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Volume 15 Issue 164

November 15, 2018

• Growing Frustration in Moscow at Trump’s Inability to Deliver US-Russia Rapprochement
• Russian Nationalist Group, Acting as a Private Military Company, Worries Kremlin
• Elections Staged in Ukraine’s East Under Russian Control

Volume 15 Issue 163

November 14, 2018

• Tragedy in Arkhangelsk Highlights Youth Radicalization, Holes in Russian Information Security Architecture
• Romania Undertakes Naval Modernization Program (Part One)
• Nord Stream Two Makes New Headway, as Pressure Mounts to Block the Pipeline

Volume 15 Issue 162

November 13, 2018

• Moscow Laying Groundwork for Deeper Military Involvement in Libya
• Russia’s Peace Conference on Afghanistan: What Does It Mean?
• Georgia’s Hyper-Competitive Presidential Election: Prelude to Political Turmoil?

Volume 15 Issue 161

November 12, 2018

• The Russian Emergency Situations Ministry: ‘Ministry of Corruption’ or Driver of the Kremlin’s ‘Soft Power?’
• Tymoshenko Reveals ‘Peace Plan’ for Eastern Ukraine as She Ramps up Presidential Campaign to Challenge Poroshenko
• Lukashenka Meets American Analysts

Volume 15 Issue 160

November 8, 2018

• Moscow Closely Watching How Trump Will Behave After Midterms
• Moscow Set to Re-Activate Cuban Base It Closed in 2002 and Perhaps Open New Ones
• Uzbekistan Steps up Railway Diplomacy
• Belarus Undergoing Serious Reassessment by US, Europe

Volume 15 Issue 159

November 7, 2018

• China’s ‘Polar Silk Road’ Versus Russia’s Arctic Dilemmas
• Russia’s Intermediate-Range Missile Production Challenge
• Kazatomprom IPO to Test-Drive Kazakhstan’s Privatization Plan

Volume 15 Issue 158

November 6, 2018

• Moscow’s Neo-Colonial Enterprise Running Into Difficulties in Central African Republic
• Freedom of Navigation at Stake in Sea of Azov: Security Consequences for Ukraine and Wider Black Sea Region
• South Caucasus Eyes Becoming a Hub Along EU–China Transportation Route

Volume 15 Issue 157

November 5, 2018

• Russia Cannot Count on Political Easing After US Elections
• Russia Cannot Bail Out Cash-Strapped Italy, or Pull It Into Its Orbit
• Ukraine as Clandestine Testing Ground for Russian Electronic Warfare

Volume 15 Issue 156

November 1, 2018

• Russian Navy Suffers Another Blow as Aircraft Carrier Is Damaged While Undergoing Repairs
• Moscow to Boost Protection of Russians Abroad and Make It Easier for Many to Return
• The Belarusian Language and the Question of National Identity: What Link?
• Language-Motivated Emigration of Russians Causes Shortage of Qualified Workers in Kazakhstan

Volume 15 Issue 155

October 31, 2018

• Russian PMCs, War Veterans Running ‘Patriotic’ Youth Camps in the Balkans (Part Two)
• Russia’s Connection to Saudi Arabia Intensifies
• ‘Historical’ Presidential Elections in Georgia

Volume 15 Issue 154

October 30, 2018

• Minsk Resisting Moscow’s Latest Scheme to Acquire Military Base in Belarus
• Russia’s Network-Centric Warfare Capability: Tried and Tested in Syria
• Turkey, Russia Resurrect a ‘Concert of Europe’ to Resolve Syrian Crisis

Volume 15 Issue 153

October 29, 2018

• Russia Reconsiders Consequences of INF Treaty Breakdown
• Lev Dengov: Ramzan Kadyrov’s Middleman in Libya
• John Bolton’s Caucasus Trip: Growing US Influence in Region?

Volume 15 Issue 152

October 25, 2018

• Russia Prepares to Make the Best of Scrapped INF Treaty
• Russia’s Domestic Airline Sector on the Brink of Complete Collapse
• Ukrainians Will Choose Between Poroshenko and Tymoshenko in Presidential Election
• Lithuania’s Expectations From the Three Seas Initiative

Volume 15 Issue 151

October 24, 2018

• Russian PMCs, War Veterans Running ‘Patriotic’ Youth Camps in the Balkans (Part One)
• Autocephaly of Ukrainian Orthodox Church Spotlights Belarus’s Growing Geopolitical Importance
• Rising Profile of Russian-Language Schooling in Azerbaijan: Inferiority, Opportunity or Challenge?

Volume 15 Issue 150

October 23, 2018

• Moscow’s ‘Article Five’ Guarantee to Belarus: First Step Toward Permanent Russian Base?
• Russia’s Endless Quest for Recognition in Korea
• Increasingly Isolated Moldovan Government Looks to Turkey for Support

Volume 15 Issue 149

October 22, 2018

• Russia Sanctions not Spurring Domestic Rally-Around-the-Flag Effect
• The ‘Russian Columbine’ Shooting in Crimea Highlights Youth Radicalization, Proliferation of Firearms
• After Putin’s Visit, Russia’s Footprint in Uzbekistan Is Set to Grow
• After Three-Year Hiatus, Gazprom to Renew Purchases of Turkmen Gas

Volume 15 Issue 148

October 18, 2018

• Russian and Western Militaries Training to Deploy Against Each Other
• Tajiks on Afghan Border Mobilize Against Dushanbe’s Plans for a Crackdown
• Russia Claims Threat of US ‘Biological Weapons Program’ in Several Former Soviet Republics

Volume 15 Issue 147

October 17, 2018

• Claims of Peak Oil Production in Russia Probably Overblown
• Russia’s New Competitor: Could Ukrainian PMCs Halt Russian Advance?
• Ukraine’s Strategic Aims in the Sea of Azov

Volume 15 Issue 146

October 16, 2018

• Putin May Try to Launch New Offensive in Ukraine and Absorb Belarus to Stop Autocephaly
• Last-Minute Scandals Hit Georgia’s Upcoming Presidential Elections
• Belarus Finds Itself Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Volume 15 Issue 145

October 15, 2018

• Failed Space Launch Illuminates Russia’s Multiplying Misfortunes
• Pashinyan Formulates Armenia’s New Iran Strategy
• Mongolia Links Gas Transit Pipeline to Asian Super Grid Negotiations

Volume 15 Issue 144

October 12, 2018

• Russian PMCs in Yemen: Kremlin-Style ‘Security Export’ in Action?
• Pro-Russian Demonstrations in Riga: The ‘Spanish Trace’ and Potential Repercussions
• Could Vladimir Putin’s Visit to Azerbaijan Shift the Regional Balance of Power?

