New Ambiguity in Georgian-Russian Relations
Relations between Russia and Georgia are going through some changes after the new government came to power in Georgia. If before, Saakashvili and Putin/Medvedev had been exercising a policy of…
Kyrgyz-Uzbek Border: No Progress; Sokh Still Sensitive
Over March 25-28, the Kyrgyz-Uzbek joint commission for delimitation and demarcation of state borders, chaired by deputy prime ministers Shamil Atakhanov of Kyrgyzstan and Rustam Azimov of Uzbekistan met in…
Россия – США: нестандартные варианты по выходу из тупика по контролю над вооружениями
Второй срок администрации Барака Обамы отмечен очередным оживлением инициатив в области контроля над вооружениями, основной целью которых является запустить следующий раунд переговоров по СНВ. Соответствующая договорённость существовала между Москвой и…
Russia’s Liberals in a “Battle for Reality”
Russia does not fit in traditional Western theories of political science and perhaps needs more nuanced explanations reaching beyond habitual dichotomies like “democracy–authoritarianism.” This assertion by Theodor Shanin at the…
Russia’s Ivory Tower is on Shuddering Ground
(Co-authored by Andrey Makarychev and Boris Lanin). While the Kremlin habitually exhibits progress in the Russian higher education system by showcasing projects such as the Skolkovo Institute of Technology and…
The Current US-Russia Arms Control Impasse: Unconventional Ways of Resolution
The Obama administration’s second term has been marked by the revitalization of arms control initiatives aimed at launching the next round of nuclear reductions after New START. For its part,…
Age Is No Friend to Dictators
Rumors that Uzbekistan’s 75-year-old president, Islam Karimov, has suffered a heart attack have recently set off speculation of a looming succession struggle in Central Asia’s most populous country. Whether or…
China’s Limited Participation in Global Governance
(East Asia Forum) China’s rise has been the subject of a great deal of debate over the last two decades. Scholars and policy makers alike understand that China’s growing power…
Визит Махмуда Аббаса в Карачаево-Черкесию
Президент Палестинской национальной автономии Махмуд Аббас посетил Карачаево-Черкесскую республику – один из российских регионов Северного Кавказа. Он встретился с главой республики Рашидом Темрезовым. Эксперты по северо-кавказскому региону комментируют событие. Валерий Дзуцев,…
Oтношения Москвы с Палестинской Hациональной Администрацией
Иностранные политики – не частые гости на Северном Кавказе. Уже в силу этой причины визит президента Палестины Махмуда Аббаса в Карачаево-Черкесию (КЧР) приковал к себе внимание экспертов и журналистов. Каково…
Defending the Mistral
Today, I want to highlight a new Russian-language resource for analysts of the Russian military. The Waran Project bills itself as an informational and analytical resource put together by independent (though…
Germany in the Caucasus: Many Questions, Few Deeds
While en route to an event in Germany, Edward Nalbandyan, foreign affairs minister of Armenia, should have anticipated a tough conversation ahead. That the German community of political experts is…