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Volume 21 Issue 142

October 3, 2024

• By Allowing Regions to Form Militias, Moscow Increases Likelihood of Future Civil War
• Russia Releases Proposed Military Budget for 2025

Volume 21 Issue 142

October 2, 2024

• Russian Disinformation Targets the European Union
• Russia Updates Nuclear Doctrine, Lowering Threshold for Use of Nuclear Weapons (Part 1)
• Belarus Offers Reset of Bilateral Relations to Lithuania

Volume 21 Issue 141

October 1, 2024

• Saimaa Canal Becomes a Flashpoint at Finnish-Russian Border
• Russia's Prospective Childfree Ban Becomes New Way to Control Society
• The Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Treaty is 'Within Reach' but Out of Grasp

Volume 21 Issue 140

September 30, 2024

• Putin's Nuclear Blackmail Goes Doctrinal
• Taiwan's President Suggests China Demand Return of Land Ceded to Russia a Century Ago
• Moscow Uses Cossacks' Cultural Significance as Part of New War Narrative

Volume 21 Issue 139

September 26, 2024

• Moscow Fears Moldova Will Follow Ukraine and Ban Russian Orthodox Church
• Russia Legalizes Cryptocurrency Mining to Circumvent Western Sanctions
• Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Grain Shipments in Black Sea Hold Broad Implications Amid War

Volume 21 Issue 138

September 25, 2024

• NATO’s Outgoing Leader Stoltenberg Reflects on Missed Opportunities in Ukraine (Part Two)
• The West Must Carefully Consider True Meaning of Putin's Red Lines
• Belarusian Prisoner Releases Hold Potential to Facilitate Belarus-West Relations

Volume 21 Issue 137

September 24, 2024

• Moscow Focusing on Åland Islands as Target in Event of War With NATO
• Level of Violence in Russia Reaches New High as Veterans Return From War

Volume 21 Issue 136

September 23, 2024

• NATO's Outgoing Leader Stoltenberg Reflects on Missed Opportunities in Ukraine (Part One)
• Legacy of Putin's War on Terror Weighs Heavily on Modern Russia
• Russia's Disinformation Campaign in North America Becomes Smarter and More Flexible

Volume 21 Issue 135

September 19, 2024

• Zangezur Transit Now at Center of Conflicts in South Caucasus
• Russia Faces Significant Future Deficit in Officers Corps
• Turkmenistan Resumes Work on TAPI Pipeline Despite Geopolitical Hurdles

Volume 21 Issue 134

September 18, 2024

• Ukraine Eyes American Technology as Cornerstone of Future Energy Mix
• Russia Strengthens Ties With Iran to Solidify Position in Middle East
• Georgia's Ruling Elite Prepares for Complete Capitulation to Russia

Volume 21 Issue 133

September 17, 2024

• Two Russian Government Ministers Say Putin's Russia Running Out of Soviet Resource Reserves
• Moscow Considers Borrowing From Tehran's Economic Model to Weather Sanctions
• Russia Looks to Target Achilles' Heel of Western Economies on Ocean Floor

Volume 21 Issue 132

September 16, 2024

• Moscow Takes the Measure of Western Vacillations
• Russian Orthodox Church Recruits African Students for Moscow's War in Ukraine
• Kremlin Increases Cossack Forces in Ukraine

Volume 21 Issue 131

September 12, 2024

• Iran Increasing Its Influence in Central Asia With Expanded Trade across Turkmenistan
• Putin's Visit to Baku Stirs up Iran-Russia Tensions on Zangezur Corridor
• India Becomes Armenia's Largest Defense Supplier

Volume 21 Issue 130

September 11, 2024

• Georgia Prepares for Decisive Parliamentary Elections
• Ukraine's African Campaign Against Russia Prompts International Backlash
• Pashinyan Press Conference Highlights Progress and Pitfalls in Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Talks

Volume 21 Issue 129

September 10, 2024

• To Counter Russian Invasion, Kyiv Seeking to Expand Influence in Africa
• China Enables Russia's War of Aggression Against Ukraine
• Public Opinion in Russia Falls as Citizens Experience Reality of War

Volume 21 Issue 128

September 9, 2024

• Putin Cannot Escape War in Ukraine Amid Travels to Far East
• Kremlin Patriotic Education Policy Hampers Country's Development
• Launch Site of Russia's Mythical Nuclear-Powered 'Burevestnik' Cruise Missile Allegedly Found

Volume 21 Issue 127

September 5, 2024

• Baku Turning Away From West Toward Moscow and Tehran, at Least for Now
• China and Russia Expand Cooperation on Arctic Transit Infrastructure
• Georgian Dream Proposes Orthodox Christianity as State Religion in Ploy to Retain Power

Volume 21 Issue 126

September 4, 2024

• Russia's New Maritime Collegium Inaugurated in Renewed Focus on Arctic Policy
• As Domestic Discontent Simmers, Russia Again Tries to Draw Belarus Into War
• Developments on Belarus-Ukraine Border Prompt Roller Coaster of Reactions in Minsk

