Volume 21 Issue 64 April 25, 2024Ukrainians Increasingly Taking War Behind Russian Lines—and Moscow Is WorriedRussia Determined to Take Over Moldova or Break It (Part One)Belarus's Strategy to Avoid War
Volume 21 Issue 63 April 24, 2024Ukraine's 'De-Naftification' of Russia (Part Two)Ukraine Strengthens Mobilization as War Presses OnPublic Protests Intensify Against Georgian Dream 'Foreign Agent' Law
Volume 21 Issue 62 April 23, 2024Moscow Seemingly Escalates Confrontation With EuropeArmenian Protests Over Return of Four Villages to Azerbaijan Threaten Peace ProcessBelarusians Caught Between Competing Political Visions
Volume 21 Issue 61 April 22, 2024Russia's Growing Isolation Changes Balance of WarFinland Joining NATO Multiplies Russia's Baltic ProblemsRussia's Peacekeeping Contingent Leaves Karabakh
Volume 21 Issue 60 April 18, 2024Moscow to Build Drone Bases Along Arctic Coast to Compensate for Weakening Position ThereUkraine's 'De-Naftafication' of Russia (Part One)Putin Touts Incompatible Contradictions
Volume 21 Issue 59 April 17, 2024Russia Kowtows to ChinaBelarus Begins Mobilizing Under Guise of Military ExercisesAzerbaijan Calls for Return of Contested Villages
Volume 21 Issue 58 April 16, 2024Russian Women Adopt New Way to Protest War—One Putin Cannot Easily BlockEthnically Non-Russian Formations in Russia's War on Ukraine: SiberiaCentral Asia Cracks Down on Drug Trafficking
Volume 21 Issue 57 April 15, 2024Multi-Prong Peace Offensive Pushes Putin Into CornerRussia's Space Industry Struggles to Compete With US Commercial Space StrategyYerevan's 'Crossroads for Peace' Remains Elusive
Volume 21 Issue 56 April 11, 2024Ukrainian Drone Attack on Tatarstan Shows Republics Moscow Cannot Defend ThemBelarus Prepares for War but Hopes to Avoid ItNiger Cozies Up to Russia and Walks Away From the West
Volume 21 Issue 55 April 10, 2024Moscow Uses Russian Orthodox Church as Covert Foreign Policy Tool in Ukraine and the WestUkrainian Mobilization Becomes Increasingly UrgentNew Cossack Societies to Open in Ukrainian Oblasts
Volume 21 Issue 54 April 9, 2024Ethnically Non-Russian Formations in Russia's War on Ukraine: The Volga RegionGagauzia Plans to Declare Independence If Moldova Pursues Unity With RomaniaGeorgia's Ruling Elite Encourages Russia and Fights Western Influence
Volume 21 Issue 53 April 8, 2024NATO's New Energy Makes Russia Anxious and AngryThe Russian Opposition After Navalny's MurderArmenian Government Faces Domestic Pressure Over Handling of Border Dispute
Volume 21 Issue 52 April 4, 2024Conflict Between Russia and the West Heating Up in Frozen NorthEthnically Non-Russian Formations in Russia's War on Ukraine: BashkortostanMongolia Considers Air Bridge With United Kingdom for Rare-Earth Exports
Volume 21 Issue 51 April 3, 2024Tightening Sanctions Will Further Compromise Russia's War-Torn EconomyBelarusian Economy Sees Growth Despite HurdlesThe Future of the Eurasian Economic Union
Volume 21 Issue 50 April 2, 2024Militant Underground Becoming More Active Across North CaucasusUkrainian-Georgian Relations Reach New LowGeopolitics of the South Caucasus Intensifies
Volume 21 Issue 49 April 1, 2024The Kremlin Struggles to Maintain Public Support for 'Long War'Terrorism Undercuts Putin's Political AgendaBelarus's Diplomatic Activities Reflect a Non-Ideological Foreign Policy
