya Down, but Not Out

Volume 13 Issue 93

May 12, 2016

• INF Treaty Increasingly in Danger, as Russia Balks at New Missile Defense Base in Romania
• Insurgent Violence in Dagestan Lower Than in Previous Years, but Still Frequent
• Uzbekistan and Russia Agree to Reset Bilateral Ties

Volume 13 Issue 92

May 11, 2016

• Karabakh: A New Theater for Drone Warfare?
• Natural Gas Routinely Embezzled in Dagestan, Former Official Alleges
• Spanish Court Issues Arrest Warrants Against Russian Officials Accused of Organized Crime Links

Volume 13 Issue 91

May 10, 2016

• Russia Withdraws Su-25s From Syria
• Dagestan-Azerbaijan Relations: a New Flash Point in the Caucasus?

Volume 13 Issue 90

May 9, 2016

• The Baltic Sea Region: A New ‘Powder Keg?’
• Circassian Activism Appears to Be Thorn in Russia’s Side, Despite Its Moderation
• Virtual Militarism Grows Into Real Peril for Russia

Volume 13 Issue 89

May 6, 2016

• Kudrin’s Return to the Russian Government
• Russian Media Grossly Exaggerates Level of Support for Islamic State in Europe’s Chechen Diaspora
• Belarus Reforms Its Elections and Commemorates Chernobyl

Volume 13 Issue 88

May 5, 2016

• Georgian Political Field Fragments Ahead of the 2016 Parliamentary Elections
• Can Adygea Continue to Avoid Problems Related to the Spread of Radical Islam?
• An Unfrozen Karabakh Threatens to Ignite Entire Region

Volume 13 Issue 87

May 4, 2016

• Moscow’s Appointment in Doha Goes Awry
• In Courting Iran, Russia Seeks Politically Safe Foreign Investment for the North Caucasus
• Crimea’s Supreme Court Bans Crimean Tatar Mejlis Based on Fictitious Claims

Volume 13 Issue 86

May 3, 2016

• Russian Money for Belarus: Not for a Base but to Limit Minsk’s Turn Toward Europe
• Russia’s Defense Industry Creaks Under High-Tech Military Demands

Volume 13 Issue 85

May 2, 2016

• Russia Seeks to Reenergize Its Pivot to the East
• Trapped Between War and Peace: The Case of Karabakh
• Stavropol Patriots Sound Alarm That Dagestani Oligarch Is Taking Over Region

Volume 13 Issue 84

April 29, 2016

• Russia’s Northern Sea Route Ambitions
• Critics Question Decision of Georgian Minister of Defense to Abolish Conscription
• Islamic State Continues to Gain Influence in Southern Russia

Volume 13 Issue 83

April 28, 2016

• Kabardino-Balkaria’s Governor Says Militants Returning From Syria Represent Real Threat
• Moscow Invites Chinese Factories to Move to the Russian Far East
• Fortress Russia: Pushing Foreigners Back

Volume 13 Issue 82

April 27, 2016

• Lukashenka’s Report to the Nation: Rhetoric Versus Reality
• Ukraine’s New Government Expected to Continue Reforms
• Karachaevo-Cherkessia’s Leadership Sidelines a Popular Politician

Volume 13 Issue 81

April 26, 2016

• Romania Bidding for Influence in Moldova (Part Three)
• Romania Bidding for Influence in Moldova (Part Two)
• Putin’s Secret Force Multiplier: Special Operations Forces
• Central Asia’s ‘Karabakhs’ May Be Even More Dangerous Than the Original

Volume 13 Issue 80

April 25, 2016

• Instability in Dagestan’s Tabasaran District Linked to Corruption and Lack of Opportunities for Youth
• Kaliningrad as a ‘New Ideological Battlefield’ Between Russia and the West
• Russia’s Aggressive-Repressive Policies Bring No Long-Term Gains

Volume 13 Issue 79

April 22, 2016

• Romania Bidding For Influence In Moldova (Part One)
• Russia Alters Geopolitical Balance in South Caucasus With New Energy Project
• Ukraine’s New Concept Paper on Security and Defense Reform
• Ingush Authorities Offer Rosy Picture of Fight Against Terrorism

Volume 13 Issue 78

April 21, 2016

• Are Moldovan Consumers Financing Transnistrian Separatism?
• Russian Jets Fly Close to US Ship and Recon Aircraft Over Baltic Sea
• Murder of Chechen in Turkey Just Latest in Series of Apparent Russian Killings Abroad