Volume 15 Issue 143

October 11, 2018

• Selling Russian Arms in New Delhi: Seeking Revenue and Influence
• Moscow Putting Ever Greater Pressure on New Armenian Regime
• Armenia’s Revolutionary Reformist Government Faces a Crisis

Volume 15 Issue 142

October 10, 2018

• Moscow’s S-300 Double Bluff in Syria
• Azerbaijan Hosts Defense-Industry Exhibition and Courts Multiple Defense Partners
• Western Sanctions Against Russia Leave Kazakhstan Exposed

Volume 15 Issue 141

October 9, 2018

• Putin’s Anti-Israeli ‘Surge’ in Syria
• Could GUAM Lose Another Member to Become GUM?
• Belarus Asserting Its Own Voice at Home and Abroad

Volume 15 Issue 140

October 4, 2018

• The Agreements That Ended the Cold War Are Disintegrating
• Russia’s Demographic Decline Accelerates, Increasingly Because of Moscow’s Own Policies
• The Uncertain Road Ahead for Macedonia
• Kyiv and Budapest Approaching a Dangerous Crossroad

Volume 15 Issue 139

October 3, 2018

• What Happened During Vostok 2018?
• Ukrainian Government Tries to Expel Foreign Volunteer Fighters
• Belarus Navigates Rough Waters

Volume 15 Issue 138

October 2, 2018

• Russia’s High-Precision Strike Capabilities and ‘Pre-Nuclear’ Deterrence
• Russian Naval Infantry Stretches Its Muscles in the Baltic
• Kremlin Cover-Up of Murdered Russian Journalists in Central Africa Expands

Volume 15 Issue 137

October 1, 2018

• Putin’s Trip to Azerbaijan: Manipulating the Caucasus Triangle
• How Credible Is the CSTO Secretary General’s Warning Against Azerbaijan?
• Belarus and Russia Resolve Their Pending Energy Issues, for Now

Volume 15 Issue 136

September 27, 2018

• Russian Ties With Israel Under Strain
• Cossack–North Caucasian Cooperation Threatens Moscow’s Divide-and-Rule Strategy
• Chechnya’s Ramzan Kadyrov Makes Territorial Claims on Neighboring Ingushetia
• US and NATO Send Reassuring Messages to Georgia

Volume 15 Issue 135

September 26, 2018

• De-Sovereignization: Testing a Conflict-Resolution Model at Moldova’s Expense in Transnistria (Part Two)
• Military Benefits of the Caspian Sea Convention for Russia’s Power Projection Capabilities
• Moscow Pushes Own Approaches to Cyber Security on Rest of CSTO

Volume 15 Issue 134

September 25, 2018

• Azerbaijan and Georgia Still Cannot Agree on Border
• Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Conduct First Joint Military Exercises

Volume 15 Issue 133

September 24, 2018

• Four Setbacks and a Tragedy in Russia’s Syrian Intervention
• High Turnout Critical for Macedonia’s Referendum
• Belarus Receives Alarming Signals From Both East and West

Volume 15 Issue 132

September 20, 2018

• Russia’s Long-Term Interests Place Turkey Higher Than Syria
• Putin’s Ideology Being Established in the Armed Forces
• Russia More Dependent on Raw Materials Exports Now Than in 2008
• De-Sovereignization: Testing a Conflict-Resolution Model at Moldova’s Expense in Transnistria (Part One)

Volume 15 Issue 131

September 19, 2018

• Vostok 2018: Projecting Russia’s Military Power
• ‘Preventive Democracy’ Fails in Russia as Anger Over Pension Reform Grows
• New Controversial Publications About Belarus

Volume 15 Issue 130

September 18, 2018

• Moldova: Federalization’s Ghosts Return From the Past
• Moscow Writer Claims Crimean Tatars Destabilizing Uzbekistan
• Russia, Azerbaijan Improve Relations Amidst Centrifugal Tendencies in Armenia

Volume 15 Issue 129

September 17, 2018

• Facing International Outrage and Domestic Ridicule, Putin Assumes Super-Confident Stance
• US, Russia Opt to Keep Lines Open on Energy, Despite Trading Barbs
• Understanding Armenia’s Syrian Gamble

Volume 15 Issue 128

September 13, 2018

• Russia Launches Massive Vostok 2018 War Games Together With China
• Autocephaly for Ukraine About More Than Religion
• Moscow-Controlled ‘Elections’ In Ukraine’s Donetsk-Luhansk: Some International Implications
• Uzbekistan’s President Rebrands His Administration, but Keeps Stalwarts

Volume 15 Issue 127

September 12, 2018

• Change at the Top Exposes the Politics of Donetsk-Luhansk ‘People’s Republics’ (Part One)
• Change at the Top Exposes the Politics of Donetsk-Luhansk ‘People’s Republics’ (Part Two)
• The Arctic ‘Trilistnik’—Russia’s Bid for Regional Military Superiority
• Caspian Convention Signing and the Implications for the Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline

Volume 15 Issue 126

September 11, 2018

• Moscow Showcases Vostok 2018: Fact, Fiction and Hyperbole
• Russia Faces Problems With Boosting Military Presence Along Northern Sea Route
• Belarus Caught in Diplomatic Spat With France, Row Over Oil Duties With Russia

Volume 15 Issue 125

September 10, 2018

• Putin Pivots From Western Pressure, but Finds Scant Solace in the East
• Ukraine Considers Canceling Rail, Bus Connections With Russia
• Azerbaijan in the CSTO: An Unlikely Prospect

Volume 15 Issue 124

September 7, 2018

• Making Sense of News Coming out of Belarus
• Russian ‘Bomb’ Ticks in the Geographic Center of Georgia
• Weighing the Impact of Russian LNG in Pakistan

Volume 15 Issue 123

September 6, 2018

• Regional Proxy Wars, Massive War Games and Punitive Sanction Define Russia’s Future
• Another Russian Bridge to Nowhere—Except to Oligarchs’ Pockets
• Putin and Merkel Discuss Nord Stream, Ukraine, Syria in a Changing Strategic Context (Part One)
• Putin and Merkel Discuss Nord Stream, Ukraine, Syria in a Changing Strategic Context (Part Two)

Volume 15 Issue 122

September 5, 2018

• Moscow Prepares Vostok 2018 as Sino-Russian Strategic Exercise
• Defense or Domination? Building Algerian Power With Russian Arms
• Romania’s Air Defenses Are Being Stretched to the Limit

Volume 15 Issue 121

September 4, 2018

• Russia Goes for Another Pyrrhic Victory in Syria
• Putin Now Pursuing Multiple Long-Term Goals in Central Africa
• Is Moldova Moving Toward Russia Ahead of Parliamentary Elections?