Volume 21 Issue 125

September 3, 2024

• Moscow Church, Facing Ban in Ukraine, on Defensive Across Former Soviet Space
• Putin Puts Forth Resolute Indifference to Kursk Debacle
• Russia's General Radio Frequency Center Leads Moscow's Internet Crackdown

Volume 21 Issue 124

August 15, 2024

• Ukraine's Kursk Operation Demonstrates Russia's Dysfunctional Authoritarianism
• Moscow Writer Says West Making Gotland 'Target Number One' for Russian Missiles
• Russia and Belarus Hold Joint Non-Strategic Nuclear Exercises (Part Three)
• Armenia Ends Russian Oversight at Yerevan Airport as Security Concerns Persist

Volume 21 Issue 123

August 14, 2024

• The US-Ukraine Security Agreement: Indispensable but Irresolute
• The US-Ukraine Security Agreement: Wartime and Postwar
• Putin's War Myths Crumble as Ukraine Advances in Kursk Oblast

Volume 21 Issue 122

August 13, 2024

• Putin Says Moscow to Exploit New Oil Field in Antarctic, Undermining Key Treaty
• Innovative Ukrainian Naval Tactics Largely Nullify Russia's Black Sea Superiority
• Crimea as Ukraine's Trump Card Against Russia
• Moscow Capitalizes on Wins From Recent Prisoner Swap

Volume 21 Issue 121

August 8, 2024

• Kyiv Set to Expand Support for Non-Russians in Russia
• Russia Considers Supplying Anti-Ship Missiles to Ansarallah
• India Launches Russian Stealth Frigates as New Delhi and Moscow Strengthen Defense Partnership

Volume 21 Issue 120

August 7, 2024

• NATO States Undertake Security Commitments to Kyiv Under Ukraine Compact (Part Two)
• Russia Adopting Espionage Methods for Military Recruitment
• Sanctions Deepen Kremlin Influence in Belarus and Strengthen Lukashenka Regime

Volume 21 Issue 119

August 6, 2024

• NATO States Undertake Security Commitments to Kyiv Under Ukraine Compact (Part One)
• New and More Radical Islamist Movement Threatens Russian Control in North Caucasus
• Military Supplies to Armenia Escalate Tensions in South Caucasus

Volume 21 Issue 118

August 5, 2024

• Prisoner Exchanges and the Prospects for Peace Talks
• Western Leaders Misunderstand Roots of Russia's War Against Ukraine
• Armenia Reaches 'Point of No Return' in Withdrawal From CSTO

Volume 21 Issue 117

August 1, 2024

• Moscow Mulls Reaction to Japan's Expanding Military Ties With United States
• Airstrikes, Artificial Intelligence, and Sabotage Drive Russian Psyops
• Rostec's Updated 2023 Financial Data Shows Decline in Revenue

Volume 21 Issue 116

July 31, 2024

• Wagner Suffers Another Military Setback in Africa, This Time in Mali
• Belarus and Ukraine De-Escalate Military Tensions on the Border
• Russia Intends to Change Demographic Situation in Occupied Abkhazia

Volume 21 Issue 115

July 30, 2024

• Moscow Worried About Ukrainian 'Wedges' in Russia and Their Growing Support From Abroad
• Growing Potential for Regional Protests Threatens Kremlin Authority
• Türkiye Expands Military and Cultural Influence in Central Asia

Volume 21 Issue 114

July 29, 2024

• Russian Intrigues in Middle East Surge
• Georgia's Ruling Elite Plans to Maintain Power by Fragmenting Opposition
• Growing ISKP Threat Pushes Russia Closer to Taliban

Volume 21 Issue 113

July 25, 2024

• Russia Facing Loss of Icebreaker Dominance in Arctic
• Russia's Arms Manufacturing in January–June 2024
• Azerbaijan Strengthens Trilateral Cooperation With Pakistan and Türkiye

Volume 21 Issue 112

July 24, 2024

• Russia's Costly 2024 Offensive and Lessons for Ukraine
• Moscow Increases Cossack Presence in Occupied Territories
• Lukashenka's 30th Presidential Anniversary Highlights Belarus's Political Divide

Volume 21 Issue 111

July 23, 2024

• Turkmenistan at New Crossroads of North-South and East-West Corridors
• Russia's Diamond Industry Under Pressure of Stricter Sanctions
• Mongolia Bolsters Relations With Governments of Central Asia

Volume 21 Issue 110

July 22, 2024

• Russia's Kurganmashzavod Factory Data Shows the Limits of BMP-3 Production Rates
• Moscow Seeks to Drive 'Peace' Wedge into Trans-Atlantic Unity
• Armenia Looks West to Reduce Nuclear Energy Dependency on Russia

Volume 21 Issue 109

July 18, 2024

• Strategic Indecision Prolongs NATO's Incremental Approach to Ukraine
• China Increasing Its Military Presence in Tajikistan
• Brutal Strikes on Ukraine Preserve Putin's Maneuverability