Volume 21 Issue 48 March 28, 2024Moscow Church Losing Ground Throughout Post-Soviet Space, Including in RussiaRussians Left With Unanswered Questions After Crocus City Hall AttackMoldova's Obscure Russia Policy Presents a Major Vulnerability Before Elections
Volume 21 Issue 47 March 27, 2024Terrorist Attack on Concert Hall Threatens to Stoke Tensions in North CaucasusIdeology-Driven Paramilitary Groups Threaten Russia and BeyondAzerbaijan and Iran Seek Common Ground Amid Regional Tensions
Volume 21 Issue 46 March 26, 2024Moscow's Disturbing Reaction to Crocus City Hall AttackUkraine's Drone and Missile Offensive in Black Sea Knocks Russian Navy Flat AbackItaly and Kazakhstan Work to Broaden Ties Beyond Energy
Volume 21 Issue 45 March 25, 2024Post-'Election' Russia Sinks Deeper Into War QuagmireKremlin Continues Tactic of Pitting West Against ItselfYouth Organization Signals Growing Russian Militarization
Volume 21 Issue 44 March 21, 2024Moscow Will Only Consider Absorbing South Ossetia Amid a Georgian Rapprochement With NATOPutin Lights a Gagauz Fuse Under Moldova (Part Two)Shoigu Has Promised Combined Armies, Divisions, and Brigades
Volume 21 Issue 43 March 20, 2024Ostracizing Minsk May Not Be in the West's InterestsPutin Lights a Gagauz Fuse Under Moldova (Part One)Española: Russia's Premier Soccer Paramilitary Group
Volume 21 Issue 42 March 19, 2024Russian Hopes and Fears Post 'Election'Azerbaijan's Space Ambitions GrowRussia Baits Georgia With Return of Occupied Territories in Run-Up to Parliamentary Elections
Volume 21 Issue 41 March 18, 2024Moscow Expands Military Influence in AfricaLatin America's Varying Responses to Putin’s War Against UkraineRussia Impedes Kazakhstan's Efforts to Increase Oil Exports to Germany
Volume 21 Issue 40 March 14, 2024Moscow Fears Armenia Now Following Same Path as Georgia and UkraineLogistical Semi-Blockade Undermines Strategic Foundations of Belarusian StatehoodRussia Exhausts Soviet-Era Arms Storage Bases
Volume 21 Issue 39 March 13, 2024Veterans of War Against Ukraine Become New Russian EliteRussian Influence in Georgia Ahead of Critical ElectionsBelarus Addresses Nuclear Weapons in New Military Doctrine
Volume 21 Issue 38 March 12, 2024Putin's Plans for Russian North and Arctic Transit CrumblePolish Farmer Protests Trigger International RepercussionsRussian Military Intelligence Takes Over Wagner Operations in Libya
Volume 21 Issue 37 March 11, 2024Presidential 'Elections' Cannot Restore Putin's AuthorityEuropean Mission in Armenia Completes Its First Year Amid Regional TensionsUkraine Restoring Security to the Black Sea
Volume 21 Issue 36 March 7, 2024Moscow's Action in Ingushetia About Far More Than CounterterrorismRussia Converts Ukrainian Children Into EnemiesAfghanistan's Canal Project Looks to Deepen Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan's Water Woes
Volume 21 Issue 35 March 6, 2024Russia Hopes to Use Caspian Sea Route to Evade SanctionsBelarus's Parliamentary Elections and Opposition ProspectsThe Organization of Turkic States Seeks Defense Cooperation
Volume 21 Issue 34 March 5, 2024Putin's Political Machinations Delegitimize Russian Presidential ElectionsArmenia's Break With Moscow Redefines South Caucasus GeopoliticsGeorgia Looks to Build Strategic Partnerships With European Union and China
Volume 21 Issue 33 March 4, 2024Russian Unity and Western Discord Converge in Putin's ImaginationNine Things Western Analysts Got Wrong About Russia and Its Invasion of UkraineWestern Funding Supported Russian Scientists Connected to the Military-Industrial Complex