Volume 13 Issue 77

April 20, 2016

• Police Mission in Ukraine’s East: An OSCE Milestone?
• Georgia Fears Resumption of Armenian-Azerbaijani Conflict
• Ukraine Seeks Armed Police Mission of OSCE in Donetsk-Luhansk
• Experts Warn Dagestani Authorities’ Crackdown on Salafists Could Backfire

Volume 13 Issue 76

April 19, 2016

• Lukashenka in Turkey: Establishing Economic Ties
• Russia’s Network-Centric Warfare Experiment in Syria
• Resistance to Re-Imposition of Russian Draft in North Caucasus Growing

Volume 13 Issue 75

April 18, 2016

• New Prospects for Development of Transport Sector in Azerbaijan
• Creation of Russian National Guard Could Affect Kremlin Policies in the North Caucasus
• Political Calculations Behind Italy’s Campaign Against European Sanctions on Russia

Volume 13 Issue 74

April 15, 2016

• Is Russia Preparing the Annexation of South Ossetia?
• Reports of IS Suicide Bombers Targeting Police in Stavropol Lack Credibility

Volume 13 Issue 73

April 14, 2016

• Russia’s Image in Armenia Damaged by Fighting in Karabakh
• Putin’s Main Target in Syria: Helping al-Assad Win the Civil War
• One Year Later: Islamic State Continues to Expand Inside Russia

Volume 13 Issue 72

April 13, 2016

• New Dimension in Trilateral Foreign Policy of Azerbaijan
• Moscow Plays the Arctic Card in Its Asian Policy
• Abkhazia’s President Faces Public Campaign Calling for His Resignation

Volume 13 Issue 71

April 12, 2016

• Peculiarities of Public Opinion in Belarus
• Countering Color Revolution Drives Russia’s Creation of National Guard
• Russia Proclaims ‘Parity’ in Arms Sales to Armenia and Azerbaijan

Volume 13 Issue 70

April 11, 2016

• Newly Formed National Guard Cannot Dispel Putin’s Multiple Insecurities
• Kalmyk Authorities React Harshly to Desecration of Buddhist Sacred Temple
• Russian Expert Community Introduces New Study on Electronic Warfare

Volume 13 Issue 69

April 8, 2016

• Belarus Goes Against the Tide
• Gas-Rich Turkmenistan Looks to Export Diversification
• Number of Georgian Citizens Who Leave to Join Islamic State Has Abruptly Dropped
• IS-Affiliated Rebels in North Caucasus Show Less Strength Than Expected

Volume 13 Issue 68

April 7, 2016

• Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone: A Long Gestation (Part One)
• Central Asian Nuclear-Weapon-Free Zone: A Long Gestation (Part Two)
• Ingushetia’s Authorities Face Double Threat of Militants Returning From Syria and Salafis at Home
• Putin’s New Praetorian Guard

Volume 13 Issue 67

April 6, 2016

• Social Protests in Russia Repeatedly Force Kremlin to Respond
• Azerbaijan’s War of Attrition: A New Strategy to Resolve the Karabakh Conflict?
• Government and Religious Authorities Disagree on Causes of Radicalization in the North Caucasus

Volume 13 Issue 66

April 5, 2016

• Transnistria Moves Toward Russia Despite Talk of Rapprochement With Moldova
• Untangling Plans for Russia’s Military Force Structure

Volume 13 Issue 65

April 4, 2016

• South and North Ossetians Clash over Georgian Ensemble’s Concert in Vladikavkaz
• Latvia Strives to Modernize Its Command and Control
• Nuclear Security and Arms Control Are Non-Issues for Russia

Volume 13 Issue 64

April 1, 2016

• Insurgent Violence in Dagestan Continues Despite Rift Between Supporters of Caucasus Emirate and Islamic State
• Ukraine Faces Early Election if No One Is Found to Replace Prime Minister Yatsenyuk
• Is the Ruling Georgian Dream Coalition Disintegrating?