Volume 15 Issue 120

August 9, 2018

• Russia Threatens a Renewed War in Georgia to Prevent NATO Enlargement
• Putin’s Pseudo-Cossacks Assume Larger Role, but Real Cossacks Refuse to Go Along
• Georgia Plans Its ‘To Do’ Agenda for NATO
• Calls for Police Reform in Kazakhstan after Murder of Olympic Medalist Denis Ten

Volume 15 Issue 119

August 8, 2018

• The United States Does the Heavy Lifting for NATO in Georgia
• Armenian Investigators Charge Former President, Other Top Officials With Violation of Constitutional Order
• Ionian-Adriatic Pipeline: A Priority Gas Transit Project for Azerbaijan and the Western Balkans
• Fake News and Speculation Assaults Belarus

Volume 15 Issue 118

August 7, 2018

• NATO Summit Puts Black Sea Strategy on Hold for Another Year (Part Two)
• Pillar of NATO: Romania’s Ambition in the Black Sea Region
• New Hopes for Shorter Caspian-Black Sea Canal Spark Growing Opposition
• Will Nicaragua Become Russia’s ‘Cuba of the 21st Century?’

Volume 15 Issue 117

August 6, 2018

• Tenth Anniversary of the War That Wounded Georgia and Derailed Russia
• Russia Flexes Muscles of Airborne Forces
• Moscow Pushes to Derail Macedonia’s NATO Membership

Volume 15 Issue 116

August 2, 2018

• Russian Navy Preparing to Take on US
• Turkey Stalls NATO, Clings to Defunct Status Quo in the Black Sea
• North Caucasians Increasingly Taking Their Lead From Tatarstan
• Belarus Opening up to the World Amidst Russian Accusations of Disloyalty

Volume 15 Issue 115

August 1, 2018

• NATO in Ukraine: High Strategic Stake, Irresolute Engagement
• Russia's New PMC Patriot: The Kremlin's Bid for a Greater Role in Africa?
• Salvini Works to Strengthen Italian-Russian Ties, but Within Certain Limits

Volume 15 Issue 114

July 31, 2018

• Armenia’s Involvement With NATO Helps It Strengthen Relations With Georgia
• Ukraine’s Defense Industry Slowly Moves Toward Adopting NATO Standards
• Kyrgyz Authorities Clash With Owners of Massive Kumtor Gold Mine

Volume 15 Issue 113

July 30, 2018

• US-Russian Discord Over Syria Deepens After Discussions in Helsinki
• NATO Summit Puts Black Sea Strategy on Hold for Another Year (Part One)
• NATO-Ukraine-Georgia Summit Breaks New Ground Despite Disruptions
• Latvia’s Changing Political Parties and Efforts to Combat Soviet Nostalgia

Volume 15 Issue 112

July 26, 2018

• Russia Makes Further Gains in Syria After Helsinki
• Moscow Unevenly Doles Out the Draft in the North Caucasus
• Twenty-Four Years of Lukashenka’s Rule: What Awaits Belarus in the Future?
• Ukrainian Orthodox Church Seeks Independence From Russian Patriarchate

Volume 15 Issue 111

July 25, 2018

• NATO Summit Highlights Partnership With the EU
• Trump's Brusque Posturing on EU Risks Affecting Security of NATO
• Georgian Opposition Unites Behind Single Presidential Candidate
• Azerbaijan Raises Military Vigilance in Response to Armenia's Unclear Karabakh Policy

Volume 15 Issue 110

July 24, 2018

• Russia to Use Irregular Forces Against 'Hybrid Threats': The Case of Kaliningrad
• Kazakhs Increasingly Hostile to Both Russians and Chinese
• Russia, Tajikistan Conduct Joint Exercise in Badakhshan, Near Border With Afghanistan

Volume 15 Issue 109

July 23, 2018

• Did Putin Overplay His Hand in Helsinki?
• Romania at the Brussels Summit: A Less Than Expected Result
• Russian Narrative Distorts Basis of US Opposition to Nord Stream Two
• Russia Refocuses Its Efforts on Drawing in Moldova

Volume 15 Issue 108

July 19, 2018

• Undisclosed Agenda of Helsinki Summit Leading to Speculation, Worries in Some Quarters
• To Boost Statistics, Russia Producing Rocket Engines No One Wants
• Russian Scientists in Military Uniforms

Volume 15 Issue 107

July 18, 2018

• NATO Brussels Summit: Key Outcomes and Implications for Ukrainian Interests
• Russia, Iran and the Middle East: What Comes Next?
• Belarus: Enforcing the Law in an Illiberal Democracy

Volume 15 Issue 106

July 17, 2018

• New Russian Naval Base in Dagestan Assumes More Menacing Dimension
• Hungary Seeks to Block Ukraine From Euro-Atlantic Integration Over Controversial Language Issue
• New Georgian Government Attempts Reset With Russia While Balancing Euro-Atlantic Aspirations

Volume 15 Issue 105

July 16, 2018

• Trump’s Bombast in Brussels and London Will Not Help Putin in Helsinki
• Russian Federal Districts as Instrument of Moscow’s Internal Colonization
• Georgia Remains on Path to NATO

