Volumes

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Volume 14 Issue 84

June 22, 2017

• Bitter US-Russian Standoff in Syria—More Hot Words Than Real Harm
• Russian Army Again Threatening Georgia From the Occupied Territories
• Strategic Partnership Agreement: A New Chapter in EU-Azerbaijan Relations

Volume 14 Issue 83

June 21, 2017

• Airline Pilot Shortage Illustrates Broader Systemic Problems in Russia’s Labor Market
• Russia Aims to Return to Baikonur Cosmodrome Amid Vostochny Problems
• Naftohaz Ukrainy Hopes for Final Victory Over Gazprom in International Court

Volume 14 Issue 82

June 20, 2017

• Russia’s Military Precision Strike Capability Prioritizes Iskander-M
• Moscow, Circassians Now on Collision Course
• European Response to Russia’s Disinformation and Cyber Aggression: Reaction or Strategy?

Volume 14 Issue 81

June 19, 2017

• Putin Speaks but Gives Few Answers
• With Radical Voices Increasingly Shut out of the Debate, Belarusian Analysts Opine About the Future
• Moldova’s Foreign Policy in Disarray

Volume 14 Issue 80

June 15, 2017

• Putin Addresses Country Days After Mass Arrests of Nonviolent Protesters in Moscow and St. Petersburg
• Yandex: Tool of Russian Disinformation and Cyber Operations in Ukraine
• Words Matter: Belarus and Its Western Neighbors

Volume 14 Issue 79

June 14, 2017

• Moscow’s Pursuit of Military Strategic Parity With NATO
• Space and the Russian Military: New Trends
• Baltic Region Holds Multiple NATO Exercises in Anticipation of Russia’s Massive Zapad 2017 Drills

Volume 14 Issue 78

June 13, 2017

• Having Lost ‘Soft’ Power in Post-Soviet Space, Moscow Increasingly Using ‘Hard’
• Italy and Russia: Between Economic Cooperation and Mediterranean Problems
• Constitutional Debate Rages on in Georgia

Volume 14 Issue 77

June 12, 2017

• Mess in the Middle East Opens Few Opportunities for Russia
• Land and Airborne Forces Biggest ‘Winners’ of 2018–2025 Russian Armaments Program
• Ukraine Hopes to Become Arms Exporter to NATO Countries

Volume 14 Issue 76

June 8, 2017

• Putin Angrily Denounces ‘Anti-Russian Hysteria’ in US
• The Russian Army to Be Subordinated to the National Guard in a Crisis
• Belarus’s Quest for Self-Identity Aided by Outside Actors

Volume 14 Issue 75

June 7, 2017

• Ukraine Blocks Russian Social Networks: Anti-Democratic Move or Antidote to Disinformation?
• CIS Anti-Terrorism Center Holds First Military Exercises in Tajikistan
• Azerbaijan-Turkey-Georgia: A Geopolitical Axis or an Accidental Alliance?

Volume 14 Issue 74

June 6, 2017

• Moscow’s War in Ukraine Deepens Divides Among Russia’s Cossacks
• Russia’s Defense Spending Spree Set to Continue
• One Belt, One Road: Russian Dreams Exceed Reality

Volume 14 Issue 73

June 5, 2017

• Politics Dominate but Cannot Invigorate Economy in Putin’s Russia
• Russia’s Syria Resupply Route Through the Turkish Straits: Vulnerable to Terrorist Attack?
• Extradition Cases of Azerbaijani and Turkish Citizens Raise Ire in Georgia
• Poland Seeks Next-Generation Main Battle Tank to Replace Its Aging Soviet-Era T-72s

Volume 14 Issue 72

May 25, 2017

• NATO and US: Enemies of Choice for Russia’s Military
• Does Georgia Have Sufficient Resources to Create a New Military Reserve System?
• Controversies Over Proposed Crimean Tatar Autonomy in Ukraine

