Entering the Era of ‘Unmanned Terrorism’
China’s Lukewarm Response to Indian Military Modernization
Special Issue: Sino-Indian Relations
Georgia Signs Unfavorable New Natural Gas Transit Deal With Russia
Following months of negotiations, on January 11, Russia and Georgia finally concluded a deal over the transit of Russian natural gas to Armenia via Georgia. According to the new, two-year-long contract, Russia plans to deliver... MORE
Reform-Minded Presidential Administration Forces Government Reshuffles in Uzbekistan
Incoming presidents put in place their own teams of subordinates and government functionaries; this is true for Uzbekistan as much as for the rest of the world. Since Shavkat Mirziyaev was sworn in as Uzbekistan’s... MORE
Kremlin Learning to Navigate Washington’s New Unpredictability
In the run-up to his inauguration this week (January 20), President-elect Donald Trump has been saying all the right words Moscow would seem to want to hear. The Kremlin openly supported Trump’s recent characterization of... MORE
Visa-Free Travel to Belarus and the Dawn of a New Era in the (Dis)Information Wars
Minsk has introduced visa-free regulations for entering Belarus for no more than five days, if arriving via Minsk National Airport, for citizens of 80 states. The decree applies to all of the European Union, the... MORE
Saakashvili’s Party in Georgia Splits in Two
In a January 12 press briefing held at the United National Movement’s (UNM) central offices, the majority of the party’s leaders and most of its popularly recognizable members collectively declared their decision to leave UNM.... MORE
Counter-Containment: Russia Deploys S-400 Complexes to Crimea
Franz Klintsevych, a high-ranking member of the Russian Federation Council (upper house of parliament), denounced the United States and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), on January 8, for their activities in the Baltic Sea... MORE
Independent Russian Analysts Argue Moscow Secretly Cooperating With the Islamic State
In seeking to extract benefits from a disaster, Russian President Vladimir Putin has repeatedly been willing to actually manufacture such disasters so that their time, place and nature give him maximum advantage for action. Indeed,... MORE
Moscow Pursues Enhanced Precision-Strike Capability
Moscow’s defense establishment annually reflects on achievements in modernizing and enhancing combat capability and readiness levels in the Russian Armed Forces. Late last year (December 22, 2016), Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu offered such detail with... MORE