Volume 15 Issue 104

July 12, 2018

• A ‘Fantastic’ NATO Summit as a Possible Bargaining Chip in Trump’s Talks With Putin
• China Pursuing Dominance of Northern Sea Route
• Sofia Is Helping Moscow Bypass Ukrainian Gas Transit
• Revival of Pan-Turkism in Kazakhstan Threatens Pillars of Eurasian Union

Volume 15 Issue 103

July 11, 2018

• Comparing Russia's Military Modernization by Region-Balanced Efforts Across All Fronts
• Italy Eyes Central Europe to Promote Sovereigntism Inside EU
• Belarus Celebrates Independence While Rejecting Having to Choose Between East and West

Volume 15 Issue 102

July 10, 2018

• Iranian Influence in Nakhchivan: Impact on Azerbaijani-Armenian Conflict
• Slavic Brotherhood 2018: Applying the Syrian and Donbas Experience to the Balkans?
• Uzbekistan and Russia Reach Agreement on Construction of New Nuclear Power Plant

Volume 15 Issue 101

July 9, 2018

• Putin Hopes to Dictate Success in Helsinki
• The June Exercise in the Northern Fleet—A Show of Force?
• Turkmenistan’s Economy—Half Empty or Half Full?

Volume 15 Issue 100

June 28, 2018

• Both Kremlin and White House Aim for Success in Helsinki
• Russia Expands Its Fleet in Sea of Azov to Some 40 Ships, Kyiv Warns
• Azerbaijan's Cooperation With the EU: A Pragmatic Focus on the Benefits
• Mongolia’s Place in Northeast Asia’s Renewable Power Grid

Volume 15 Issue 99

June 27, 2018

• Russian Government Approves Draft Convention on Legal Status of Caspian Sea
• Moldova's Democratic Façade Crumbles as Supreme Court Invalidates Democratic Election
• Russia's Entire Leadership Team Visits Minsk

Volume 15 Issue 98

June 26, 2018

• Chinese Behavior in Siberia Sparks Local Anger Against Beijing—and Moscow
• Romania's Poor Infrastructure Undercuts Its Defense Efforts
• Ukraine Passes New Law 'On National Security'—What Next?

Volume 15 Issue 97

June 25, 2018

• Social Tensions in Russia Build up as Government Turns Miserly
• Against Background of World Cup, Russia Restores Nuclear Potential of Kaliningrad
• Armenian Governments Takes up Fight Against Corruption and Organized Crime

Volume 15 Issue 96

June 21, 2018

• Will Soccer Carnival Cover up Russia’s Highly Unpopular Pension Reform?
• Russia’s Allies Do Not Want to Take Part in Syrian Operation
• Putin’s Ten-Year War on the Real Cossacks
• The Revival of Russian Energy Projects in Bulgaria

Volume 15 Issue 95

June 20, 2018

• Rosneft in Kurdistan: A Neglected but Critical Aspect of Russian Regional Strategy
• Showdown in Belarus's Kuropaty Forest
• Georgia's Prime Minister Resigns

Volume 15 Issue 94

June 19, 2018

• Russia's Armed Forces Exploit Robotic Technology to Transform Operational Capability
• Putin Reentering Korea Conflict in Big Way
• Azerbaijan's Acquisitions of New Missile Systems From Belarus and Israel: The Domestic and Regional Context

Volume 15 Issue 93

June 18, 2018

• Russia Rejoices in Celebration of Soccer, but Bad Memories Loom
• Russia's Push for Militarization of the Arctic Continues
• As SCO Admits New Members, Central Asian Countries Want Greater Focus on Economic Issues

Volume 15 Issue 92

June 14, 2018

• Putin-Trump: Another 'Historic Summit' in the Works After Singapore
• Moscow Quickly Expanding Ties to Africa
• Azerbaijan Shows off Polonez, LORA Missiles From Belarus, Israel

Volume 15 Issue 91

June 13, 2018

• Russia's Electronic Warfare Advances Offers Stealth Capability for Fighter Aircraft
• Local Muslim Spiritual Leaders Excommunicate Head of Ingushetia
• Belarusian Nuclear Power Plant Proceeding Full Speed Ahead

Volume 15 Issue 90

June 12, 2018

• Nakhchivan Again Site of Broader and More Dangerous Geopolitical Competition
• Ukrainian President, Parliament Greenlight Court to Fight Top-Level Corruption
• Ukraine’s Everest Estate LLC v. Russia: About More Than Money

Volume 15 Issue 89

June 11, 2018

• Reminding Russia About Its Lost Seat at the G7 Table
• Putin’s Visit to Austria: Implications for Energy Diplomacy in Europe
• Russia’s ‘Boa Constrictor’ Strategy in the Sea of Azov: A Prelude to Amphibious Landings?

Volume 15 Issue 88

June 7, 2018

• Russia, Israel and Iran Strike a Deal in Syria
• Russia’s Caspian Flotilla, Dominant at Sea, Gains New Shore-Landing Capability
• Bigger Role for Kazakhstani President at National Security Council to Ensure Smooth Transition
• Southern Gas Corridor Project Opening New Long-Term Opportunities for Europe

Volume 15 Issue 87

June 6, 2018

• New Italian Government Will Likely Struggle to Boost Ties With Russia
• Cossacks at the 2018 World Cup: Law and Disorder?
• Clichés Clashing With Real Life in Belarus

Volume 15 Issue 86

June 5, 2018

• Moscow Throws Oligarchs Lifeline in Form of 'Offshore' Zones in Kaliningrad and Vladivostok
• Moscow Hopes Gagauz Nation Can Help Save Russian Language in Moldova
• Is the Georgian Opposition Capable of 'Dismantling the System?'

