Volume 16 Issue 152

Articles from Volume 16 Issue 152

Succession Appears Less Clear as Kazakhstan’s Former President Nazarbayev Formally Takes on Vast Powers

10.31.2019 George Voloshin

On October 21, the Kazakhstani media space went into a frenzy following the publication of a presidential decree that endows the now-former president, Nursultan Nazarbayev,...

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Zelenskyy’s Mariupol Speech on Donbas Hints at Forthcoming Strategy

10.31.2019 Vladimir Socor

Addressing a forum in Mariupol (port city in the Ukrainian-controlled part of the Donetsk province) on October 31, President Volodymyr Zelenskyy outlined an upcoming “state...

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Russian Military Lobbies Duma Allies for Increased Defense Funds

10.31.2019 Paul Goble

In 1961, three days before leaving office, United States President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the military-industrial complex, a term that resonates to this day. But...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Russia Volume 16 Issue 152

Russia’s Perceived Major Victory in Syria Hits a Snag

10.31.2019 Pavel Felgenhauer

On the morning of November 9, 2016, when the surprising news hit Moscow about Hillary Clinton conceding the presidential race in the United States to...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Iran Volume 16 Issue 152