Petrov, Marten: Judo is a political philosophy for Putin
(Newsweek) Russian President Vladimir Putin is often cast as a shadowy chess master making crafty moves on the global stage, a former KGB spy who treats Asia, Europe, the Middle…
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The Baltic Sea Region: Does Russia Fit In? (Hint: In Many Indices its Way Worse than the Worse Performing)
This year, the debates at the recent Baltic Development Forum in Turku, Finland, were heavily influenced by the crisis in Russian-Ukrainian relations. This was for good reason. The Council of…
Moscow Conference on International Security 2014 (Part 2: The panels)
In addition to the plenary panel, the MCIS conference included two panel discussions, one on the Middle East and North Africa and the second on Afghanistan. The panel entitled "Finding…
What’s With the Crisis in Sukhumi? Is the Turmoil Healthy or a Detrimental Vicious Circle?
A political crisis has been going on in Abkhazia for more than a month, unnoticed in the shadow of the Ukrainian events. When the crisis started, at the end of…
Moshes: Russia’s interest in Ukraine’s stabilization creates a certain ground for talks
(The Voice of Russia) President-elect of Ukraine Petr Poroshenko has vowed to wipe out the resistance in eastern regions of the country and re-establish order across Ukraine after winning office…
Gorenburg: Russia supporting separatists below the radar; Trenin: They are creating facts on the ground
(The New York Times) DONETSK, Ukraine—Not long ago, Alexander Borodai, a fast-talking Muscovite with a stylish goatee, worked as a consultant for an investment fund in Moscow. Today he is…
Moscow Conference on International Security 2014 (Part 1: The plenary speeches)
Last week, I attended the Russian MOD’s Moscow Conference on International Security (MCIS). Over the next few days, I plan to share my impressions of the event. First up, the…
Obama Needs a Eurasia Strategy
(CSIS) Ukraine passed a major test Sunday with the election of a new President, Petro Poroshenko. While voting in the East was restricted by separatist violence, overall the turnout was still…
Kassenova: Three weak economies getting together and integrating, how much good can come out of it?
(The New York Times) Kazakhstan—The presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan and Belarus formally signed an agreement Thursday to create a limited economic union—an alliance hobbled by the absence of Ukraine but…
Lucan Way: Putin has created a Frankenstein
(The New York Times)—Oxana Shevel: The Ukrainian government's ability to retake the airport doesn’t dramatically change things—DONETSK, Ukraine: The new Ukrainian government struck the separatists in this eastern province with…