Volume 14 Issue 71

May 24, 2017

• Russian Electronic Warfare in Ukraine: Between Real and Imaginable
• Central Asia Ready to Follow China’s Lead despite Russian Ties
• Uzbekistan’s Economic Ties to China Continue to Grow Under New President Mirziyaev

Volume 14 Issue 70

May 23, 2017

• Collapse of Russian Shipping in the Caspian Puts Moscow’s Regional Strategy at Risk
• Armenia and India Build Strategic Relationship
• Belarusian Foreign Policy: In Search of Economic Growth Opportunities

Volume 14 Issue 69

May 22, 2017

• Russian Amphibious Capabilities—Kontraktniki and Rust Buckets (Part Two)
• How to Spend on Defense: Romania’s 2 Percent Conundrum
• Moscow Pressing Azerbaijani Diaspora to Send a Loud Signal to Baku

Volume 14 Issue 68

May 18, 2017

• Putin Defends Trump and Ridicules His Enemies
• Aging Apartment Block Demolitions Awaken Moscow Regionalist Sentiments
• Russia Increasingly Treats Georgia as Its Prospective Satellite

Volume 14 Issue 67

May 17, 2017

• Russia’s Reservations About China’s Silk Road
• Russian Amphibious Capabilities—Kontraktniki and Rust Buckets (Part One)
• Ukraine Survives Without Coal From Russia-Controlled Donbas

Volume 14 Issue 66

May 16, 2017

• Moscow’s Efforts to Erase Circassian History Are Backfiring
• Russia Adopts New Strategy for Development of Information Society
• New Controversies Swirl Around Russian Military Base in Armenia

Volume 14 Issue 65

May 15, 2017

• Moscow Spoils Every Opportunity to Improve Relations With US
• Embrace of Iranian Overtures Undermines Georgia’s Counter-Terrorism and NATO Integration Efforts
• Belarus: Sitting on Two Chairs Is What the Doctor Ordered

Volume 14 Issue 64

May 12, 2017

• Russian Blue Water Ambitions: Betting on Multi-Purpose Frigates
• Liberals and Extreme Nationalists Unite Once More in Russia
• Making Sense of the Turkish Air Strikes on Sinjar and Karachok

Volume 14 Issue 63

May 11, 2017

• Russian Military Leaders Overtaken by Siege Mentality in Anticipation of Victory Day Celebrations
• Russian ‘Cyber Troops’: A Weapon of Aggression
• Proposed Georgian Constitutional Amendments Lack Support of President, Opposition

Volume 14 Issue 62

May 10, 2017

• Putin, Merkel Exchange Views on Ukraine in Sochi (Part One)
• Putin, Merkel Exchange Views on Ukraine in Sochi (Part Two)
• Caught Between Russians and Tatars: Can the Bashkirs Save Bashkortostan?
• Kazakhstan Seeks to Reduce Russian Media Influence Amid Moscow-West Spat

Volume 14 Issue 61

May 8, 2017

• Russia Celebrates Its Newly Revived Old-Fashioned Militarism
• Realists Winning Tug of War Over Belarus
• Are the Littoral States Close to Signing an Agreement on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea?

Volume 14 Issue 60

May 4, 2017

• Putin Calls for Safe Zones in Syria Under Russian Supervision
• Russia Moving Toward Missile Frigate–Centric Navy?
• Sinking of the Liman Undermines Russia’s Sea Power Credentials

Volume 14 Issue 59

May 3, 2017

• Popular Myths About the Belarusian Economy
• In Central Asia, Strategic Partnerships Growing Ascendant
• A Caravan to Nowhere? Russo-Japanese Relations

Volume 14 Issue 58

May 2, 2017

• Russian Fake News Operation Seeks to Generate Baltic Opposition to NATO Presence
• Moscow Promotes New Tsirkon Cruise Missile
• Latvia Pursues ‘Total Defense’ Concept, Rejects Conscription

