Volume 10 Issue 135

Articles from Volume 10 Issue 135

Zhanaozen’s Economic Prospects Improve

07.23.2013 Margarita Assenova

A strike by 200 workers at the Kashagan oil field on July 7–8 went almost unnoticed because the dispute was resolved in record time. When...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia Volume 10 Issue 135

More Chechens Fleeing Chechnya ‘at Peace’ than Had Fled Chechnya ‘at War’

07.23.2013 Paul Goble

Nearly 10,000 Chechens have sought political asylum in Germany since the start of 2013, an unprecedented number that is nearly six times as great as...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Europe Volume 10 Issue 135

Russia’s Military Response to the Asia Pivot: Flexing Small Muscles

07.23.2013 Roger McDermott

On July 12, during a meeting between President Vladimir Putin and Defense Minister Army-General Sergei Shoigu, Russia’s commander-in-chief ordered a “surprise inspection” of combat forces...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Russia Volume 10 Issue 135