Regional Problems Ultimately Trump Ukraine as Defining Issue in Central Asia
Following Russia’s annexation of Crimea and its intervention in other parts of Ukraine, many in Central Asia and beyond concluded that the foreign and domestic... MORE
Kazakhstan Risks Becoming a ‘Second’ Ukraine in 2015, Russian Linguist Says
Astana’s language and nationality policies have put Kazakhstan at risk of becoming a second Ukraine in 2015, according to Ilya Namovir, a Russian linguist who... MORE
Moscow Juggling the Concept of Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity (Part Three)
*To read Part One, please click here. *To read Part Two, please click here. In order to stimulate centrifugal processes in Ukraine, the Kremlin needs... MORE
Moscow Juggling the Concept of Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity (Part Two)
*To read Part One, please click here. Moscow proposes to resolve the conflict in Donbas (eastern Ukrainian region encompassing the Donetsk and Luhansk provinces) by... MORE
Moscow Juggling the Concept of Ukraine’s Territorial Integrity (Part One)
A tactical shift is noticeable in Russia’s policy toward Ukraine. The Kremlin has adjusted its rhetoric, and Russian diplomacy its terminology. They seem to suggest... MORE
Russia Takes Breathing Pause From Military Hostilities in Ukraine
Russia seems about to suspend the military phase of its multi-dimensional assault on Ukraine. The Kremlin’s “Novorossiya” project (see EDM, May 27) is shelved until... MORE
Dagestanis Say Russian Government Ignores Their Rights While Voicing Concern Over Rights of Ukraine’s Ethnic Russians
On November 26, a counter-terrorist operation regime was lifted in Untsukul district, located in the mountains of Dagestan. Introduced back in March, the regime was... MORE
Dagestanis Say Russian Government Ignores Their Rights While Voicing Concern Over Rights of Ukraine’s Ethnic Russians
On November 26, a counter-terrorist operation regime was lifted in Untsukul district, located in the mountains of Dagestan. Introduced back in March, the regime was... MORE
Dagestan’s Industrial Output Grows Strongly—Thanks to Defense Spending and Loss of Russian Facilities in Ukraine
In the first ten months of 2014, the industrial output index in Dagestan grew by 139.8 percent—record industrial growth among Russia’s regions. Moreover, in 2013,... MORE
Dagestan’s Industrial Output Grows Strongly—Thanks to Defense Spending and Loss of Russian Facilities in Ukraine
In the first ten months of 2014, the industrial output index in Dagestan grew by 139.8 percent—record industrial growth among Russia’s regions. Moreover, in 2013,... MORE