Volume 21 Issue 32 February 29, 2024Moscow Using Transnistria and Gagauzia to Pressure Moldova, Ukraine, and the WestIrreversible Changes Underway in Russian SocietyRussia Reorganizes Military Districts
Volume 21 Issue 31 February 28, 2024Russia's Asia Pivot Meets With Iran's Eurasian TiltDefense Officials Elaborate on Belarus's Military PoliciesAzerbaijan and Serbia Expand Defense Partnership
Volume 21 Issue 30 February 27, 2024New 'Black January' in Bashkortostan Casts Ever-Darker ShadowGeopolitical Stakes High for Upcoming Georgian ElectionsCossack Youth Join In On 'Breeding For War'
Volume 21 Issue 29 February 26, 2024Russian Society Disfigured and Degraded by the 'Long War'Putin Has Yet to Signal a Real Openness to Peace NegotiationsKazakhstan Plans to Host Military Drills With Members of Russian-Led CSTO
Volume 21 Issue 28 February 23, 2024Three Developments in Mongolia Increasingly Worry MoscowRussia Struggles for 'Hearts and Minds' in Global South (Part Two)The Future of Roscosmos Unclear as Challenges Mount
Volume 21 Issue 27 February 22, 2024Aliyev Wins Snap Presidential ElectionRussia Struggles for 'Hearts and Minds' in Global South (Part One)Iranian-Russian Alliance Deepens Amid Global Conflicts
Volume 21 Issue 26 February 21, 2024Putin Pushes to Call All Russian Residents 'Russkiye': Word for Ethnic NationThe 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, 2024The Kremlin Feared Navalny in Life and Continues to Fear Him in Death (Part One)Russia's Post-Putin Future Becomes DarkerRumors Spread of Russia's Prospective Use of Nuclear Weapons in Outer Space
Volume 21 Issue 24 February 15, 2024Water Shortages in Russian-Occupied Crimea Set to Trigger Mass OutmigrationRussia Combats Internet FreedomRussians Open Record Number of Businesses in Georgia Amid War in Ukraine
Volume 21 Issue 23 February 14, 2024Russian Rhetoric Toward Central Asia Grows Increasingly HostileBelarus and Uzbekistan Proclaim a New Chapter in RelationsCossacks Plan for February Meeting
Volume 21 Issue 22 February 13, 2024Baltics and Ukraine Move to Reduce Russian Orthodoxy to Smaller National ChurchRussia is Breeding for War Through Youth (Para-)MilitarizationRussia Seeks to Strengthen Political Ties with Latin America in Struggle for Influence in Global South (Part Two)
Volume 21 Issue 21 February 12, 2024Russian Economy Feels Bite of AttritionPutin’s 'Active Measures' and Hidden Discussion Between the Kremlin and MilitaryRussia Seeks to Strengthen Political Ties with Latin America in Struggle for Influence in Global South (Part One)
Volume 21 Issue 20 February 8, 2024Repression in Bashkortostan Buys Moscow Only a Brief RespiteRussia's Dependence on China May Not Be Enough to Save EconomyCossacks Plan More Military Aggrandizement
Volume 21 Issue 19 February 7, 2024Kremlin Lures Russians to Support War with Access to Its SpoilsBelarus Further Strengthens Ties with RussiaWagner’s Influence in Central African Republic Wanes as American PMC Enters the Scene
Volume 21 Issue 18 February 6, 2024Putin’s Decoy Signal For Peace Aims to Split WestGeorgia's New Anti-Western Prime Minister Seeks Ties With ChinaRussia Looks to South Asia for Immigrant Workers as Flow from Central Asia Dries Up
Volume 21 Issue 17 February 5, 2024Russia's Vision for Dominance in the Middle East Suffers Under ConflictNew Polish Government Bolsters Relations with UkraineKremlin Exaggerates Production of Russian Arms Manufacturing in 2023