Volume 13 Issue 63

March 31, 2016

• Kyrgyzstan Targets Wrong Enemy in Its Latest Border Crisis With Uzbekistan
• Lezgin Leader Assassinated in Dagestan
• Despite Bilateral Diplomatic Contacts, Russia Hardens Its View of US as the Enemy

Volume 13 Issue 62

March 30, 2016

• Freedom Day and Belarus’s Ongoing Quest for Identity
• Experts: Russia’s Crackdown on Salafists at Home and Military Campaign in Syria Could Destabilize North Caucasus
• New Momentum in the Russia-China Partnership

Volume 13 Issue 61

March 29, 2016

• Russia’s Asymmetric Military Power in Recapturing Palmyra
• Implications of Azerbaijan Moving Closer to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Volume 13 Issue 60

March 28, 2016

• Moldova’s Chief of General Staff Dismissed After Long Feud With Defense Minister
• Circassians Propose New Independent Cross-Regional Group in the North Caucasus
• US Diplomacy Feeds Putin’s Sense of Self-Righteousness

Volume 13 Issue 59

March 25, 2016

• Arrest of an ‘Oligarch’ in Belarus
• With Putin’s Blessing, Kadyrov Continues to Expand Roles and Missions of Chechen Special Forces
• Russian Opposition Meets Abroad, Calls for Greater Democratization and Federalism at Home

Volume 13 Issue 58

March 24, 2016

• The Brussels Terrorist Attacks: An Opportunity to Promote Putin’s Agenda
• Kazakhstan Faces Militarization of the Caspian
• Number of People Registered in Russia as Extremists Continues to Grow

Volume 13 Issue 57

March 23, 2016

• A Comeback for South Stream?
• International Crisis Group: Russia Deliberately ‘Exported’ Jihadis to Middle East
• Belarus-Ukraine Relations Beyond Media Headlines

Volume 13 Issue 56

March 22, 2016

• Domestic Political Issues Hinder Georgia’s Progress Toward NATO
• Rebranding Russia’s Military Operations in Syria

Volume 13 Issue 55

March 21, 2016

• Ukrainian Media Speculate That Akhmetov, Boyko May Head Rebel-Occupied Provinces
• Attack in Grozny on Member of Presidential Council Forces Kremlin Response
• Putin’s Not-Quite-Withdrawal Signifies a Strategic Retreat

Volume 13 Issue 54

March 18, 2016

• Sufi-Salafist Tension Deepens After Attack on Salafist Cleric in Ingushetia
• Russian Media Leaks Sensitive Details of Armenia’s Defense Posture
• Is Georgian-Abkhaz and Georgian-Ossetian Reconciliation Possible?

Volume 13 Issue 53

March 17, 2016

• Dagestani Insurgents Include Former Policemen and Other Officials
• Russia’s Conflict Against Ukraine and the West: The Religious Dimension
• The Russian ‘Withdrawal’ and Putin’s Brilliant Deception in Syria

Volume 13 Issue 52

March 16, 2016

• Abkhazia’s Attempts to Bring Expatriates Home Hit Major Obstacles
• Belarus: Economic Woes and the Fate of Gloomy Predictions
• Missile Defense in East Asia and New Trends in the Russo-Chinese Partnership

Volume 13 Issue 51

March 15, 2016

• Turkmenistan Tightens Its Regime Ahead of Difficult Times
• Putin the ‘Peacemaker’ Ends Operations in Syria

Volume 13 Issue 50

March 14, 2016

• Suspected Chechen Servicemen Attack Journalists and Rights Activists in Ingushetia
• Russian Nationalist Discourse Reemerges Ahead of Elections
• Ukraine, Turkey May Forge Anti-Russian Alliance in Black Sea

Volume 13 Issue 49

March 11, 2016

• Ukraine-Style Hybrid War Unlikely in Latgale
• Minister of Defense of Georgia Continues to ‘Knock at NATO’s Door’
• Berlin, Paris Side With Moscow Against Kyiv In Normandy Group’s Meeting
• Death of Top Chechen IS Commander May Change the Face of the Syrian Insurgency

Volume 13 Issue 48

March 10, 2016

• Chechnya’s Planned New Oil Refinery Marks a Victory Over Rosneft
• Kazakhstan to Host Offshore Yuan Center
• Faltering Revenues Jeopardize Russia’s Military Rearmament Program

Volume 13 Issue 47

March 9, 2016

• The Economic and Geopolitical Implications of Iran and Azerbaijan’s Recent Engagement
• Turkey-Greece-Italy Interconnector: South Stream’s Latest Avatar? (Part Three)
• Cossack Patrols in Stavropol Receive Stronger Policing Powers
• Russia’s Newest Balkan Games

Volume 13 Issue 46

March 8, 2016

• Turkey–Greece–Italy Interconnector: South Stream’s Latest Avatar? (Part Two)
• Controversial Ruling by Moldova’s Constitutional Court Reintroduces Direct Presidential Elections
• Gerasimov Calls for New Strategy to Counter Color Revolution