Volume 21 Issue 108

July 17, 2024

• Ukraine's Membership Prospects No Clearer After NATO's Washington Summit
• OSCE Declares 'Decolonization of Russia' as Necessary for Peace
• Beijing Revives China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan Railway
• Iran's Paradoxical Expectations for Political Developments in Armenia

Volume 21 Issue 107

July 16, 2024

• Russian Casualties in Ukraine Continue to Rise
• Azerbaijan Expands Ties With China and Iran, Benefiting Moscow and Hurting West
• Lukashenka’s Hold on Power in Belarus Unclear as Election Season Approaches

Volume 21 Issue 106

July 15, 2024

• Russia Struggles to Counter Upgrade of NATO-Ukraine Compact
• Belarus Becomes First European Member of Shanghai Cooperation Organization
• Islamic State in Khorasan Province's Increased Activity Threatens Central Asia

Volume 21 Issue 105

July 11, 2024

• Afghan Canal Project Affecting Not Only Central Asia but China and Russia Too
• The Dubious Future of Russia’s Proposed Orbital Station
• United States Freezes Military Cooperation With Georgia
• Recent Developments in Belarus Offer Potential Opportunity to West

Volume 21 Issue 104

July 10, 2024

• Russia's War Against Ukraine in 2024 and Looking Ahead to 2025
• Putin's Kremlin Struggles to Weather Storm as Russian Society Becomes More Disillusioned
• Geopolitical Tensions Complicate Proposed Kazakhstan–Turkmenistan–Afghanistan Transit Corridor

Volume 21 Issue 103

July 9, 2024

• Population Flight Leaving Russia's Far East Increasingly Less Russian
• Transformation of Caspian Sea Region Into Energy Hub Gaining Momentum (Part Two)
• United States Encourages Armenia and Azerbaijan to Sign Peace Treaty 'Without Delay'

Volume 21 Issue 102

July 8, 2024

• Ukraine Strengthens National Defense Industry
• Russia Switches Sides in Sudan War
• Kazakhstan Expands Trade Relations With United States and Europe

Volume 21 Issue 101

July 3, 2024

• The State of Ukrainian Air Defense (Part Three)
• Russia's War Against Ukraine Driving Evolution of Cyber Warfare
• Georgian Parliament Passes First Reading of Russian-Style Anti-LGBT Legislation

Volume 21 Issue 100

July 2, 2024

• Incomplete 'America First' Recommendations for Ending Russia's War Against Ukraine
• Moscow May Soon Do More Than Simply Restore the Death Penalty
• Türkiye Demonstrates Increased Interest in BRICS Membership

Volume 21 Issue 99

July 1, 2024

• Russia Seeks to Maintain Battlefield Initiative on Eve of NATO Summit
• Kazakhstan and the West Look to Strengthen Rare-Earth Cooperation
• Complications in Belarus's Relations With Armenia and Israel

Volume 21 Issue 98

June 27, 2024

• Fragging, Desertions, and Other Problems Mounting for Russian Invaders
• The State of Ukrainian Air Defense (Part Two)
• Workforce Shortages Plague Russian Arms Manufacturing

Volume 21 Issue 97

June 26, 2024

• Russian Economy Stagnates Amid Claims of Growing Global Influence
• Hungary Defies EU Policy Toward Belarus
• Moscow Uses Cossacks to Feign Interethnic Harmony in Russia

Volume 21 Issue 96

June 25, 2024

• New Attacks Suggest Moscow Rapidly Losing Control Over Dagestani Population
• Russia Works to Displace French Influence in Chad
• Constitutional Delay in Armenia Threatens to Derail Peace Talks With Azerbaijan

Volume 21 Issue 95

June 24, 2024

• Putin's Asia Tour Exposes Russia's Rapid Degradation From Long War
• Transformation of Caspian Sea Region Into Energy Hub Gaining Momentum (Part One)
• Türkiye Strengthens Pivot Toward China

Volume 21 Issue 94

June 20, 2024

• Putin Doubles-Down on Non-Negotiable Terms on Ukraine
• Budapest's Use of Hungarian Issue in Ukraine Helps Orbán and Moscow, Hurts Kyiv and Chisinau
• The State of Ukrainian Air Defense (Part One)
• Russian Defense Minister Andrei Belousov's Team Sees New Players

Volume 21 Issue 93

June 18, 2024

• Rostov Prison Clash Highlights Growing Threat to Putin Regime
• Ukraine Scores Diplomatic Victory at Peace Summit
• Kazakh Official's Conviction Offers Hope for Combating Domestic Violence in Central Asia

Volume 21 Issue 92

June 17, 2024

• Ukraine Peace Summit Brings Disappointment and Hope
• Georgian Dream Considers a Confederation With Breakaway Territories
• Russia and Belarus Hold Joint Non-Strategic Nuclear Exercises (Part Two)