Volume 15 Issue 85

June 4, 2018

• Moscow Aims to Relocate Caspian Flotilla From Astrakhan to Kaspiysk in Dagestan
• Aggravated Situation Around Azerbaijan's Nakhchivan Exclave
• Babchenko's Staged Assassination: Political Consequences for Ukraine and the West

Volume 15 Issue 84

June 1, 2018

• Gazprom Presses Ahead With Widening Its Access to European Energy Market
• The Kerch Strait Bridge: A Double-Edged Sword for Northwest Caucasus
• Successful International Security Gathering in Belarus Brings Together East and West

Volume 15 Issue 83

May 31, 2018

• Russian Kremlin Critic Survives Murder Attempt in Kyiv After Being Reported Dead
• Moscow Shifts Flotilla From Caspian to Azov Sea, Giving It a New Offensive Capability
• Kremlin’s Proxy Attacks on Last Vestiges of Russian Federalism
• India and Kyrgyzstan Deepen Their Military Cooperation

Volume 15 Issue 82

May 30, 2018

• Putin Tries to Exploit Anti-Trumpism to Advance His Economic Agenda
• World Cup 2018 and Russia’s Air-Defense Bubbles
• Moscow’s Role in the Karabakh Conflict After the ‘Velvet Revolution’ in Armenia

Volume 15 Issue 81

May 29, 2018

• Russian Presence in Ukrainian Inland Waterways: Ukraine’s Security Chokepoint
• Circassians Remember the Past But Mobilize for the Future
• Confrontations in Tbilisi Test Georgian Government and Democracy

Volume 15 Issue 80

May 24, 2018

• Russia’s Escalating War of Attrition With Ukraine
• Moscow Set to Establish Second Military Base in Kyrgyzstan
• Celebrating the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic: Legacy of Democracy and Conflict
• Leadership Shuffle in the Kazakh Armed Forces: What Is Behind the Changes?

Volume 15 Issue 79

May 23, 2018

• Grandiose Victory Day Parade in Kaliningrad Tainted by Another Corruption Scandal
• ‘Magicians’ Versus ‘Technologists’ in the Russian Military (Part Two)
• Belarusians Take Their Country’s Fate Into Their Own Hands

Volume 15 Issue 78

May 22, 2018

• Russian Naval Exercises in Sea of Azov: A Prelude to 'Hybrid'-Style Invasion?
• Baltic Governments Respond to Growing Russian Spy Threat
• New Armenian Cabinet Formed Amidst High Expectations

Volume 15 Issue 77

May 21, 2018

• Kudrin’s Oblique ‘Return’: A Sign of the Kremlin’s Retreat From Liberal Reforms
• Factors Contributing to Azerbaijan’s Growing Domestic Military Industry
• Kazakhstan’s Neutrality Irks Russia and Strains Bilateral Ties

Volume 15 Issue 76

May 17, 2018

• Putin’s Reformist Government—Will It Work?
• Russia’s Electronic Warfare Capability: Training and Procurement
• Kremlin’s Increasing Reliance on Cossacks Reflects Weaknesses of Russian State
• Mayoral Campaigns in Moldova’s Two Largest Cities: A Preview of Next Parliamentary Election

Volume 15 Issue 75

May 16, 2018

• ‘Magicians’ Versus ‘Technologists’ in the Russian Military (Part One)
• Ukraine to Resume Privatization According to New Rules
• ‘Victory Day’ and Social Cohesion in Belarus: Debates Over False Choices

Volume 15 Issue 74

May 15, 2018

• How Russia Is Displacing the French in the Struggle for Influence in the Central African Republic
• Belarusian Military Rapidly Degrading
• Impact of the Change in Government in Armenia on the Karabakh Conflict: View From Baku
• Russia's Offshore 'Missile Tests': Psychologically Undermining the Economic Security of the Baltics

Volume 15 Issue 73

May 14, 2018

• Putin’s Big Moment Is Reduced to a Familiar Irrelevance
• Is There Still a Role For Russia in the Korean ‘Peace Process?’
• Kuwaiti Newspaper Implicates Azerbaijan in Israel’s Iran Operation: Fake News or Information Leak?

Volume 15 Issue 72

May 10, 2018

• As Tensions Flare in the Middle East, Israel’s Netanyahu Flies to Moscow
• Armenian Events Spark Public Activism and Repression in North Caucasus
• Pashinyan Stiffens Armenia’s Posture Toward Karabakh
• Germany Wrestles With Nord Stream Two’s Implications for European Solidarity

Volume 15 Issue 71

May 9, 2018

• Turkmenistan's New Turkmenbashi International Seaport-Another Link in Expanding Eurasian Trade
• US-Georgian Partnership Newly Reinvigorated Following High-Level American Visit
• Fine-Tuned Gaffes and Casual Mirror Reflections as Windows Into the Belarusian Character

Volume 15 Issue 70

May 8, 2018

• Kerch Strait Now a Flashpoint for Russian and Ukrainian Forces
• Russian GLONASS: Success Story or Mirage?
• Azerbaijani Diplomacy and the Bridging of Security Alliances

Volume 15 Issue 69

May 7, 2018

• Armenian Revolution Aided by Restraint of Military, Security Services
• Russia Postpones Future Aircraft Carrier Program
• FSB Inflates Its Role in Combating Terrorism

Volume 15 Issue 68

May 3, 2018

• Putin May Change His Government, but Will He Change His Policies?
• Moscow Worries Armenian ‘Velvet Revolution’ Could Lessen Its Leverage Over Yerevan
• Chechnya’s Kadyrov Wants to Revive Tsarist-Era ‘Savage Division’

Volume 15 Issue 67

May 2, 2018

• Russia, the Baltic Sea and Unexecuted Missile Tests off the Latvian Coast
• Georgia's Richest Man Returns to Politics
• Lukashenka Addresses Nation, Criticizes Both West and Russia

Volume 15 Issue 66

May 1, 2018

• Russia's Armed Forces Strive for Command-and-Control Superiority in the Modern Battlespace
• Ukraine Threatens to Block Russian Shipping on the Danube
• Energy, Transportation Dominate Turkmenistan President's Visit to Tashkent

Volume 15 Issue 65

April 30, 2018

• Russia Retreats From International Developments
• Beyond Syria and Ukraine: Wagner PMC Expands Its Operations to Africa
• Faced With Chinese Expansion, Kazakhstan Seeks Alternative Energy Markets

Volume 15 Issue 64

April 26, 2018

• Russo-Israeli Tensions on the Rise From S-300 Transfers to Syria
• US-Kazakh Accord to Use Caspian Ports as Afghan Support Hubs Irks Moscow
• Kyiv Develops Ties With Ankara—in Moscow’s Shadow?
• New Sanctions Against Russia Weigh on Its Closest Trade Partners

Volume 15 Issue 63

April 26, 2018

• China and Georgia Deepen Transit Cooperation
• Ukraine Restoring Military Base Near Hungarian Border
• Public Intellectuals Muse about Belarus and Russia