Volume 13 Issue 45

March 7, 2016

• Belarus: 19th Century Geopolitics Lives On
• Russia Is Giving up on Its Tragedies—and on Itself
• Dagestani Authorities Are in Denial About Terrorist Attacks in the Republic

Volume 13 Issue 44

March 4, 2016

• Turkey-Greece-Italy Interconnector: South Stream’s Latest Avatar? (Part One)
• Falling Oil Prices and Its Implications for Azerbaijan’s Gas Policy
• Kadyrov at Loggerheads With Chechen Diaspora in Europe
• The Meaning of Russia’s Naval Deployments in the Mediterranean

Volume 13 Issue 43

March 3, 2016

• Gazprom Promotes Greece–Italy Transit Route to Obstruct European Corridor
• Chechens Fighting in Syria Increasingly Joining Forces With Islamic State
• Fighting to Survive Budget Contraction, Kremlin Tries to Fix Oil Prices

Volume 13 Issue 42

March 2, 2016

• Circassian Repatriates From Turkey Call for Resumed Russian-Turkish Cooperation
• Completion of Baku–Tbilisi–Kars Railway Project Postponed Again
• Eurasian Union’s Expansion Falters Amid Russia’s Economic Woes

Volume 13 Issue 41

March 1, 2016

• Russia’s Application of Military Power in Syria
• Uzbekistan Achieves Railroad Independence
• Russian Factor Remains Critical for Armenia’s Regional Projects

Volume 13 Issue 40

February 29, 2016

• A Lost Year for Russia
• Moscow’s Desire to Micro-Manage the North Caucasus Causing Multiple Inefficiencies
• Belarus Prepares to Adopt New Military Doctrine

Volume 13 Issue 39

February 26, 2016

• China Loses Bid for Construction of Georgian Deep-Water Port on Black Sea
• Berlin and Paris Soften up Kyiv Ahead of ‘Decisive’ Normandy Meeting
• Opposition Report on Ramzan Kadyrov Breaks No New Ground
• Russia and North Korea’s Nuclear and Missile Tests

Volume 13 Issue 38

February 25, 2016

• Importance of Syrian Turkmen to Turkey
• Ukrainian Says No Elections Without Full Security in Donetsk-Luhansk
• Moscow Triumphant, as US in Full Retreat in Middle East
• Unresolved Historical Territorial Disputes Add to North Caucasus Tensions

Volume 13 Issue 37

February 24, 2016

• Why Sanctions Against Belarus Could Not Stand
• Karachaevo-Cherkessian Activists Demand Direct Election of Governor
• Kazakhstan’s Delicate Balancing Act Between Turkey and Russia

Volume 13 Issue 36

February 23, 2016

• Russia’s Cost-Benefit Interest in Syria
• Surkov and Gryzlov: Russia’s New Negotiators on Ukraine (Part Two)
• Izborsky Club Says Moscow Must Block Alliance of Baltic–Black Sea States

Volume 13 Issue 35

February 22, 2016

• For Now, Italy’s Relations With Azerbaijan Do Not Upset Russia
• For Moscow, Talks Are About Sowing Discord, not Solving Conflicts
• Handover of Oil Assets to Chechen Authorities: Start of Devolution of Power in Russia?

Volume 13 Issue 34

February 19, 2016

• Surkov and Gryzlov: Russia’s New Negotiators on Ukraine (Part One)
• Russia’s Soft Power in Georgia: How Does It Work?
• Security Regime on Latvia’s Eastern Border Needs Substantial Investment
• Militants Loyal to Islamic State Become More Active in North Caucasus

Volume 13 Issue 33

February 18, 2016

• Leaders of Chechnya and Ingushetia Unite Against Salafists
• Russia’s S-300 Shipment to Iran Appears Stalled Again
• The European Union Lifts Its Sanctions Against Belarus

Volume 13 Issue 32

February 17, 2016

• Russia’s Moves to Gain Dominance in the Black Sea
• Local Observers Predict Resignation of Dagestani Governor
• Moscow Once Again Trying to Put the Kurds in Play Against Turkey
• Munich Security Conference Debates Russia’s War in Ukraine (Part Two)

Volume 13 Issue 31

February 16, 2016

• Munich Security Conference Debates Russia’s War in Ukraine (Part One)
• Putin Orders ‘Snap Inspection’ Exercise in Southern Military District
• Town Near Sochi Proposes Holding Celebratory Festival on the Day Circassians Commemorate Their Dead