Volume 21 Issue 91

June 13, 2024

• Rare-Earth Reserves in Central Asia Sparking Intense Geopolitical Competition
• Putin Participates in Russian Propaganda's 'Active Measures'
• Belarusian Opposition's 'Unspoken Problem'

Volume 21 Issue 90

June 12, 2024

• Moscow May Be Planning to Sideline Ramzan Kadyrov in Chechnya
• Uzbekistan to Increase Rare-Earth Production
• Challenges in Azerbaijani-Israeli Strategic Relationship After October 7

Volume 21 Issue 89

June 11, 2024

• Moscow Focusing on Gotland and Other Baltic Sea Islands as Potential Targets
• Russian Psyops Target Zelenskyy's Legitimacy
• Georgia, Losing Western Support, Risks Missing Opportunity to Restore Territorial Integrity

Volume 21 Issue 88

June 10, 2024

• Normandy Sends a Powerful Message to Putin's Posturing
• Kremlin Uses Russian and International Youth to Expand Influence and Fight in Ukraine
• Transition to a 'Post-Putin' Russia Threatens to Be Prolonged

Volume 21 Issue 87

June 6, 2024

• The Kremlin Speculates on Zelenskyy's Constitutional Status
• Religious Life On the Rise in Ukraine, With Enormous Consequences for Kyiv and Moscow
• Georgia's Anaklia Deep-Water Port Becomes Chinese Geopolitical Project

Volume 21 Issue 86

June 5, 2024

• Cryptocurrency Operations Expand in Russia
• Tensions Increase as Prime Minister and Church Leaders Clash in Armenia
• Uncertainty Abounds in Talks on the Possible Export of Turkmen Gas to Europe

Volume 21 Issue 85

June 4, 2024

• Chinese Plans for Moscow Region Threaten to Spark Protests Near Kremlin
• Ukraine Forced to Fight With One Hand Tied Behind Back
• Belarus's Economic Plight Opens Opportunity to Pressure Minsk For Release of Political Prisoners

Volume 21 Issue 84

June 3, 2024

• Moscow Seeks to Aggravate Western Concerns About Long-Distance Ukrainian Strikes
• Washington Hits Russia's Uranium Industry
• Belarus Promotes Economic Interests in Azerbaijan

Volume 21 Issue 83

May 30, 2024

• The Kremlin Spells Out Terms of Ukraine's Surrender (Part Two)
• Moscow’s First Move against NATO Could Take Place in Norway's Svalbard Archipelago
• Rostec 2023 Financial Data Illustrates State of Russian Military-Industrial Complex
• Belarus's Political Dichotomy Continues to Widen

Volume 21 Issue 82

May 29, 2024

• The Kremlin Spells Out the Terms of Ukraine's Surrender (Part One)
• Ukraine Seeks to Reshape Economy Through Reform Agenda
• Attacks on South Asian Students and Workers Destabilize Kyrgyzstan

Volume 21 Issue 81

May 28, 2024

• Russia Attempts New Anti-Peace Offensive
• Kyrgyz Attacks on South Asian Workers Reflect Far Deeper Problems
• Azerbaijan and Slovakia Expand Strategic Partnership

Volume 21 Issue 80

May 23, 2024

• Despite Disowning Plan, Moscow Sends Clear Message of Intentions With Baltic Borders
• Russian Ministry of Defense Conducts 'Great Purge'
• Russia and Belarus Hold Joint Non-Strategic Nuclear Exercises (Part One)

Volume 21 Issue 79

May 22, 2024

• Georgia Stands at Crossroads Between Autocratic Russia and Democratic West
• Cossacks Provide a Source of Strength for Ukraine
• New Russian Defense Minister's Tasks Extend Beyond Ukraine

Volume 21 Issue 78

May 21, 2024

• Grain Becoming Russia's Tacit Weapon in Confrontation With the West
• Iranian President's Death Casts Shadow on Future of South Caucasus
• Armenia and Azerbaijan Step Up Work on Peace Deal

Volume 21 Issue 77

May 20, 2024

• Bilateral Security Agreements as Part of Ukraine's NATO Accession (Part Two)
• 'Long War' Drives Putin's Cadre Reshuffling
• Increased Reliance on Russia and Commitments to China Driving Uzbekistan's Gas Imports

Volume 21 Issue 76

May 16, 2024

• Bilateral Security Agreements as Part of Ukraine's NATO Accession (Part One)
• Moscow Starting to Regain Positions in South Caucasus
• Belousov Appointed as Russian Minister of Defense

Volume 21 Issue 75

May 15, 2024

• Xenophobia and Harassment of Central Asian Migrants on the Rise in Russia
• Russian GPS Games in the Baltic Sea Region
• Belarus Sees Irregular Flow of Migrants

Volume 21 Issue 74

May 14, 2024

• Putin's Turn to East Boosts Demand for Chinese Language Expertise and Fears of China
• Russian Attacks on Ukrainian Critical Infrastructure Become Hybrid Threat to Europe
• Clergy-Led Demonstrations Raise Concerns Over Separation of Church and State in Armenia