Volume 15 Issue 62

April 24, 2018

• Armenian Events May Frighten Putin Even More Than Ukrainian Ones
• 'Hybrid' Threats from New Russian Offshore Gas Pipelines
• A Spectrum of Threats Risks Disrupting This Year's World Cup in Russia

Volume 15 Issue 61

April 23, 2018

• Putin’s Leadership Is Reduced to Indecisive Posturing
• War, Business and ‘Hybrid’ Warfare: The Case of the Wagner Private Military Company (Part Two)
• Protesters in Armenia Demand Snap Parliamentary Elections and Prime Minister Sargsyan Resigns

Volume 15 Issue 60

April 19, 2018

• Russian Propaganda Pushes Back Against Western Airstrike on Syria’s Chemical Weapons Program
• War, Business and ‘Hybrid’ Warfare: The Case of the Wagner Private Military Company (Part One)
• Moscow Using Serbs Against Bosnia as It Did Ethnic Russians Against Ukraine
• Lithuanian Social Resilience in the Face of Russia’s Unconventional Hostility

Volume 15 Issue 59

April 18, 2018

• Russia's Shipbuilding Program: Postponed Blue-Water Ambitions
• Toward a More Perfect Alliance: Russo-Chinese Ministerials in Moscow
• Abkhazia and South Ossetia Reject Georgia's Peace Plan

Volume 15 Issue 58

April 17, 2018

• Russia’s Evolving Electronic Warfare Capability: Unlocking Asymmetric Potential
• Moscow Tilts Toward POLISARIO, Against Morocco and Europe
• Amidst ‘Chemical’ Confrontation in Syria, Russia Looks for US Biological Weapons in Former Soviet Republics

Volume 15 Issue 57

April 16, 2018

• US Again Calls Russia’s Bluff on Syria
• A Farewell to ATO: Ukraine Shifts Command of Forces Serving Around Temporarily Occupied Territories
• From Kaiser to Lenin: Old-Time Labels and Slogans Reverberating in Today’s Belarus

Volume 15 Issue 56

April 12, 2018

• Fears in Moscow About Possible Escalation of Syrian Conflict Into War With US
• Russian Navy Preparing to Bottle up Ukrainian Shipping in Sea of Azov
• Uzbek Government Eases Restrictions on Muslims
• Belarus’s Freedom Day: Post-Celebration Anxieties

Volume 15 Issue 55

April 11, 2018

• Russia Putting the Pieces Together to Maintain Its Gas Stranglehold on Europe
• Ukrainian Lawmakers Urge World to Reject Russo-German Nord Stream Two Gas Pipeline
• Georgian Special Services Publicize Russia’s Attempts to Subvert Country From Within

Volume 15 Issue 54

April 10, 2018

• 2018 Spring Draft Highlights Russia's Demographic Decline
• Business and Geopolitics Jointly Drive Italy's Energy Relations With Russia
• High-Level Corruption Threatens Moldova's European Aspirations

Volume 15 Issue 53

April 9, 2018

• ‘Black Friday’ Sanctions Against Putin’s Inner Circle
• Sergei Lavrov’s Africa Trip: Regional Promises and Global Ambitions
• Russia’s Discounted Mi-35 Sales to Uzbekistan: A Sign of Closer Russian-Uzbek Military Ties?

Volume 15 Issue 52

April 5, 2018

• Russia Develops a New Ideology for a New Cold War
• Is Russia on the Doorstep of the Seventh Military Revolution?
• Vasilyev’s Much-Ballyhooed Cadres Revolution in Dagestan Has Not Happened
• Azerbaijan, Iran Reach Breakthrough on Disputed Fields in the Caspian Sea

Volume 15 Issue 51

April 4, 2018

• The Tanks Are Coming: Russia Introduces Tank Units to Airborne Forces and Naval Infantry
• Armenia Gears Up for ‘Future Wars’
• Latvia Defends Its Language Law Despite Massive Russian Pressure

Volume 15 Issue 50

April 3, 2018

• Gerasimov Outlines Russian General Staff’s Perspectives on Future Warfare
• Moscow Plans New Arctic Port to Bypass Baltics and Ukraine
• Southern Gas Corridor Raises Significant Financing, but Still Faces Provocations

Volume 15 Issue 49

April 2, 2018

• Russia Escalates Novichok Crisis, Shifting Onus to US
• Russia’s Long-Term Agreement With OPEC: A Temptation Moscow Might Resist
• Belarus Freedom Day Celebration in a Geopolitical Context

Volume 15 Issue 48

March 29, 2018

• Moscow Surprised by Western Show of Solidarity With Britain
• China Expanding in Russia’s Transbaikal—and Russian Taxpayers Are Paying for It
• Russia Employs New ‘Hybrid War’ Methods Against Georgia
• The Kremlin Strategy in Baikonur: Putting Kazakhstan’s Space Program in a Box?

Volume 15 Issue 47

March 28, 2018

• What Turkmenistani President’s Visit to Gulf Means for TAPI Pipeline Project
• Russia’s Arms Sales: A Foreign Policy Tool in Relations With Azerbaijan and Armenia
• Preconceived Notions Obscure Signs of National Consolidation in Belarus

Volume 15 Issue 46

March 27, 2018

• The FSB: A Formidable Player in Russia's Information Security Domain
• Russian Siloviki Fight for Control of Still-Illegal 'Private' Military Companies
• Baku Pushes New Azerbaijan-Iran-Turkey-Georgia Grouping to Enhance Intra-Regional Cooperation

Volume 15 Issue 45

March 26, 2018

• Ukrainian Counter-Intelligence Operation Uncovers Deadly Plot?
• Putin’s Arctic Dream Evolving Into Nightmare?
• Georgian Government Insists on Direct Talk With Moscow-Backed Separatists

Volume 15 Issue 44

March 22, 2018

• Putin Wins a Landslide Reelection, Helped by His Standoff With the West
• Muslim Migrants Become More Religious After Arriving in Moscow
• Kazakhstan and Tajikistan Renew Joint Efforts to Curb Islamic Extremism
• Armenia Annuls Zurich Protocols With Turkey, but Hopes for New Engagement

