Europe
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...
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...
Post-Mortem Analysis: A Brief Profile of North Caucasian Militant Commander Biaslan Gochiyaev
January 31, 2012
An ethnic Karachay, Biaslan Gochiyaev was born in the city of Cherkessk, Karachay-Cherkessia in 1984. Some sources allege that he was a relative of Achemez Gochiyaev [1]. The latter was put on the international wanted list for...
Ukraine’s Former Security Chief and Media Tycoon Khoroshkovsky Appointed as Finance Minister
January 30, 2012
On January 18, Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych appointed Valery Khoroshkovsky as the Finance Minister and relieved him of his duties as chief of the Ukrainian Security Service (SBU). Khoroshkovsky replaced Fedir Yaroshenko...
Russian Oil Business Targeting EU’s Entrant Croatia
January 30, 2012
Croatia has become the newest member of the European Union, with a national referendum on January 22 capping the accession process. The government-controlled JANAF (Jadranski Naftovod – Adriatic Oil Transportation) enterprise,...
Tiraspol’s New Leader Shevchuk: A Man We Can Do Business With?
January 26, 2012
Yevgeny Shevchuk’s victory in Transnistria’s “presidential” election is an opportune development for Russia, at the opportune moment. Moscow was slow to comprehend this, but will almost certainly act accordingly from this point...
Smirnov out, Shevchuk in: A Short-Term Win-Win for Moscow in Transnistria
January 26, 2012
The 21-year “Smirnov era” is over in Transnistria, the secessionist enclave in eastern Moldova. The Kremlin has finally dumped Transnistria’s antiquated “president,” Igor Smirnov. A new-generation candidate, Yevgeniy Shevchuk,...
Bulgarian Government Withdraws Chevron’s Shale Gas Permit
January 24, 2012
The Bulgarian Parliament has indefinitely suspended shale gas exploration and extraction in the country under public pressure from environmentalist groups. The moratorium will affect shale gas and oil exploration on the entire...
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The Reform Of Russia's Conventional Armed Forces: Problems, Challenges, & Policy Implications
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The Reform of Russia's Conventional Armed Forces: Problems, Challenges and Policy Implications, traces the complex origins of the reform, its numerous twists and assesses the key challenges it faces. ...