Volume 21 Issue 73

May 13, 2024

• Week of Ceremonies Marks Wobbly Start for Putin's New Presidential Term
• Serbia Bolsters Connections With Russia and China
• Georgians Fight for Their European Dream

Volume 21 Issue 72

May 9, 2024

• Chechen Demands in Dagestan Threaten to Destabilize Entire North Caucasus
• Minsk Confirms Deployment of Russian Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Belarus
• Anti-Immigrant Sentiments in Russia Lurk Behind Deep Social Issues

Volume 21 Issue 71

May 8, 2024

• Kremlin Fights Non-Existent Global Movement of 'Anti-Russian Separatists'
• All-Belarusian People's Assembly Becomes Central Pillar for Political Transition in Belarus
• Azerbaijan Continues to Strengthen Ties With Central Asia

Volume 21 Issue 70

May 7, 2024

• Russian Security Services Use Cyprus as EU Beachhead to Undermine the West
• Russia's War in Ukraine Starves Belarusian Railways of Upgrades
• Shifting Geopolitics Threaten to Shelve China–Kyrgyzstan–Uzbekistan Railway Project

Volume 21 Issue 69

May 6, 2024

• China Evaluates Partnership With Russia
• Russia's Satellite Constellation Deteriorates, Increasing Dependency on China
• Pashinyan Emphasizes Potential in Normalizing Relations With Türkiye

Volume 21 Issue 68

May 2, 2024

• Moscow Fearful of Losing Its Military Bases in Armenia and Tajikistan
• Russian Businesses Maintain Loyalty to Kremlin Despite War-Related Losses
• Lukashenka Utilizes All-Belarusian People's Assembly to Secure Legacy and Prevent Belarusian Gorbachev

Volume 21 Issue 67

May 1, 2024

• Russia Builds Alternative to SWIFT as Part of Digital Sovereignty Push
• Cossacks Form New Reserve Army in Russian Push Toward Chasiv Yar
• Pro-Russian Ruling Elite in Georgia Announce West as Enemy and Hunt for 'Western Agents'

Volume 21 Issue 66

April 30, 2024

• Patrushev Says Immigrants Threaten Russia's Territorial Integrity
• Ethnically Non-Russian Formations in Russia's War on Ukraine: North Caucasus
• Russia and Belarus War-Game Nuclear Attack on Ukraine and Eastern Europe

Volume 21 Issue 65

April 29, 2024

• War of Attrition Perturbs Putin's Elites
• Arms Manufacturing in Russia: Q1 2024
• Russia Determined to Take Over Moldova or Break It (Part Two)

Volume 21 Issue 64

April 25, 2024

• Ukrainians Increasingly Taking War Behind Russian Lines—and Moscow Is Worried
• Russia Determined to Take Over Moldova or Break It (Part One)
• Belarus's Strategy to Avoid War

Volume 21 Issue 63

April 24, 2024

• Ukraine's 'De-Naftification' of Russia (Part Two)
• Ukraine Strengthens Mobilization as War Presses On
• Public Protests Intensify Against Georgian Dream 'Foreign Agent' Law

Volume 21 Issue 62

April 23, 2024

• Moscow Seemingly Escalates Confrontation With Europe
• Armenian Protests Over Return of Four Villages to Azerbaijan Threaten Peace Process
• Belarusians Caught Between Competing Political Visions

Volume 21 Issue 61

April 22, 2024

• Russia's Growing Isolation Changes Balance of War
• Finland Joining NATO Multiplies Russia's Baltic Problems
• Russia's Peacekeeping Contingent Leaves Karabakh

Volume 21 Issue 60

April 18, 2024

• Moscow to Build Drone Bases Along Arctic Coast to Compensate for Weakening Position There
• Ukraine's 'De-Naftafication' of Russia (Part One)
• Putin Touts Incompatible Contradictions

Volume 21 Issue 59

April 17, 2024

• Russia Kowtows to China
• Belarus Begins Mobilizing Under Guise of Military Exercises
• Azerbaijan Calls for Return of Contested Villages

Volume 21 Issue 58

April 16, 2024

• Russian Women Adopt New Way to Protest War—One Putin Cannot Easily Block
• Ethnically Non-Russian Formations in Russia's War on Ukraine: Siberia
• Central Asia Cracks Down on Drug Trafficking

Volume 21 Issue 57

April 15, 2024

• Multi-Prong Peace Offensive Pushes Putin Into Corner
• Russia's Space Industry Struggles to Compete With US Commercial Space Strategy
• Yerevan's 'Crossroads for Peace' Remains Elusive

Volume 21 Issue 56

April 11, 2024

• Ukrainian Drone Attack on Tatarstan Shows Republics Moscow Cannot Defend Them
• Belarus Prepares for War but Hopes to Avoid It
• Niger Cozies Up to Russia and Walks Away From the West

