New Policy Memo: Can EU-Belarusian Relations Be Reset?
It is common to portray the European Union (and the United States) as unwaveringly in support of isolating Belarus. The reality is somewhat different. Over the last two decades, EU-Belarusian…
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Can EU-Belarusian Relations Be Reset?
It is common to portray the European Union (and the United States) as unwaveringly in support of isolating Belarus. The reality is somewhat different. Over the last two decades, EU-Belarusian…
Gorenburg: Russia to possibly escalate conflict in Syria
(Los Angeles Times) U.S. intelligence has captured evidence of a significant escalation of Russia's military engagement in Syria's civil war, including satellite images of an apparent Russian base for staging…
Dubovyk: One approach is to “wait and see” how Ms. Gaidar handles her new job in Odessa
(The New York Times) ODESSA, Ukraine — Behind a barred metal gate, the dilapidated two-story building’s dreary hallways led to worn but neat playrooms decorated with dour socialist realist art…
Baev: Russia’s Arctic theme is militarization rather than climate change
(BBC News) When, like Evon Peter, you know your ancestors have lived, hunted and fished the same land for 14,000 years, the concerns of nations which have existed only for…
Eurasian Union Uncertainties
The emergence in 2015 of the Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) on the map of regional integration initiatives occurred in a difficult regional context. The war in Ukraine and ensuing tension…
Laruelle: Russia proactive in major projects, Artic is no different
(Bulletin Leader) The U.S. hasn’t built a new heavy-class icebreaker in 40 years, and as oil drilling and vessel traffic increases off Alaska’s northern coast, the nation hasn’t developed a…
Putin’s Pivot to China: Profit-Free, but Problem-Rich
(EDM) China will host a huge military parade in Beijing on September 3, and President Vladimir Putin will be in attendance—returning President Xi Jinping’s earlier gesture of Sino-Russian partnership, which the…
New Policy Memo: Promoting Islam within the “Russian World”: The Cases of Tatarstan and Chechnya
Tatarstan and Chechnya, two federal republics with strong Islamic elements in their regional identities, have nimbly positioned themselves within the “Russian world,” an ideological concept that has increased in prominence…
Promoting Islam within the “Russian World”: The Cases of Tatarstan and Chechnya
Tatarstan and Chechnya, two federal republics with strong Islamic elements in their regional identities, have nimbly positioned themselves within the “Russian world,” an ideological concept that has increased in prominence…