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Religious Liberties and Radicalism in Kazakhstan
May 7, 2013 09:00 AM
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Circassian Military Traditions Still Keeping Diaspora Strong
June 18, 2013
The 500,000 Circassians in the North Caucasus have long drawn strength and encouragement from the continuing vitality of the 5-million-strong Circassian diaspora in the countries of the Middle East. A major source of the...
Putin Hints at Normalization with Georgia on Russian Terms
June 18, 2013
Russia’s barbed-wire fence construction in Georgia beyond the occupation line (see EDM, June 3, 11–13, 17) has provided another demonstration of the shifting balance of power (“new geopolitical realities”) in this region. It...
Moscow Orders Crackdown on Kadyrov Personality Cult
June 17, 2013
On June 12, some of the most astonishing news in recent years arrived from Chechnya: the previously ubiquitous portraits of Ramzan Kadyrov had reportedly vanished from the streets of Grozny and other Chechen towns and villages....
Georgia’s Reset and Russia’s Response (Part Four)
June 17, 2013
One major assumption behind the new Georgian government’s Russia policy holds that Georgia might regain its Russian-occupied territories in the future through a negotiated solution. This presupposes making Georgia an attractive...
Stalin’s Shadow over the Post-Reset Meeting Between Putin and Obama
June 17, 2013
The Group of Eight (G8) summits have traditionally been seen more for their vanity than substance, and the one that opens today (June 17) in Lough Erne, Northern Ireland, will not be an exception. The members of this privileged...
Krasnaya Polyana: Breaking the 150 Years of Silence (Part Two)
June 14, 2013
The following is the conclusion to the two-part historical series in EDM by Ibragim Gukemukh of the end of the road to Krasnaya Polyana and the last stand of Circassian resistance against Tsarist Russia’s conquest of the...
Georgia’s Reset and Russia’s Response (Part Three)
June 13, 2013
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili supervises Georgia’s policy toward Russia through his special envoy, veteran diplomat Zurab Abashidze. This appointment has led to the establishment of a bilateral negotiating channel between...
Surge in Militant Activity in Kabardino-Balkaria May Force Ouster of Kanokov
June 13, 2013
During the ten-day period from May 29 to June 9, five armed assaults on police officers were reported in Kabardino-Balkaria as the militant movement there appears to be experiencing a resurgence.On May 29, there was an armed...
Putin Believes US-Russian Relations Are Dominated by Zero-Sum Game
June 13, 2013
June 12 is Russia Day, a national holiday traditionally celebrated by awarding Russia’s annual State Prizes in the fields of science, technology, the arts and literature, followed by a lavish reception in the Kremlin. This...
Georgia’s Reset and Russia’s Response (Part Two)
June 12, 2013
The construction of barbed wire fences by Russian border troops, crossing from South Ossetia into previously uncontested Georgian territory (see Part One, EDM, June 11), caught Tbilisi and its Western partners by surprise. With...
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Gazprom's European Web
February 18, 2009 01:45 PM
For over a decade the proliferation of so-called “Gas Trading” companies in Europe has destabilized the EU energy market and possibly criminalized it as well. The appearance of such companies as...
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Circassian Military Traditions Still Keeping Diaspora Strong
June 18, 2013 05:20 PM
The 500,000 Circassians in the North Caucasus have long drawn strength and encouragement from the continuing vitality of the 5-million-strong Circassian diaspora in the countries of the Middle East....
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Georgia’s Reset and Russia’s Response (Part Three)
June 13, 2013 05:28 PM
Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili supervises Georgia’s policy toward Russia through his special envoy, veteran diplomat Zurab Abashidze. This appointment has led to the establishment of a bilateral...
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Putin Hints at Normalization with Georgia on Russian Terms
June 18, 2013 05:12 PM
Russia’s barbed-wire fence construction in Georgia beyond the occupation line (see EDM, June 3, 11–13, 17) has provided another demonstration of the shifting balance of power (“new geopolitical...
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Krasnaya Polyana: Breaking the 150 Years of Silence (Part Two)
June 14, 2013 04:41 PM
The following is the conclusion to the two-part historical series in EDM by Ibragim Gukemukh of the end of the road to Krasnaya Polyana and the last stand of Circassian resistance against Tsarist...
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Surge in Militant Activity in Kabardino-Balkaria May Force Ouster of Kanokov
June 13, 2013 05:22 PM
During the ten-day period from May 29 to June 9, five armed assaults on police officers were reported in Kabardino-Balkaria as the militant movement there appears to be experiencing a resurgence.On...
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Minor Russian Company Hints at Gazprom Support to Buy Greek Pipelines
June 4, 2013 05:14 PM
Pressed by international creditors and its own insolvency, Greece is selling off DEPA/DESFA, the state-controlled natural gas company. While Russian Gazprom looks set to acquire DEPA (Public Gas...