Volume 15 Issue 43

March 21, 2018

• Russia Reemerging as Weapons Supplier to Iraq
• Legislative National Security Upgrade Stalls in Ukrainian Parliament
• Central Asian Reset

Volume 15 Issue 42

March 20, 2018

• Skripal Chemical Poisoning Case Throws Spotlight on Growing Russian LNG Supplies to UK
• Russian Defense Ministry to Use Social Networks to Select Soldiers
• Central Asia Ready to Move on Without Russia

Volume 15 Issue 41

March 19, 2018

• Putin’s Fake Victory Is Boring, but His New Term Will Be Anything But
• Romania and the Challenges of Spending 2 Percent of GDP on Defense
• Nation-Building Picking up Pace in Belarus

Volume 15 Issue 40

March 15, 2018

• The New ‘Cold War’ With the West Heats Up
• Putin’s Militarized Election Campaign
• Russian Military Expert: Moscow Must Focus on Defending Itself Against Hybrid Wars
• Between Traditional and Modern: The Fortunes of the Belarusian Economy

Volume 15 Issue 39

March 14, 2018

• The Crimean Factor in the 2018 Russian Presidential Election
• Military Psychology—New Pivot of Russian Military Strategy
• Will the Georgian Opposition Unite Before the Presidential Elections?

Volume 15 Issue 38

March 13, 2018

• Salyukov Confirms Corrections to Armed Forces’ Structure
• Putin’s Man in Dagestan Faces Increasing Resistance and Opposition at Home
• Economic Diversification Key to Kazakhstan’s Future Stability

Volume 15 Issue 37

March 12, 2018

• Russia Is Not Just ‘Toxic,’ But Deadly Poisonously Toxic
• The Transformation of the Uzbek-Tajik Relationship
• Mongolia Strengthens Cooperation With Russia in Fields From Nuclear Research to Transit Rail

Volume 15 Issue 36

March 8, 2018

• Russia Seeks Total Military Domination Over West
• Only If All Russians Become Immortal Could Putin’s Demographic Projections Be Realized
• Satellite Internet and Russia’s Control Over Its Cybersphere
• Georgia’s Much Celebrated Visa Liberalization With European Union Comes Under Threat

Volume 15 Issue 35

March 7, 2018

• Russian Cossacks to Join National Guard Units
• 'Trial of the Decade': Spain Declares War on Russian Organized Crime
• Belarus: Time to Collect Stones

Volume 15 Issue 34

March 6, 2018

• Russia's Armed Forces Rehearse New 'Shock-Fire' Tactics
• Tajikistan's Islamist Extremists Concentrated in Big Cities at Home and in Russia
• Georgia Risks De Facto Recognition of Breakaway Regions by Opening Direct Talks

Volume 15 Issue 33

March 5, 2018

• Putin’s Answer to Russia’s Many Problems: Missiles and More Missiles
• Our Man in Belgrade: Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov Visits the Balkans
• Court Ruling in Favor of Ukraine Triggers New Gas Conflict With Russia
• Azerbaijan Seeks to Enhance Military Cooperation With Iran

Volume 15 Issue 32

March 1, 2018

• Putin Unveils Array of Nuclear ‘Super Weapons’ Aimed at US
• Russian Emigration Goes ‘Wholesale’: Workers in Omsk Oblast Fleeing Economic Collapse
• Ukraine Details Claims Against Russia in Maritime Dispute, Says Russia Steals Gas
• Latvian Financial Corruption Scandals Open Opportunity for Russian Information Warfare

Volume 15 Issue 31

February 28, 2018

• Dagestan: A Return to the Empire?
• Government Reshuffle in Bishkek and Kyrgyzstan’s Steady Drift Away From Kazakhstan
• Russia Pushes CSTO Countries to Legalize Private Military and Security Companies

Volume 15 Issue 30

February 27, 2018

• Will the 'Uzbek Gorbachev' Succeed-or Be Allowed To?
• Russia's General Staff Draws Lessons Learned in Syria
• Belarus: National Cohesion and Political Culture

Volume 15 Issue 29

February 26, 2018

• New Russian Question: Who Is Mr. Prigozhin?
• Russia and Lebanon Drafting Agreement for Increased Military Cooperation

Volume 15 Issue 28

February 23, 2018

• The End of 'Hide and Seek': Russian Iskanders Permanently in Kaliningrad
• Russia Mobilizes Contracted Reservists
• US Ambassador Urges Georgia to Better Communicate its Pro-Western Agenda

Volume 15 Issue 27

February 22, 2018

• Russia's New (Old) Heavy Army
• Russian Expansion in the Black Sea and the Sea of Azov: Economic Consequences for Ukraine
• Is Unidentified White Powder in Envelopes the Successor to Telephone Terrorism in Russia?
• Romania Prepares to Modernize Its Helicopter Fleet

Volume 15 Issue 26

February 21, 2018

• The Return of the Commissars
• Moldova Hopes to Boost Military Ties With Romania Amid Tensions With Russia
• Belarus: The Art of Keeping a Distance

Volume 15 Issue 25

February 20, 2018

• New 'Hybrid' Plots Revealed in Russian Anti-Western Policy
• Ukraine Advances Its Missile Production Program
• Moscow Wants to Homogenize Cossacks, Destroying Their Distinctive Traditions

Volume 15 Issue 24

February 15, 2018

• Death of Military Contractors Illuminates Russia’s War by Proxy in Syria
• Georgia Moves to Adopt ‘Total Defense’ Posture
• Kremlin Covertly Promoting Regime Change in Latvia, Riga Security Official Warns
• Belarus Becomes Increasingly Geopolitically Minded

Volume 15 Issue 23

February 14, 2018

• How Does Russia Fit into Egypt's Strategic Plan?
• Perfect Timing: Azerbaijan Calls Snap Presidential Elections
• Pragmatics and Zealots of Belarus

Volume 15 Issue 22

February 13, 2018

• Kazakhstan Moves to Expand, Strengthen National Security Council
• Stalin Did Not Succeed in Building Northern Railway and Neither Will Putin
• Questions Plague Russia's Naval Modernization

Volume 15 Issue 21

February 12, 2018

• Russia Experiences Olympic Blues, and Patriotic Bravado Brings No Solace
• Azerbaijan Becomes Monopoly Supplier of Natural Gas to Georgia
• The Kerch Strait Bridge and Russia’s A2/AD Zone Around Crimea

Volume 15 Issue 20

February 8, 2018

• Russia Accuses US of Supplying Missile That Brought Down Hero Su-25 Pilot Over Syria
• What Is China’s Military Doing on the Afghan-Tajik Border?
• Reforms Reach Uzbekistan’s Most Formidable Bastion of Power
• Russia and Georgia Disagree Over North-South ‘Trade Corridors’

Volume 15 Issue 19

February 7, 2018

• Russia Embarks on Military Buildup in the Far East
• Moscow Continues to Pay Close Attention to Latin America
• Moldova’s Cooperation With NATO—Strategic Choice or Political Tactic?

