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MOLDOVA’S GAGAUZ REPUBLIC ORGANIZES AND BECOMES A PRECEDENT FOR EUROPE

Moldova's Gagauz republic organizes and becomes a precedent for Europe by Vladimir Socor Moldova has become the first country in Europe´s formercommunist area to experiment with ethnic-territorial autonomyas a solution to ethnic problems. On May 28 and June 11, two-roundelections were held in the southern... MORE

AT FIVE, RUSSIA STILL HAS NOT MADE FUNDAMENTAL CHOICES ABOUT ITS FUTURE

At five, Russia still has not made fundamental choices about its future by Victor Yasmann On June 12, Russia marked the fifth anniversary of its declarationof sovereignty with three key questions about itself still unanswered: What kind of a political system should it have? How... MORE

KOZYREV’S “SHOCK DIPLOMACY” IS INCREASINGLY UNPOPULAR AT HOME

Kozyrev's "shock diplomacy" is increasingly unpopular at home by Paul A. Goble Russian foreign minister Andrei Kozyrev's propensity to makeoutrageous and even threatening statements and then quickly retractthem has been excused by many in the West as Kozyrev's obligatorybow to Russian opinion at home. But... MORE

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AZERBAIJAN IS CAUGHT BETWEEN RUSSIA AND IRAN

Azerbaijan is Caught Between Russia and Iran by David Nissman The public debate over the status of the Caspian Sea is aboutmore than oil: it reflects a deeper struggle between Moscow andTehran for dominance over Azerbaijan. Evidence for that conclusionis to be found in the... MORE

GENERAL LEBED GAINS POLITICAL SUPPORT BUT MAY BE DEFEATED BY HIS OWN PERSONALITY

General Lebed Gains Political Support but may be Defeated by His Own Personality --GENERAL LEBED'S POLITICAL POTENTIAL by Vladimir Socor The history of disintegrating empires, from the Roman and theByzantine to the French and the Portuguese, features instanceswhen disaffected generals from imperial peripheries seized orattempted... MORE