Volume 21 Issue 55

April 10, 2024

• Moscow Uses Russian Orthodox Church as Covert Foreign Policy Tool in Ukraine and the West
• Ukrainian Mobilization Becomes Increasingly Urgent
• New Cossack Societies to Open in Ukrainian Oblasts

Volume 21 Issue 54

April 9, 2024

• Ethnically Non-Russian Formations in Russia's War on Ukraine: The Volga Region
• Gagauzia Plans to Declare Independence If Moldova Pursues Unity With Romania
• Georgia's Ruling Elite Encourages Russia and Fights Western Influence

Volume 21 Issue 53

April 8, 2024

• NATO's New Energy Makes Russia Anxious and Angry
• The Russian Opposition After Navalny's Murder
• Armenian Government Faces Domestic Pressure Over Handling of Border Dispute

Volume 21 Issue 52

April 4, 2024

• Conflict Between Russia and the West Heating Up in Frozen North
• Ethnically Non-Russian Formations in Russia's War on Ukraine: Bashkortostan
• Mongolia Considers Air Bridge With United Kingdom for Rare-Earth Exports

Volume 21 Issue 51

April 3, 2024

• Tightening Sanctions Will Further Compromise Russia's War-Torn Economy
• Belarusian Economy Sees Growth Despite Hurdles
• The Future of the Eurasian Economic Union

Volume 21 Issue 50

April 2, 2024

• Militant Underground Becoming More Active Across North Caucasus
• Ukrainian-Georgian Relations Reach New Low
• Geopolitics of the South Caucasus Intensifies

Volume 21 Issue 49

April 1, 2024

• The Kremlin Struggles to Maintain Public Support for 'Long War'
• Terrorism Undercuts Putin's Political Agenda
• Belarus's Diplomatic Activities Reflect a Non-Ideological Foreign Policy

Volume 21 Issue 48

March 28, 2024

• Moscow Church Losing Ground Throughout Post-Soviet Space, Including in Russia
• Russians Left With Unanswered Questions After Crocus City Hall Attack
• Moldova's Obscure Russia Policy Presents a Major Vulnerability Before Elections

Volume 21 Issue 47

March 27, 2024

• Terrorist Attack on Concert Hall Threatens to Stoke Tensions in North Caucasus
• Ideology-Driven Paramilitary Groups Threaten Russia and Beyond
• Azerbaijan and Iran Seek Common Ground Amid Regional Tensions

Volume 21 Issue 46

March 26, 2024

• Moscow's Disturbing Reaction to Crocus City Hall Attack
• Ukraine's Drone and Missile Offensive in Black Sea Knocks Russian Navy Flat Aback
• Italy and Kazakhstan Work to Broaden Ties Beyond Energy

Volume 21 Issue 45

March 25, 2024

• Post-'Election' Russia Sinks Deeper Into War Quagmire
• Kremlin Continues Tactic of Pitting West Against Itself
• Youth Organization Signals Growing Russian Militarization

Volume 21 Issue 44

March 21, 2024

• Moscow Will Only Consider Absorbing South Ossetia Amid a Georgian Rapprochement With NATO
• Putin Lights a Gagauz Fuse Under Moldova (Part Two)
• Shoigu Has Promised Combined Armies, Divisions, and Brigades

Volume 21 Issue 43

March 20, 2024

• Ostracizing Minsk May Not Be in the West's Interests
• Putin Lights a Gagauz Fuse Under Moldova (Part One)
• Española: Russia's Premier Soccer Paramilitary Group

Volume 21 Issue 42

March 19, 2024

• Russian Hopes and Fears Post 'Election'
• Azerbaijan's Space Ambitions Grow
• Russia Baits Georgia With Return of Occupied Territories in Run-Up to Parliamentary Elections

Volume 21 Issue 41

March 18, 2024

• Moscow Expands Military Influence in Africa
• Latin America's Varying Responses to Putin’s War Against Ukraine
• Russia Impedes Kazakhstan's Efforts to Increase Oil Exports to Germany

Volume 21 Issue 40

March 14, 2024

• Moscow Fears Armenia Now Following Same Path as Georgia and Ukraine
• Logistical Semi-Blockade Undermines Strategic Foundations of Belarusian Statehood
• Russia Exhausts Soviet-Era Arms Storage Bases

Volume 21 Issue 39

March 13, 2024

• Veterans of War Against Ukraine Become New Russian Elite
• Russian Influence in Georgia Ahead of Critical Elections
• Belarus Addresses Nuclear Weapons in New Military Doctrine

Volume 21 Issue 38

March 12, 2024

• Putin's Plans for Russian North and Arctic Transit Crumble
• Polish Farmer Protests Trigger International Repercussions
• Russian Military Intelligence Takes Over Wagner Operations in Libya

Volume 21 Issue 37

March 11, 2024

• Presidential 'Elections' Cannot Restore Putin's Authority
• European Mission in Armenia Completes Its First Year Amid Regional Tensions
• Ukraine Restoring Security to the Black Sea