Volume 14 Issue 57

May 1, 2017

• Moscow Tries to Prod, Exploit European Disunity
• ‘Catch up and surpass’: Russia Claims to Have Tested Hypersonic Missiles
• Anti-Western Propaganda in Georgia Grows in Strength and Sophistication

Volume 14 Issue 56

April 27, 2017

• Russian Military Braces for Possible Follow-Up Attacks by US in Syria and Beyond
• Tbilisi Still Waiting on Delivery of Its Purchased Missile and Air Defense Systems From Paris
• In Belarus, Rhetoric Not All That Matters

Volume 14 Issue 55

April 26, 2017

• Young Gunman With Neo-Nazi Affiliation Highlights Threats to Russian State
• Georgia’s State Security Service Annual Report Downplays Country’s Terrorist Threat
• Propaganda Against Trans-Adriatic Pipeline Continues Under ‘Environmental Concerns’

Volume 14 Issue 54

April 25, 2017

• Shoigu Promotes Russia’s ‘Effective Army’ Plans to 2025
• Yezidis and Yerevan Complicating Moscow’s Efforts to Influence Kurds in Iraq and Syria
• Nazarbayev’s Call for Latin Alphabet for Kazakh Worries Russia

Volume 14 Issue 53

April 24, 2017

• Russia Absent From North Korean Crisis
• New Uzbek President Courts Moscow During State Visit
• Will the North–South Transport Corridor Overshadow the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars Railway?

Volume 14 Issue 52

April 13, 2017

• Moscow and Damascus Accuse Rebels of Deploying WMDs All Over Syria
• Tatarstan’s Pursuit of Power-Sharing Accord With Moscow Energizes National Movements Across Russia
• April Ceasefire in Donbas: Opportunity for Renewed Russian Gains?

Volume 14 Issue 51

April 12, 2017

• Large Russian Land-Air-Sea Exercises in Crimea Highlight Vulnerabilities in Ukrainian Navy and Coastal Defense
• Georgia and Ukraine Welcome New Thaw in Bilateral Relations
• Baku-Beijing Relations and China’s Growing Interest in the South Caucasus

Volume 14 Issue 50

April 11, 2017

• Russian Air Defense and the US Strike on Al-Shayrat
• Russians Increasingly Prepared to Use Firearms Against Police
• Russian-Turkish Relations Undermined by Status of Crimea

Volume 14 Issue 49

April 10, 2017

• Kremlin Reels From US Missile Strike on Syria
• Russia’s Tu-160 Strategic Bomber Faces Development Problems
• Breaking out of the West’s Conditioned Response to Belarus ‘Failing the Democracy Test’

Volume 14 Issue 48

April 7, 2017

• Russian-Chinese Joint Ventures in Russia’s Far East, Arctic
• Russian Agitprop Pervades Central and Eastern Europe
• Risk of Further Serious Hostilities in Karabakh Remains High

Volume 14 Issue 47

April 6, 2017

• Deadly Bomb Explosion in St. Petersburg Metro Exposes Vulnerability of Russia’s Cities
• Even Under Pressure, Belarus Defies Clichés
• Ukraine Invites Georgia to Act Together Against Russian Occupation

Volume 14 Issue 46

April 5, 2017

• Moscow Mobilizes the Science of Strategic Foresight
• Moscow’s Laughs Not to Be Trusted in the Baltics
• Islamicized Armenians in Turkey: A Bridge or a Threat?

Volume 14 Issue 45

April 3, 2017

• Putin Demands Improved Russia-US Relations
• Moldova-Ukraine Energy Deal Upsets Russia by Cutting Transnistria Out
• Armenian Authorities Arrest Former Separatist Karabakh ‘Defense Minister’ on Eve of Parliamentary Elections

Volume 14 Issue 44

March 30, 2017

• Russia Rocked by Massive Protest Demonstrations
• Conflict Escalates Again in Eastern Ukraine: Possible Causes and Consequences
• Georgia Readies Itself for New Constitutional Changes

