Political Deadlock Continues in Chechnya Two Guerrilla Theaters. Chechnya. In Chechnya, the political deadlock continuedwhile severe, if sporadic, clashes continued. President Dudaev'ssupporters continued to demonstrate undiminished confidence, bothpolitically and militarily. The week opened with the eruptionof intense fighting on Dagestan's side of the Chechnya-Dagestanborder, where... MORE

Tatarstan helps to define a new federalism for Russia by Mikhail Gershaft Moscow's demonstration in Chechnya of its resolve not to allowRussia to go the way of the Soviet Union has led many to focuson other regions of the Federation which have also shown an... MORE

The return of the Meskhetians by David Nissman On May 15, the Turan news agency carried a statement from EduardShevardnadze's personal representative for human rights on Georgia'swillingness to allow the repatriation of at least some MeskhetianTurks to Georgia. Two months later, Shevardnadze himself announcedthat Georgia... MORE

Turkey continues its diplomatic offensive in Central Asia by Vladimir Socor On August 14-18, Turkish prime minister Tansu Ciller and foreignminister Erdal Inonu headed a massive delegation of Ankara governmentofficials and business representatives on official visits to Kazakhstan,Turkmenistan, and Kyrgyzstan. It was the second Turkish... MORE

Russian control over the sale of nuclear materials is less than perfect by Aleksandr Zhilin Not only radioactive materials used for atomic energy stationsare flowing out of Russia. In recent times, Russian-prepared isotopeswith a variety of uses have been flowing out as well. Not so... MORE

The troubled Russian army gains new political clout by Paul A. Goble* *An earlier version of this article was presented at a hearingof the European Affairs Subcommittee of the U.S. Senate Committeeon Foreign Relations August 22, 1995 To reverse the Dickensian metaphor, these are the... MORE

Moscow seeks diplomatic gains from the Yugoslav crisis Russian efforts to play an expanded role in the Yugoslav crisis,a banking crisis in Moscow and continuing problems in Chechnyaare likely to dominate the news of the region in the coming week.Under the guise of "humanitarian" assistance,... MORE

Yeltsin continues his search for a way out of Chechnya Three events dominated news in the region during the past week:continuing problems with ending the Chechen war, a payments crisisthat threatened the integrity and even the reliability of theRussian army, and the beginning of the... MORE

Privatization Tatarstan-style backfires by Mikhail Gershaft Western assessments of the events and processes taking place onthe territory of the former Soviet Union as a rule are both highlysimplified and inexact. It is difficult to say just why this isso: the lack of understanding arising from... MORE

North Caucasian alliances still threaten Moscow's control of the region by David Nissman In 1989, the Association of the Mountain Peoples of the Caucasus[AMPC] held its first meeting. It supported the furthering ofsocial and economic cooperation among the peoples of the NorthCaucasus, their attainment of... MORE