Volume 21 Issue 36

March 7, 2024

• Moscow's Action in Ingushetia About Far More Than Counterterrorism
• Russia Converts Ukrainian Children Into Enemies
• Afghanistan's Canal Project Looks to Deepen Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan's Water Woes

Volume 21 Issue 35

March 6, 2024

• Russia Hopes to Use Caspian Sea Route to Evade Sanctions
• Belarus's Parliamentary Elections and Opposition Prospects
• The Organization of Turkic States Seeks Defense Cooperation

Volume 21 Issue 34

March 5, 2024

• Putin's Political Machinations Delegitimize Russian Presidential Elections
• Armenia's Break With Moscow Redefines South Caucasus Geopolitics
• Georgia Looks to Build Strategic Partnerships With European Union and China

Volume 21 Issue 33

March 4, 2024

• Russian Unity and Western Discord Converge in Putin's Imagination
• Nine Things Western Analysts Got Wrong About Russia and Its Invasion of Ukraine
• Western Funding Supported Russian Scientists Connected to the Military-Industrial Complex

Volume 21 Issue 32

February 29, 2024

• Moscow Using Transnistria and Gagauzia to Pressure Moldova, Ukraine, and the West
• Irreversible Changes Underway in Russian Society
• Russia Reorganizes Military Districts

Volume 21 Issue 31

February 28, 2024

• Russia's Asia Pivot Meets With Iran's Eurasian Tilt
• Defense Officials Elaborate on Belarus's Military Policies
• Azerbaijan and Serbia Expand Defense Partnership

Volume 21 Issue 30

February 27, 2024

• New 'Black January' in Bashkortostan Casts Ever-Darker Shadow
• Geopolitical Stakes High for Upcoming Georgian Elections
• Cossack Youth Join In On 'Breeding For War'

Volume 21 Issue 29

February 26, 2024

• Russian Society Disfigured and Degraded by the 'Long War'
• Putin Has Yet to Signal a Real Openness to Peace Negotiations
• Kazakhstan Plans to Host Military Drills With Members of Russian-Led CSTO

Volume 21 Issue 28

February 23, 2024

• Three Developments in Mongolia Increasingly Worry Moscow
• Russia Struggles for 'Hearts and Minds' in Global South (Part Two)
• The Future of Roscosmos Unclear as Challenges Mount

Volume 21 Issue 27

February 22, 2024

• Aliyev Wins Snap Presidential Election
• Russia Struggles for 'Hearts and Minds' in Global South (Part One)
• Iranian-Russian Alliance Deepens Amid Global Conflicts

Volume 21 Issue 26

February 21, 2024

• Putin Pushes to Call All Russian Residents 'Russkiye': Word for Ethnic Nation
• The Kremlin Feared Navalny in Life and Continues to Fear Him in Death (Part Two)
• Upcoming Elections in Belarus Highlight Autocratic Political Landscape

Volume 21 Issue 25

February 20, 2024

• The Kremlin Feared Navalny in Life and Continues to Fear Him in Death (Part One)
• Russia's Post-Putin Future Becomes Darker
• Rumors Spread of Russia's Prospective Use of Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space

Volume 21 Issue 24

February 15, 2024

• Water Shortages in Russian-Occupied Crimea Set to Trigger Mass Outmigration
• Russia Combats Internet Freedom
• Russians Open Record Number of Businesses in Georgia Amid War in Ukraine

Volume 21 Issue 23

February 14, 2024

• Russian Rhetoric Toward Central Asia Grows Increasingly Hostile
• Belarus and Uzbekistan Proclaim a New Chapter in Relations
• Cossacks Plan for February Meeting

Volume 21 Issue 22

February 13, 2024

• Baltics and Ukraine Move to Reduce Russian Orthodoxy to Smaller National Church
• Russia is Breeding for War Through Youth (Para-)Militarization
• Russia Seeks to Strengthen Political Ties with Latin America in Struggle for Influence in Global South (Part Two)

Volume 21 Issue 21

February 12, 2024

• Russian Economy Feels Bite of Attrition
• Putin’s 'Active Measures' and Hidden Discussion Between the Kremlin and Military
• Russia Seeks to Strengthen Political Ties with Latin America in Struggle for Influence in Global South (Part One)

Volume 21 Issue 20

February 8, 2024

• Repression in Bashkortostan Buys Moscow Only a Brief Respite
• Russia's Dependence on China May Not Be Enough to Save Economy
• Cossacks Plan More Military Aggrandizement

Volume 21 Issue 19

February 7, 2024

• Kremlin Lures Russians to Support War with Access to Its Spoils
• Belarus Further Strengthens Ties with Russia
• Wagner’s Influence in Central African Republic Wanes as American PMC Enters the Scene

Volume 21 Issue 18

February 6, 2024

• Putin’s Decoy Signal For Peace Aims to Split West
• Georgia's New Anti-Western Prime Minister Seeks Ties With China
• Russia Looks to South Asia for Immigrant Workers as Flow from Central Asia Dries Up

