Eurasia Digest, Volume 1, Issue 9
Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 22 Issue:
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Welcome to Eurasia Digest, a weekly publication of Jamestown’s coverage of Eurasia. Every Friday, Jamestown will publish a compilation of articles written about Eurasia across all our publications. See full issue here.
In this issue:
PANORAMA
Russia Sends Children to North Pole on Nuclear-Powered Icebreakers
Anna J. Davis
FOREIGN POLICY & INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
Decision Point for Putin is Set Too Close for His Comfort
Pavel K. Baev
Territorial Disputes no Longer Threaten Peace and Stability in Central Asia
Nurbek Bekmurzaev
POLITICS & SOCIETY
Widespread Liberalization of Russian Domestic Policy Remains Unlikely
Ksenia Kirillova
Georgian Government Initiates Sweeping Changes in Preparation For Local Elections
Beka Chedia
Many Russians Outraged by Government Promotion of Underage Pregnancy to Boost Birthrate
Paul Goble
Russia’s Cossack Movement Holds Second “Great Circle” in Two Years
Richard Arnold
ENVIRONMENT & CLIMATE
Environmental Protest in Russia Again a Seedbed of Political Opposition
Paul Goble
MILITARY & SECURITY
Russia Increasing Military Presence in Africa by Reviving Desert Airbase in the Libyan Sahara
Andrew McGregor
Alexander Taranov
JAMESTOWN PERSPECTIVES
Russia’s FSB and Law Enforcement Tactics Suppress Opposition
Denis Mikhailov
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