Volume 14 Issue 43

March 29, 2017

• Despite Sanctions, Russia Presses Development of Arctic Energy Reserves
• Iran Builds Soft Power in Georgia to Foster Tighter Nexus With Russia
• Kyiv Stops Trade With Occupied Donbas, Slaps Sanctions on Russian Bank Subsidiaries

Volume 14 Issue 42

March 28, 2017

• Another Russian Failure: Moscow and the Korean Question
• Cossacks Fighting Moscow’s Expanded Efforts to Make Them Ethnic Russians
• Suspension of Azerbaijan's EITI Membership: Repercussions for the Southern Gas Corridor

Volume 14 Issue 41

March 27, 2017

• Illusions and Lack of Reason Revealed by New Protests in Belarus
• Crackdown in Minsk: End of Latest Belarusian Political Thaw?
• New Mass Protests Materialize Against Putin

Volume 14 Issue 40

March 24, 2017

• Washington’s Dysfunction May Embolden Moscow as Russian Defector Gunned Down in Kyiv
• The Southern Gas Corridor and the Recent Escalation in Karabakh
• Armenia and Azerbaijan: What Do They Seek From the EU?

Volume 14 Issue 39

March 22, 2017

• Russian Private Military Companies—Redwater?
• Russian Anxiety About Central Asia Becomes Palpable
• Erdoğan’s Visit to Moscow: Background, Agenda and Beyond

Volume 14 Issue 38

March 21, 2017

• Regional Statistics—But Not Moscow’s—Point to Russia’s Demographic Collapse
• Russian National Guard: A New Oprichnina, ‘Cyber Police’ or Something Else?
• Russian Military Absorbs ‘Army of South Ossetia’

Volume 14 Issue 37

March 20, 2017

• Belarus: Public Protests in the Geopolitical Context
• Navalny Launches Russian Presidential Campaign in the Regions, Angers Local Federalist Sensibilities
• With Tensions High, Kazakhstan Plays Mediator in Syria Peace Talks

Volume 14 Issue 36

March 16, 2017

• Private Military Companies Forming Vanguard of Russian Foreign Operations
• Uzbekistan Accords Turkmenistan Status of Closest Neighbor and Partner
• European Union Poised to Scrap Visa Requirements for Ukraine

Volume 14 Issue 35

March 15, 2017

• Georgia’s Seaport City of Batumi Erupts in Violence
• Baltics Take Step Toward Creating Single Security Space
• To Afghanistan Not Syria? Islamic State Diverts Tajik Fighters South

Volume 14 Issue 34

March 14, 2017

• Russia’s State Armaments Program to 2025 Promises High-Technology Procurement
• Belarus Policies and Their Existential Jetlag
• Russian Regions Erecting Statues to Those Who Resisted Muscovite Expansion

Volume 14 Issue 33

March 13, 2017

• Moscow Spins Overextended Intrigues in the Middle East
• Armenia Pushes to Reinvigorate Its Relationship With NATO
• Ukraine’s Information Security Doctrine: A Breakthrough or the Veneer of Change?

Volume 14 Issue 32

March 9, 2017

• Kremlin’s Hopes for a ‘Post-West’ World Order Recede
• The Ukrainian Navy: Conceptual Aspects and Cooperation With the West
• Southern Gas Corridor Seeks Financial Backing Amidst Volatile Oil Prices

Volume 14 Issue 31

March 8, 2017

• Can Channel Rustavi 2 Remain the Voice of the Opposition?
• Belarus in a Frenzy Over Allegations of Potential Russian Aggression
• Russian Advances in the Gulf

Volume 14 Issue 30

March 7, 2017

• Aerospace Forces’ Snap Inspection Reveals Flaws
• Lithuanian Popular Militia Expands to Defend Against Russian Threat
• Russia Progressively Pulls Georgia Tighter Into Its Orbit by Way of New Transit Routes