Volume 15 Issue 18

February 6, 2018

• Ukraine Cuts Dependence on Russian Nuclear Fuel, Moves Away From Coal
• Tajikistan, Most Muslim Country in Central Asia, Struggles to Rein In Islam
• Difficult Geopolitics of the Caspian Complicate Potential Energy Projects

Volume 15 Issue 17

February 5, 2018

• Has the Scare in Moscow Over the US ‘Kremlin List’ Evaporated?
• Latvia Focuses on Improving Societal Resilience and Increasing Size of National Guard
• Belarus Repels Challenges to Stability and Sovereignty

Volume 15 Issue 16

February 1, 2018

• ‘Kremlin Report’ Sanctions List a Dud After Top Russian Intel Chiefs Visit Washington
• Defense Spending Keeps Russian Space Program on Life Support
• Is Armenia Testing a New Foreign Policy Concept?

Volume 15 Issue 15

January 31, 2018

• Georgia Detains Five Alleged Supporters of the Chatayev Terrorist Group
• The Tsar’s Election and Referendums Without Politics
• A Year in Review: Russia’s Contradictory and Inconsequential Policies on Nuclear Non-Proliferation and Arms Control

Volume 15 Issue 14

January 30, 2018

• The S-400–Pantsir ‘Tandem’: The New-Old Feature of Russian A2/AD Capabilities
• Kremlin Employing ‘Peaceful’ Tactics to Encourage West to Lift Sanctions
• China’s ‘Soft Power’ in Central Asia Both More and Less than It Appears

Volume 15 Issue 13

January 29, 2018

• Russia Finds Itself Reduced to Irrelevance at Davos
• Minsk Finds Itself in Diplomatic Tug-of-War With Astana
• Armenian President Nominates a Successor

Volume 15 Issue 12

January 25, 2018

• Moscow Strikes a Deal With Ankara Over the Kurds’ Heads
• ‘Russians Are Not Fools’—Moscow Failing to Encourage Significant Migration to Far East
• Dagestan Under Vasilyev’s Leadership: New Government With Old Tendencies?
• Belarus: Paradoxes of National Memory and Freedom of Speech

Volume 15 Issue 11

January 24, 2018

• Russia Continues Its Arctic Buildup as Kremlin Perceives a Non-Existent Threat
• Russian ‘Offshore Aristocracy’ in Southern Europe: Seeking Safe Havens or Exporting Corruption?
• Breakaway Abkhazia Begins New Year With a New Phase of Political Turmoil

Volume 15 Issue 10

January 23, 2018

• Moscow Now Wants Missiles Rather Than a Base in Belarus, Minsk Analyst Says
• Russian ‘Hybrid War’ Tactics at Sea: Targeting Underwater Communications Cables
• A Year in Review: Azerbaijan in 2017

Volume 15 Issue 9

January 22, 2018

• Revisionist Russia Is the Most Nuclearized Power in the World
• South Ossetian Separatist Leader Becomes Envoy of ‘Russkiy Mir’ in the Balkans and Ukraine
• Half-Hearted Reforms May Erode Social Stability in Kazakhstan

Volume 15 Issue 8

January 19, 2018

• Business as Usual: Russia Exhausts Its Reserve Fund
• Growing Submarine Threat in the Black Sea
• Azerbaijan to Boost Arms Exports in 2018

Volume 15 Issue 7

January 18, 2018

• Russia Uses Korean Crisis to Score Points in Its Standoff With US
• Any Russian Naval Expansion Is Many Years Away
• A Year in Review: Baltics Steadily Grow Their Armies
• A Year in Review: Belarus Pursues Greater National Consolidation

Volume 15 Issue 6

January 17, 2018

• Russian Forces in Syria Under Attack: Implications and Expectations
• A Year in Review: Uzbekistan Pursues Liberalization at Home, Neighborly Relations Abroad
• A Year in Review: Armenia Seeks Closer Cooperation With the West While Avoiding Angering Russia

Volume 15 Issue 5

January 16, 2018

• Russia’s ‘Victory’ in Syria is Debunked, Derailed and Defeated
• Swarm Attack on Russia’s Military Facilities in Syria
• Like Its Neighbors, Belarus Seeks to Block Russian Propaganda

Volume 15 Issue 4

January 11, 2018

• Despite Putin’s Declaration of Victory, Fighting Escalates in Syria
• A Year in Review: Ukraine Faced Mixed Fortunes, Missed Opportunities in 2017
• A Year in Review: More Problems, More Reforms, More Cooperation for Central Asia in 2017
• A Year in Review: Kazakhstan Pursues Domestic Reforms, Foreign Direct Investment in 2017

Volume 15 Issue 3

January 10, 2018

• Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Kaliningrad to Become ‘Special’ Again
• A Year in Review: Oligarchic Power Consolidation Defines Moldova’s Politics in 2017
• A Year in Review: Georgian Government Struggles With Multiple Crises in 2017, While Cementing Its Grip on Power

Volume 15 Issue 2

January 9, 2018

• A Year in Review: Russia’s Military Leadership Reflects on 2017
• A Year in Review: For North Caucasus in 2017, Old Problems Remain While New Ones Arise
• Ukrainian Government and Ukroboronprom Deadlocked Over Debt and Production Problems at Mykolaiv Shipyard

Volume 15 Issue 1

January 8, 2018

• A Year in Review: Russia’s Passive Year Ends Without Closure
• Belarus Moves Slowly Toward More Positive Relationship With Europe
• Astana Grapples With Growing Sinophobic Sentiment in Kazakhstan