Volume 21 Issue 16 February 1, 2024Orbán Government Uses 'Sovereignty Protection Authority' to Target OppositionMoscow Alarmed by Kyiv's Increased Interest in Ethnic Ukrainians Across RussiaBiden’s LNG Decision Sparks Hope for Russia's Energy Industry
Volume 21 Issue 15 January 31, 2024Belarus Updates Key Strategic DoctrinesRussia Fails to Convert Economic Ties Into Political Influence in North AfricaPashinyan Reignites Constitutional Reform Debate Amid Declining Ratings
Volume 21 Issue 14 January 30, 2024Ukrainian Railway Sabotage Increasingly Unsettles KremlinKazakh Nationalists Call for Astana to Absorb Orenburg, Outraging MoscowTbilisi's Goals in Strategic Partnership With Yerevan Remain Unclear
Volume 21 Issue 13 January 29, 2024Russian Siren Song of Peace and Baltic Warnings of WarRussia Faces Spike in Crime and Alcoholism as War Nears Two-Year MarkProduction Issues in Aircraft Industry Highlight Degradation of Russian Military-Industrial Complex
Volume 21 Issue 12 January 25, 2024Kyiv Raises Stakes by Expanding Appeals to Ukrainian ‘Wedges’ Inside RussiaBaku, Yerevan, and Moscow Clash Over Regional TransitMoscow Moves to Establish Cossack Hosts in Occupied Ukrainian Territories
Volume 21 Issue 11 January 24, 2024Russia's Arctic-Based Oil Mega-Project Struggles to Attract Foreign InvestorsDueling Visions of Belarus's FutureArmenia and Azerbaijan Address Concerns Over Territorial Integrity
Volume 21 Issue 10 January 23, 2024Bashkir Protests Sending Shockwaves Across Russia and BeyondChina Serves as Economic Lifeline to Sanctioned RussiaArmenia Plans to Use Iranian Ports to Reach India
Volume 21 Issue 9 January 22, 2024Russia Held Hostage to Putin's Crime of AggressionKremlin 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, 2024Returning Veterans of War in Ukraine Greater Threat to Russia Than Afgantsy Ever WereMoscow Defends Serbia's Government Against Opposition ProtestsAddressing Common Misconceptions About Belarus
Volume 21 Issue 7 January 18, 2024The Struggle to De-imperialize the Russian PsycheGeorgia 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, 2024Ukrainian Successes Force Moscow to Rebase Russian Black Sea Fleet in AbkhaziaKremlin 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, 2024Balance of War in Ukraine Set to Shift, Not in Russia's FavorRussia's Military-Industrial Complex Struggles With High Employee TurnoverCossack Fighters Replace Wagner Forces in Ukraine
Volume 21 Issue 4 January 11, 2024Beijing Grows Assertive as Chinese Private Military Companies 'Come Out of the Shadows'Western Sanctions Challenge and Restrict Ruble-Rial Trade Between Iran and RussiaChisinau Has More Work to Do in Convincing Citizens to Support European Integration
Volume 21 Issue 3 January 10, 2024Significant Economic Reliance on Russia Stunts Armenia's Integration With WestBelarus's 2023 Year-in-ReviewAras Corridor Provides Problems and Solutions for Connectivity Issues in South Caucasus
Volume 21 Issue 2 January 9, 2024The New Year Brings Greater Censorship and Repression in RussiaDespite Moscow's Bravado, Russia Faces Mounting Problems With Oil and Gas ExportsUS Sanctions Hamper Russia's LNG Strategy in the Arctic
Volume 21 Issue 1 January 8, 2024Russia Enters Third Year of War Diminished, Degraded, and JoylessLavrov Asserts Russian Success Among 'Global Majority'Some Neighbors Look at Georgia's Europeanization With Hope, Others With Suspicion