Volume 21 Issue 17

February 5, 2024

• Russia's Vision for Dominance in the Middle East Suffers Under Conflict
• New Polish Government Bolsters Relations with Ukraine
• Kremlin Exaggerates Production of Russian Arms Manufacturing in 2023

Volume 21 Issue 16

February 1, 2024

• Orbán Government Uses 'Sovereignty Protection Authority' to Target Opposition
• Moscow Alarmed by Kyiv's Increased Interest in Ethnic Ukrainians Across Russia
• Biden’s LNG Decision Sparks Hope for Russia's Energy Industry

Volume 21 Issue 15

January 31, 2024

• Belarus Updates Key Strategic Doctrines
• Russia Fails to Convert Economic Ties Into Political Influence in North Africa
• Pashinyan Reignites Constitutional Reform Debate Amid Declining Ratings

Volume 21 Issue 14

January 30, 2024

• Ukrainian Railway Sabotage Increasingly Unsettles Kremlin
• Kazakh Nationalists Call for Astana to Absorb Orenburg, Outraging Moscow
• Tbilisi's Goals in Strategic Partnership With Yerevan Remain Unclear

Volume 21 Issue 13

January 29, 2024

• Russian Siren Song of Peace and Baltic Warnings of War
• Russia Faces Spike in Crime and Alcoholism as War Nears Two-Year Mark
• Production Issues in Aircraft Industry Highlight Degradation of Russian Military-Industrial Complex

Volume 21 Issue 12

January 25, 2024

• Kyiv Raises Stakes by Expanding Appeals to Ukrainian ‘Wedges’ Inside Russia
• Baku, Yerevan, and Moscow Clash Over Regional Transit
• Moscow Moves to Establish Cossack Hosts in Occupied Ukrainian Territories

Volume 21 Issue 11

January 24, 2024

• Russia's Arctic-Based Oil Mega-Project Struggles to Attract Foreign Investors
• Dueling Visions of Belarus's Future
• Armenia and Azerbaijan Address Concerns Over Territorial Integrity

Volume 21 Issue 10

January 23, 2024

• Bashkir Protests Sending Shockwaves Across Russia and Beyond
• China Serves as Economic Lifeline to Sanctioned Russia
• Armenia Plans to Use Iranian Ports to Reach India

Volume 21 Issue 9

January 22, 2024

• Russia Held Hostage to Putin's Crime of Aggression
• Kremlin Creates Illusion of Imaginary Victories While Unable to Solve Real Problems (Part Two)
• Chinese Machine Tools Serve as Russia's Safety Net

Volume 21 Issue 8

January 19, 2024

• Returning Veterans of War in Ukraine Greater Threat to Russia Than Afgantsy Ever Were
• Moscow Defends Serbia's Government Against Opposition Protests
• Addressing Common Misconceptions About Belarus

Volume 21 Issue 7

January 18, 2024

• The Struggle to De-imperialize the Russian Psyche
• Georgia Gears Up for Billionaire Bidzina Ivanishvili's 'Third Comeback'
• Kazakhstan Removes Taliban from Terrorist List Amid Growing Ties with Central Asia

Volume 21 Issue 6

January 17, 2024

• Ukrainian Successes Force Moscow to Rebase Russian Black Sea Fleet in Abkhazia
• Kremlin Creates Illusion of Imaginary Victories While Unable to Solve Real Problems (Part One)
• Kaliningrad's Economy Buckles Under Sanctions

Volume 21 Issue 5

January 16, 2024

• Balance of War in Ukraine Set to Shift, Not in Russia's Favor
• Russia's Military-Industrial Complex Struggles With High Employee Turnover
• Cossack Fighters Replace Wagner Forces in Ukraine

Volume 21 Issue 4

January 11, 2024

• Beijing Grows Assertive as Chinese Private Military Companies 'Come Out of the Shadows'
• Western Sanctions Challenge and Restrict Ruble-Rial Trade Between Iran and Russia
• Chisinau Has More Work to Do in Convincing Citizens to Support European Integration

Volume 21 Issue 3

January 10, 2024

• Significant Economic Reliance on Russia Stunts Armenia's Integration With West
• Belarus's 2023 Year-in-Review
• Aras Corridor Provides Problems and Solutions for Connectivity Issues in South Caucasus

Volume 21 Issue 2

January 9, 2024

• The New Year Brings Greater Censorship and Repression in Russia
• Despite Moscow's Bravado, Russia Faces Mounting Problems With Oil and Gas Exports
• US Sanctions Hamper Russia's LNG Strategy in the Arctic

Volume 21 Issue 1

January 8, 2024

• Russia Enters Third Year of War Diminished, Degraded, and Joyless
• Lavrov Asserts Russian Success Among 'Global Majority'
• Some Neighbors Look at Georgia's Europeanization With Hope, Others With Suspicion