Volume 13 Issue 30

February 12, 2016

• Are Chechen Special Forces Fighting in Syria?
• Coming Arms Race in the Balkans?
• Moscow’s Confrontational Policy Turns Russia From an Ally to a Threat for Armenia

Volume 13 Issue 29

February 11, 2016

• Ukraine Cuts Russian Gas Imports to a Minimum
• Sudden Massive Snap Exercise and Mobilization of Russian Forces in Black Sea and Caspian Region Appears Aimed at Turkey
• Russian Defense Ministry Holds More Exercises in Dagestan

Volume 13 Issue 28

February 10, 2016

• Looming Long-Term Economic Problems Stem From Kyrgyzstan’s EEU Membership
• Perfect Is the Enemy of the Good: The Case of Belarus
• Russian Prison System Plans to Increase Pressure on Muslim Inmates

Volume 13 Issue 27

February 9, 2016

• Talk of Reunification Opens Risks and Opportunities for Protest-Ridden Moldova
• Russia Raises the Stakes in Aleppo
• Legal Case in Chelyabinsk Raises Specter of Regional Separatism in Russia

Volume 13 Issue 26

February 8, 2016

• Russia Losing Ground Across Central Asia
• Kadyrov Tests Moscow’s Strategy in the North Caucasus
• Restoration of Aziz Mosque in Adjara Reignites Debate Over Ottoman Legacy in Georgia

Volume 13 Issue 25

February 5, 2016

• The Kremlin Becomes Hostage to Its Own Imperial Propaganda
• Khasavyurt Protest Shows Growing Power of Salafists in Dagestan
• Russia Watches and Puts Own Spin on Moldova’s Crisis (Part Two)
• Belarus and Its Powerful Neighbors: A Master Class of Raw Geopolitics

Volume 13 Issue 24

February 4, 2016

• Russia Watches and Puts Own Spin on Moldova’s Crisis (Part One)
• Georgian President, US Ambassador Deny Russian Claim That Terrorists Are in Pankisi Gorge
• Russian-Led forces Advance to Secure Syrian Borders With Turkey and Jordan

Volume 13 Issue 23

February 3, 2016

• Belarus, the IMF and Reforms: To Be or Not to Be?
• Mongolian Mega Construction Projects Push for Energy Security, Regional Connectivity
• Moscow Uses Cossacks to Establish Tighter Control Over Kabardino-Balkaria

Volume 13 Issue 22

February 2, 2016

• New Economic Data Show Georgia’s Deepening Economic Malaise
• Ethnic Russians Leaving Central Asia and With Them, Putin’s Hopes for Influence
• Moscow Adjusts Nuclear Modernization in Response to US Missile Defense

Volume 13 Issue 21

February 1, 2016

• Competition Over Ethnic Titles and History Unfolds in the North Caucasus
• Protests in Azerbaijan: A Political and Economic Watershed
• Confrontation With the West Becomes Personal for Putin—and Inescapable

Volume 13 Issue 20

January 29, 2016

• Russian Opposition and Chechens Living in Europe Condemn Ramzan Kadyrov
• Moldovan Anti-Government Protests Unify Pro-Western, Pro-Russia Groups Across Ethnic Lines (Part Two)
• Crimea’s Annexation by Russia Returns to Kyiv’s International Agenda
• Mistreating a Journalist, and a Russian Attempt to Court the Belarusian Opposition

Volume 13 Issue 19

January 28, 2016

• Moldovan Anti-Government Protests Unify Pro-Western, Pro-Russia Groups Across Ethnic Lines (Part One)
• The Russian Public Seems to Be Less Receptive to Hate Propaganda
• Russia’s Economic Decline Puts the Armenian Government Under Pressure
• Insurgents and Security Forces Continue to Battle in Dagestan

Volume 13 Issue 18

January 27, 2016

• Bypassing Russia, Ukraine Becomes Another “Silk Road” Terminus
• Karachaevo-Cherkessia Faces Economic Uncertainty
• Gazprom Presents Harsh Ultimatum to Georgia

Volume 13 Issue 17

January 26, 2016

• Moscow Shifting from Direct Aggression to Building a Fifth Column in Ukraine
• Russia’s Air Operations in Syria Expose Problems

Volume 13 Issue 16

January 25, 2016

• It is Indecision Time for Putin, as Russia Muddles Through
• Russian Economist Says North Caucasus Elites Set to Regain Powers They Ceded to Moscow
• President Nazarbayev Announces Early Parliamentary Elections Amid Crisis

