Leader of the Caucasus Emirate Vows to Stop Attacks Against Russian Civilians
February 3, 2012On February 2, the leader of the North Caucasus rebels Doku Umarov made an astonishing statement in support of the growing movement in Russia against Vladimir Putin. In a dramatic departure from the previously circulated views,...
Insurgency-Related Incidents Reported in Chechnya, Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria
February 3, 2012In a video posted yesterday (February 2) to the rebel Kavkaz-Center website, Doku Umarov, the “emir” of the Caucasus Emirate, ordered his forces to refrain from attacks on Russian civilians in connection with the fact that, as...
Post-Nabucco Era in Caspian Pipeline Business and Politics
February 3, 2012
For more than a decade, Nabucco was the only pipeline project (and lately, the frontrunner project) for transporting Caspian gas to EU territory. Nabucco relied exclusively on Azerbaijani gas for the pipeline’s first stage (the...
Trans-Anatolia Gas Project and Its Rivals in Comparative Perspective
February 3, 2012
The Azerbaijan-Turkey project, Trans-Anatolia Gas Pipeline (TAGP; Turkish acronym TANAP), announced as recently as December 26, emerges as the optimal solution for transporting Azerbaijani gas to Europe, potentially opening the...
Leader of the Caucasus Emirate Vows to Stop Attacks Against Russian Civilians
February 3, 2012
On February 2, the leader of the North Caucasus rebels Doku Umarov made an astonishing statement in support of the growing movement in Russia against Vladimir Putin. In a dramatic departure from the previously circulated views,...
Insurgency-Related Incidents Reported in Chechnya, Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria
February 3, 2012
In a video posted yesterday (February 2) to the rebel Kavkaz-Center website, Doku Umarov, the “emir” of the Caucasus Emirate, ordered his forces to refrain from attacks on Russian civilians in connection with the fact that, as...
China’s Space White Paper: Increasing Transparency…to a Degree
February 3, 2012
The publication of China’s Space Activities in 2011 on December 29, 2011 represents a continuing effort by Beijing to make its space program more transparent and to tout its progress. The publication of this third white paper on...
PLA Puts Political Work Online
February 3, 2012
Much attention has been given to the controls and restrictions placed on Internet users within China, which have increased, especially in the wake of efforts by online activists to rally citizens to the streets (“China’s Adaptive...
Constitutionalizing Wukan: The Value of the Constitution Outside the Courtroom
February 3, 2012
Starting last September, a protest in Wukan village made world headlines. After months of tension, thousands of villagers angry over the seizure of their land, inadequate compensation and the death of a villager in police custody...
China’s Remnant Liberals Keep Flame of Liberalization Alive
February 3, 2012
China seems to have entered deep winter as far as political reform and human rights are concerned. While the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) leadership seems to have pulled out all the stops to stifle dissent, intellectuals both...
Kidnappings Highlight Weakness in Chinese Security Posture Abroad
February 3, 2012
In the space of 24 hours starting January 31, disgruntled Egyptians in the Sinai Peninsula kidnapped and then released 25 Chinese factory workers in an effort to get Cairo to pay attention to the chaotic situation on the...
Rebels in Ingushetia Step Up Activities Despite Blows to Leadership
February 2, 2012Events in Ingushetia signal a possible increase in tensions in this North Caucasus republic after a nearly two year period of decline in militant activities. The decline in Ingush rebel activities was linked to the arrest...
Uzbekistan’s Quest for Aral Sea Oil May Weaken Kazakhstan’s Position in the Caspian
February 2, 2012
As a part of its incessant attempts to consolidate its presence in the energy sector of Central Asia, on January 17, the board of executives of the Russian company, Lukoil, endorsed the purchase by its daughter company, Lukoil...
Rebels in Ingushetia Step Up Activities Despite Blows to Leadership
February 2, 2012
Events in Ingushetia signal a possible increase in tensions in this North Caucasus republic after a nearly two year period of decline in militant activities. The decline in Ingush rebel activities was linked to the arrest...
Putin’s Corrupt Ruling Elite Fear the Fate of Arab Dictatorships
February 2, 2012
As Western nations and the Arab League are pressing a draft United Nations Security Council resolution that seeks to ease President Bashar al-Assad out of power and condemn the regime for its violence against protesters, Russia...
Who Is Losing Belarus?
February 1, 2012
“With the decline of America’s global preeminence, weaker countries will be more susceptible to the assertive influence of major regional powers,” writes Zbigniew Brzezinski in his recent Foreign Policy essay...
Lessons Learned and Public Accountability in Kazakhstan After Zhanaozen
February 1, 2012
On January 31, the state of emergency ended as scheduled in Zhanaozen, the oil town devastated on December 16 when an oil-workers’ strike degenerated into riots. Most of the town’s public edifices and business establishments were...
Armenia, Azerbaijan Hold Face-Saving Summit for Russia’s Medvedev
February 1, 2012
The presidents of Armenia and Azerbaijan have held yet another Russian-mediated meeting that was apparently intended to help their Russian counterpart, Dmitry Medvedev, save face after three years of intensive but unsuccessful...
Russian Military Decreases Number of Conscripts from the North Caucasus
February 1, 2012On January 26, the Russian general staff reported the results of the fall 2011 draft. The deputy chief of the general staff, Vasily Smirnov, said that 135,800 young people across the Russian Federation had been drafted, and that...
Russian Military Decreases Number of Conscripts from the North Caucasus
February 1, 2012
On January 26, the Russian general staff reported the results of the fall 2011 draft. The deputy chief of the general staff, Vasily Smirnov, said that 135,800 young people across the Russian Federation had been drafted, and that...
Western Investors Ponder Kazakhstani Market After Zhanaozen
January 31, 2012
One reason why Kazakhstan, despite its small population and remote location from the world’s major economic and political centers of influence, has been able to exercise considerable influence in global affairs is that it...
The Limits of Indian Military’s Role in Tajikistan
January 31, 2012
Speaking at a government meeting on January 18, Tajikistan’s Defense Minister Sherali Khayrulloyev said India has become one of his ministry’s key international partners. This statement reflects deepening defense cooperation...
CSTO Faces Continued Divisions
January 31, 2012
Despite continued pledges to counter security challenges in Central Asia, the Russian-led security alliance, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), appears to face constant disagreements between member nations. The...
Confidence in the Nabucco Project Fading
January 31, 2012
Confidence in the viability of the Nabucco project – at least in its version envisaged from 2004 to 2011 – seems to be fading all around. On January 25, the Nabucco consortium’s management disclosed that it has submitted...
The Mastermind of Mayhem in Mumbai: A Profile of Lashkar-e-Taiba’s Zaki-ur Rahman Lakhvi
January 31, 2012
Outside the Indian subcontinent not much was known about the most prolific militant commander of Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT), Zaki-ur Rahman Lakhvi, until the United States Treasury announced on May 27, 2008 that they had froze the...
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