Volume 14 Issue 29

March 6, 2017

• The Problem With Russian Connections Is Corruption, Not Espionage
• Spanish Arrests of Russia-Connected Individuals Illustrate Complex Dynamics of Madrid’s Relations With Moscow
• Moldovan President Seeks Regime Change Via Referendum

Volume 14 Issue 28

March 2, 2017

• Moscow Preparing for ‘Asymmetrical’ Arms Race
• Ukraine Showcases Advanced New Air-to-Ground Rocket Munition
• New Outbreak of Violence in Karabakh: Cause and Effect

Volume 14 Issue 27

March 1, 2017

• Russia’s Sarmat ICBM Faces Development Problems
• Rustavi 2 TV Channel Fights for Its Survival as Supreme Court Decision Approaches
• Ukraine’s Legal Cases Against Russia in International Courts

Volume 14 Issue 26

February 28, 2017

• What Do the Protests in Belarus Mean?
• Central Asian Countries Erecting New Cities to Cope With Population Explosion
• Railway Blockade Wreaks Havoc on Economy of Ukraine’s Donbas

Volume 14 Issue 25

February 27, 2017

• Russia Struggles to Come to Terms With Its Past
• The Russian Army Suffers Deficit in Officers
• Belarus: Time of Trouble Lingers

Volume 14 Issue 24

February 24, 2017

• Russia Sells S-400 Complexes to China: Smart Move or a Mixed Blessing?
• Russia’s Arduous Quest to Resurrect Its Carrier Fleet: The Case of the Crimean NITKA Military Complex
• Donbas Blockade Exposes Political Fault Lines in Ukraine

Volume 14 Issue 23

February 23, 2017

• Defense Minister Shoigu Promotes Russian Cyber Warfare Troops and Declares Victory in Syria
• NATO Consolidating ‘Collective Defense’ in Europe’s East
• Kazakhstan Embarks on Constitutional Reform Amid Uncertain Times

Volume 14 Issue 22

February 22, 2017

• Rekindled Train Wagon Debate Calls Into Question Planned Size for ‘Zapad 2017’ Exercise
• Georgian Authorities Reinstate Military Conscription
• Kuban Corruption Case Could Presage New Source of Legitimacy for Kremlin

Volume 14 Issue 21

February 21, 2017

• As US-Russian Relations Stagnate, Europe Fears a Jilted Moscow
• Beyond Two Percent: How Estonia is Strengthening Its Security and NATO’s
• Turmoil in and Around Belarus

Volume 14 Issue 20

February 16, 2017

• Moscow Sees Anti-Russian Forces on the Rise in US Following Flynn’s Ouster
• Russian Commentators Float Idea of ‘New Yalta’ Deal Among Russia, US and China
• Injecting Russian Gas Into TAP: Downgrading Importance of Southern Gas Corridor

Volume 14 Issue 19

February 15, 2017

• Does the Kurdish Issue Undermine Turkish-Russian Relations?
• Armenia-Belarus Friction Gaining Momentum
• Uzbekistan Turns to Russia in Search of Modern Weapons

Volume 14 Issue 18

February 14, 2017

• Russia, Iran and the US: An Obtuse Triangle
• Little-Known Turkmenistan About to Become Known for Its Big Problems
• Belarus-Russian Conflict Still Raging

Volume 14 Issue 17

February 13, 2017

• Tenth Anniversary of Putin’s Munich Speech: A Commitment to Failure
• The Battle for Avdiivka: Ukrainian Assessment and Context
• The Lapshin Case: A Red Line in Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy

Volume 14 Issue 16

February 9, 2017

• Putin Orders Air Force Into Topmost Battle Readiness
• Russia on the Verge of a ‘Cyber Purge?’
• ‘Crawling Advance’: A New Tactic of Ukrainian Troops in Donbas

Volume 14 Issue 15

February 8, 2017

• Is US-Russian Joint Operation Against Islamic State Possible?
• People Power in Romania Versus Moldova: Worlds Apart?
• A Visionary at the Head of the Latvian Armed Forces

