Надутые грубо
(Грани.pу) Прошедшие в воскресенье выборы должны были дать ответ на ряд важных для политического режима вопросов, и прежде всего на вопрос о том, возможно ли жить дальше без серьезных изменений избирательной…
Armenian Military Simulates Attack On Azerbaijan’s Oil
(EurasiaNet) Armenia is capable of attacking Azerbaijan’s oil facilities in case of a war, and that it just finished military exercises practicing that scenario. a top Armenian general has said,…
О предыдущих записях на сайте ПОНАРС Евразии
Записи, размещенные ранее, перенесены сюда со старого сайта ПОНАРС Евразии; скорее всего, это записи на английском языке.
For Erdogan, Quarrel with Assad is One Thing, Putin Another
(Lebanon Daily Star) Standing up to Bashar al-Assad is one thing. Picking a fight with Vladimir Putin would be something else entirely. By forcing down an airliner flying from Moscow,…
Saakashvili’s Democratic Legacy
(Moscow Times) After Georgia’s ruling party lost the Oct. 1 parliamentary elections, President Mikheil Saakashvili took a major step into the history books. After his presidential term expires in October 2013, he will enjoy…
Why the Kremlin Is Still Afraid of Elections
(Moscow Times) Regional elections, which will be held in less than two weeks, will be the first since the State Duma elections last December that sparked the mass protest movement.…
Отгораживание от Европы
(Газета.ру) Российско-европейские отношения могут измениться к худшему. Дипломатического конфликта не будет, и Кремль может позволить себе отмахиваться от очередных европейских предупреждений. Но бизнес и российские туристы ухудшение неизбежно почувствуют. […]…
Russia Needs to Modernize its Nationalities Policy
(Rossiyskaya Gazeta) Concealing the nationalities issue in Russia may put the country on the brink of disintegration, but the problem is not insoluble, says Sergei Markedonov, Visiting Fellow with the…
Georgians vote in polarized elections
(CNN) The two major parties in Georgia each claimed victory in the nation's historic parliamentary elections as officials worked through the night to count the ballots. The ruling United…
Beyond Bordeaux, China’s Taste for Wine Uncorked
(Palate Press) A new sophistication about wine is emerging in China, where only a few years ago it was common to see people at banquets mixing Coca-Cola or Sprite with…
Five Things You Need to Know About Georgian Parliamentary Elections
(CAP) Voters in the Caucasus country of Georgia—a U.S. strategic partner and poster child of post-Soviet reform—will go to the polls Monday to elect a new parliament. The election has…
In Georgia, Two Machines Are Better Than One
(Foreign Policy) The view from billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili’s über-modernist palatial home and business center is unparalleled, giving him a clear line of sight to the giant statue of Mother Georgia,…