Gazprom's European Web

Gazprom's European Web

This occasional report by Roman Kupchinsky examines Russia's state-owned gas monopoly Gazprom, exposing the threat this organization poses to European energy security.

Russian LNG - The Future Geopolitical Battleground

Russian LNG - The Future Geopolitical Battleground

This occasional report addresses the historical shift in the global natural gas industry away from overland pipeline deliveries and toward liquefied natural gas, as well as Russia's move toward becoming a leader in the emerging LNG market.

Beyond the Afghan Trauma: Russia's Return to Afghanistan

Beyond the Afghan Trauma: Russia's Return to Afghanistan

As Russia grapples with the Afghan question and its security implications, this report takes a closer look at Russia's re-entry to the region after a twenty-year absence.

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US Assists Kyrgyzstan in Constructing Anti-Terrorist Center in Batken

March 11, 2010 04:15 PM

During his visit to Bishkek on March 10, the Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), General David Petraeus, reiterated that by helping to build an anti-terrorist center in Batken city, Washington does not seek to open an additional military base. The Kyrgyz President, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, in turn, argued that most security challenges to Kyrgyzstan stem from Afghanistan and that his regime needs to be better prepared to resist terrorism (Times of Central Asia, March 10). The US g...


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Will Belarus Build its Nuclear Plant?

March 12, 2010

Over the past three years, there have been numerous discussions about the future Belarusian nuclear power station. Various sites have been studied and canvassed and in December 2008, President Alyaksandr Lukashenka announced that...

Category: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Energy, Belarus

Yanukovych Will Ignore Russian Espionage Against Ukraine

March 12, 2010

The election of the Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine’s president presents a fundamental shift in the country’s national security culture as outlined by his three presidential predecessors. The most important...

Category: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Domestic/Social, Military/Security, Russia, Ukraine

Insurgent Violence Reported in Dagestan, Ingushetia, Chechnya and Kabardino-Balkaria

March 12, 2010

An empty freight train was bombed and derailed on the outskirts of Dagestan’s capital Makhachkala on the evening of March 11. A source in the transport police department of the North Caucasus branch of Russian Railways told...

Category: Eurasia Daily Monitor, North Caucasus Analysis, Military/Security, North Caucasus

Laissez Faire, Laissez Passer: NATO Takes Cue From French Warship Deal With Russia

March 12, 2010

Russia’s military reform is geared to creating a mobile, rapidly deployable force, fully ready for operating in “near abroad” areas and potentially beyond (EDM, March 5). The proposed acquisition of French Mistral-class warships...

Category: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Vlad’s Corner, Military/Security, Russia, Europe

TURKEY

Breaking News:

US House Vote Adds New Twist to Turkey-Armenia Diplomacy

March 10, 2010 03:37 PM

A key committee in the United States House of Representatives has once again approved a draft resolution recognizing the 1915 mass killings and deportations of Armenians in the Ottoman Empire as genocide. The dramatic development, condemned by Ankara and welcomed in Yerevan is widely seen in Armenia as heralding a last-ditched attempt by Washington to salvage the Turkish-Armenian normalization agreements signed in October under American mediation.Armenian politicians and pundits believe that Was...


Cat: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Home Page, Foreign Policy, Turkey, Armenia
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UKRAINE

Breaking News:

Yanukovych Will Ignore Russian Espionage Against Ukraine

March 12, 2010 04:19 PM

The election of the Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine’s president presents a fundamental shift in the country’s national security culture as outlined by his three presidential predecessors. The most important revision will be Yanukovych’s, and the Party of Regions, view of Russia as not constituting a threat to Ukraine’s national security, sovereignty and territorial integrity. There are no national security experts advising Yanukovych of the caliber of Volodymyr Horbulin and ...


Cat: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Domestic/Social, Military/Security, Russia, Ukraine
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KYRGYZSTAN

Breaking News:

US Assists Kyrgyzstan in Constructing Anti-Terrorist Center in Batken

March 11, 2010 04:15 PM

During his visit to Bishkek on March 10, the Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), General David Petraeus, reiterated that by helping to build an anti-terrorist center in Batken city, Washington does not seek to open an additional military base. The Kyrgyz President, Kurmanbek Bakiyev, in turn, argued that most security challenges to Kyrgyzstan stem from Afghanistan and that his regime needs to be better prepared to resist terrorism (Times of Central Asia, March 10). The US g...


Cat: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Military/Security, Home Page, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Terrorism, Featured
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BELARUS

Breaking News:

Will Belarus Build its Nuclear Plant?

March 12, 2010 04:22 PM

Over the past three years, there have been numerous discussions about the future Belarusian nuclear power station. Various sites have been studied and canvassed and in December 2008, President Alyaksandr Lukashenka announced that the station would be located in the Astravets district of Hrodna region, some ten miles from the Lithuanian border (EDM, April 20, 2009). However, there are increasing signs, not only that the station will be well behind the planned schedule of completion for the first ...


Cat: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Energy, Belarus
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GEORGIA

Breaking News:

Russia Struggles to Establish a Viable Military Base in Abkhazia

February 18, 2010 03:43 PM

This week, the Abkhaz separatist leader, Sergei Bagapsh, arrived in Moscow to sign a number of deals with President Dmitry Medvedev on military, logistical, financial and economic cooperation. The Russian military have been officially allowed to establish a permanent “unified military base” in Abkhazia for 49 years with the possibility of prolongation. During the signing ceremony, Medvedev announced that Russia and Georgia will eventually restore “friendly relations,” but stressed that Moscow wi...


Cat: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Home Page, Military/Security, Georgia, Russia, Featured
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RUSSIA

Breaking News:

Yanukovych Will Ignore Russian Espionage Against Ukraine

March 12, 2010 04:19 PM

The election of the Party of Regions leader Viktor Yanukovych as Ukraine’s president presents a fundamental shift in the country’s national security culture as outlined by his three presidential predecessors. The most important revision will be Yanukovych’s, and the Party of Regions, view of Russia as not constituting a threat to Ukraine’s national security, sovereignty and territorial integrity. There are no national security experts advising Yanukovych of the caliber of Volodymyr Horbulin and ...


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Volatile Landscape: Iraq and its Insurgent Movements

By:Ramzy Mardini (ed.)

March 8, 2010 09:29 AM

Violence in Iraq has declined since its civil war of 2005-2007 due to the implementation of the U.S. counterinsurgency strategy, Shi'a militia ceasefires, and the emergence of Iraq's Awakening Movement. But as the U.S. military draws down its forces, Iraq remains a fragile, un-reconciled state, riddled with sectarian tensions and new political rivalries that may negatively affect its future security and stability. Though less resourceful now, al-Qaeda in Iraq, Ba'athist elements, and Sufi insurg...


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