Policy Memos | Аналитика 85

Restoring Brotherly Bonds: Turkish-Azerbaijani Energy Relations

In Eurasian energy politics, the relations between regional powers are as central as their relations with global powers. Few are of more consequence than the relations between Turkey and Azerbaijan.…

Energy Deposits and Contested Maritime Boundaries in Eurasia

Numerous boundary disputes in Eurasia concern regions with proven or suspected petroleum deposits. Some of these disputes have been solved peacefully, as in the case of Russia and Norway, which…

The Domestic Limits of International Expansion: Russian National Oil Companies & Global Markets

Gazprom and, more recently, Rosneft have both expanded their operations abroad, seeking to establish themselves as major players on the international petroleum market. Most commentators have portrayed this expansion as…

No Correct Price: Recent Energy Negotiations between Russia and China

For more than a decade, the Russian government has sought to increase energy exports to the Far East, while the Chinese government has searched the world over for new sources…

Will Europe Walk Away from Ukraine?

Since the election of Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine’s president in February 2010, the country has been drifting away from the democratic advances it had earlier achieved. The jailing of former…

The EU Transformed: Why Should Russia Care?

Recent developments within the European Union affect not only its internal construction but also its relations with its Eastern European neighbors, including Russia. This memo discusses the ramifications of the…

Russkii Mir and the Future of the Ukrainian Orthodox Church

Most Ukrainian believers (about two-thirds) are Orthodox. Another Ukrainian church of Byzantine tradition adheres to Orthodox rite but recognizes the supremacy of the Pope: the Ukrainian Greek Catholic Church, which…

Ukraine and the United States: Assessing their Relationship on the Eve of Elections

With important elections looming on the horizon for both Ukraine and the United States, it is a convenient moment to assess U.S.-Ukrainian bilateral relations. Between the two, elections in the…

Police Reform and Corruption in Georgia, Armenia, and Nagorno-Karabakh

This memo seeks to explain the outcomes of anti-corruption policies in Georgia, Armenia, and the de facto republic of Nagorno-Karabakh. In particular, I ask how Georgia could rapidly implement successful…

Resolving Kazakhstan’s Unlikely Succession Crisis

Conventional logic would suggest that a president who has been in power since 1991, has just been awarded another four-year term by winning over 95 percent of the vote, and…

Georgia’s Parliamentary Elections: The Start of a Peaceful Transfer of Power?

As Georgia’s parliamentary (October 2012) and presidential elections (2013) approach, many consider that their conduct and results will be critical indicators of Georgia’s democratic progress. President Mikheil Saakashvili‘s decision to…

Electoral Laws and Patronage Politics in Ukraine

Ukraine’s current political system can be considered a classic case of patronage politics. The persistence of patronage politics in Ukraine can be attributed not only to structural, historical, and cultural…

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