Volume 13 Issue 15

January 22, 2016

• Belarus and the West: A Policy Change Long Overdue
• Insurgency in the Northwest Caucasus Remains Active
• Azerbaijan Seeks New Long-Run Equilibrium Amidst Post-Devaluation Financial Turmoil

Volume 13 Issue 14

January 21, 2016

• Donbas Fields Have Frozen Over, but for Now the Ceasefire Holds
• Regime Change in Moldova: Accomplished but Not Irreversible
• Salafists Join Ingushetia’s Government in Opposing Republican Mufti
• Circassians’ Tragic History Gains Wider International Attention

Volume 13 Issue 13

January 20, 2016

• Trade War With Russia Prompts Ukraine to Look for New Markets, Transit Routes
• Russia Pushes Hard to Capture South Caucasus’ Energy Markets
• Putin Aide Surkov Pressures Abkhazia Into Joining Russian Sanctions Against Turkey

Volume 13 Issue 12

January 20, 2016

• How Much Does Baku Control Ethnic Azerbaijanis Inside Russia?
• Azerbaijan: Trapped Between Two Fault Lines
• Russia Strengthens Western Military District

Volume 13 Issue 11

January 18, 2016

• Russia Bargains and Bluffs for Breakthrough in Ukraine
• Circassian Activists Protest Deportation of Circassians With Turkish Citizenship
• Germany Is Real Target of Italy’s Opposition to Russia’s Planned Nord Stream Two

Volume 13 Issue 10

January 15, 2016

• Iran’s Overtures to Tajik Opposition Expose Deep-Seated Grievances
• Kyrgyzstan Determined to Pursue Its Hydropower Plans With or Without Russia
• Security Services May Be Threatening Official Clergy in North Ossetia
• Moldova: President Versus Plutocrat

Volume 13 Issue 9

January 14, 2016

• Is It Too Early to Write off the Caucasus Emirate?
• Plahotniuc Reshuffles Moldova’s Parliament, Claims Prime Minister’s Post
• Growing Threat of Russian Influence in Georgian Army
• Putin Calls on Germany to Mend Fences by Recognizing Russian ‘National’ Interests

Volume 13 Issue 8

January 13, 2016

• The Russo-Japanese Relationship in China’s Shadow
• Russia’s Muslims Increasingly Critical of Moscow’s Actions in the Middle East
• Cheaper Oil Price Pushes Kazakhstan Toward Limited Economic and Political Reforms

Volume 13 Issue 7

January 12, 2016

• Russia’s 2015 National Security Strategy
• Plahotniuc’s Power Base in Moldova: Allies and Instruments (Part Two)
• Plahotniuc’s Power Base in Moldova: Allies and Instruments (Part One)
• Neither Turkmenistan nor Tajikistan Seen Able to Resist Islamic State

Volume 13 Issue 6

January 11, 2016

• Moldova Ungoverned, Close to State Failure
• Putin Hands Oil and Gas Company to Chechen Authorities
• Russia’s Economic Degradation as Putin’s New Norm

Volume 13 Issue 5

January 8, 2016

• Developments at Mongolia’s Two Largest Mines Obscure Government’s Pre-Election ‘Go Slow’ Strategy
• Growing Islamic State Influence in North Caucasus Casts Shadow on Local Salafists
• Belarusian Foreign, Economic Policies Increasingly Diverge From Russia’s

Volume 13 Issue 4

January 7, 2016

• The Islamic State and Salafism Gained Ground in North Caucasus Last Year
• Georgia’s Ruling Coalition Delivers Coup de Grace to Salvage Its Electoral Support
• Putin Signs a National Security Strategy of Defiance and Pushback

Volume 13 Issue 3

January 6, 2016

• Ukraine Stops Power Supply to Russian-Annexed Crimea
• Tatarstan’s President Defies Kremlin Efforts to Unite Russians against Another Common ‘Enemy’
• Russia Decides Who the Terrorists Are

Volume 13 Issue 2

January 5, 2016

• The Limits of Geopolitical Thinking on Belarus
• Russia’s 2015 National Security Strategy Cements Strained Ties With US
• Nazarbayev Blocks Russian TV in Kazakhstan

Volume 13 Issue 1

January 4, 2016

• Attack in Dagestan Undermines Claims That Republic Is Stable
• Armenia, Georgia, Iran and Russia Plan to Expand Energy Cooperation
• Russian Strategy Seeks to Defy Economic Decline With Military Bravado