Volume 14 Issue 14

February 7, 2017

• Gerasimov Revamps Russian Military Hard Power, Based on Syria Lessons
• Is Kaliningrad on Its Way to Becoming ‘Russia’s Crimea?’
• Armenia and Georgia Hold Joint Exercise With NATO Soldiers

Volume 14 Issue 13

February 6, 2017

• Russia’s Little War in Ukraine Does Not Help Kremlin to Befriend Trump
• Russia Introduces a Border Zone With Belarus
• Lukashenka’s Eccentric Conversation With Russia and the World

Volume 14 Issue 12

February 2, 2017

• If Trump Hands Over Ukraine, He Will Make Russia Great Again
• Merkel-Poroshenko Meeting Shows Deep Freeze of ‘Normandy’ Negotiations
• Russian Gazprom Shows Renewed Interest in Greek Natural Gas Infrastructure

Volume 14 Issue 11

February 1, 2017

• Italy in Wait-and-See Mode Over Russia’s Maneuvering in Libya
• Georgia to Skip NATO Summit as Russia Flexes Military Muscle in South Caucasus
• Moscow’s Double Game in Afghanistan

Volume 14 Issue 10

January 31, 2017

• Are Moscow and the West Swapping Positions on Belarus?
• Belarus: Expanding the Scope of the Permissible
• Gotland: Sweden’s Crown Jewel in the Baltic

Volume 14 Issue 9

January 30, 2017

• Much Ado About Trump’s Phone Call With Putin
• Muscovite Socialist, National Oligarch: A Moldovan Symbiosis
• Armenia-Iran Versus Azerbaijan-Israel: Where Is Russia?

Volume 14 Issue 8

January 26, 2017

• Moscow Maneuvering to Become Supreme Arbiter in Syria
• Ukrainian President Poroshenko to Finally Close His Confectionery in Russia
• Putin Blesses Moldova’s President in Moscow
• Moldova’s President in the Kremlin: A Snapshot of Moldova-Russia Relations

Volume 14 Issue 7

January 25, 2017

• Ukraine Upgrades Military Potential With New Tanks, Missiles
• Ukraine to Begin Producing M16 Assault Rifle in Joint Venture With US Firm
• Georgia Trusts Donald Trump Will Not Change US Policy Toward Tbilisi

Volume 14 Issue 6

January 24, 2017

• Moscow Seeks to Reinforce Trump’s Belief That Force Alone Can Defeat Islamic State
• Ukraine’s New Power Game: Avakov Versus Poroshenko
• Is Russia Readying to Conduct Regime Change in Belarus?

Volume 14 Issue 5

January 23, 2017

• Russia and China Part Company in Davos
• Baltics Sharply Increase Defense Expenditures
• Russia Expands Its Subversive Involvement in Western Balkans

Volume 14 Issue 4

January 20, 2017

• Is Belarus at Risk From an Impatient Russia?
• Moscow Benefits from Influence Campaign to Reinstate Ukraine-Russia Economic Ties
• Terrorist Threat in Georgia Shifts From Exporting Militants to Homegrown and Returning Fighters

Volume 14 Issue 3

January 19, 2017

• Kremlin Learning to Navigate Washington’s New Unpredictability
• Reform-Minded Presidential Administration Forces Government Reshuffles in Uzbekistan
• Georgia Signs Unfavorable New Natural Gas Transit Deal With Russia

Volume 14 Issue 2

January 18, 2017

• Counter-Containment: Russia Deploys S-400 Complexes to Crimea
• Saakashvili’s Party in Georgia Splits in Two
• Visa-Free Travel to Belarus and the Dawn of a New Era in the (Dis)Information Wars

Volume 14 Issue 1

January 17, 2017

• Putin’s Dirty Diplomacy Fails to Breach Sanctions Wall
• Moscow Pursues Enhanced Precision-Strike Capability
• Independent Russian Analysts Argue Moscow Secretly Cooperating With the Islamic State