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Volume 16 Issue 174

December 13, 2019

• The Yandex Affair: Insider Trading and Institutionalized State Control
• Pashinyan Tries to Leverage Armenia’s CSTO Membership Against Azerbaijan
• Uzbekistan Hosts Second Central Asian Consultative Summit

Volume 16 Issue 173

December 12, 2019

• Putin’s Cool Demeanor at Paris Summit Shaken by Latest Sports Doping Crisis
• Tehran Expanding Efforts to Counter US, Israel and Turkey Across South Caucasus
• Normandy Summit: Limited Success for Zelenskyy, Temporary Setback for Ukraine (Part Two)
• The OSCE in 2019: Epitaphs to Cooperative Security Doctrines

Volume 16 Issue 172

December 11, 2019

• Shoigu Confirms Priority Status of Tsirkon and Kalibr Missiles
• Normandy Summit: Limited Success for Zelenskyy, Temporary Setback for Ukraine (Part One)
• Europe Ensnared in a Web of Russian Spies
• Azerbaijan: Hedging Toward Russia and Europe

Volume 16 Issue 171

December 10, 2019

• The Kremlin’s Controversial ‘Soft Power’ in Africa (Part Two)
• Belarus-China Cooperation Ideological as Well as Economic
• Georgia’s De Facto Leader Attacks American and Georgian NGOs

Volume 16 Issue 170

December 9, 2019

• Two Grandiose Summits and an Unlawful Verdict in Russia
• Belarus-Russia Integration Summit Ends With no Signature
• Ukrainian President Radically Recasts Negotiations With Russia on Eve of Normandy Summit

Volume 16 Issue 169

December 5, 2019

• Murder in a Berlin Park Scrambles Russia’s Diplomatic Overtures to Germany
• Russia Shifting Cargo Traffic Away From Baltic Ports to Its Own
• Ukraine Goes to Risk-Fraught Normandy Summit (Part One)
• Ukraine Goes to Risk-Fraught Normandy Summit (Part Two)

Volume 16 Issue 168

December 4, 2019

• Putin Prioritizes Tsirkon Hypersonic Missiles for the Russian Navy
• The Kremlin’s Controversial ‘Soft Power’ in Africa (Part One)
• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Struggles to Disassociate Himself From Oligarch Kolomoysky

Volume 16 Issue 167

December 3, 2019

• China’s Trade With Europe Bypasses Russia in Both the North and the South
• Serbia’s Espionage Scandal May Point to Moscow’s Growing Mistrust of Serbian Leadership
• Political Tensions in Georgia Escalate as Protesters, Police Clash in Front of Parliament

Volume 16 Issue 166

December 2, 2019

• Moscow Seeks to Sow Discord During NATO Jubilee
• Parliamentary Elections in Belarus: Stability Over Improvement
• Chinese Use of Marmaray Subsea Tunnel Another First for Belt and Road Initiative

Volume 16 Issue 165

November 21, 2019

• After Almost a Year, Russia Returns Seized Ukrainian Naval Ships
• Chinese Repression of Muslims in Xinjiang Echoes Across Central Asia
• New Revelations of China’s Growing Interests in Ukraine
• Armenian Government’s Precarious Balancing Act With Russia

Volume 16 Issue 164

November 20, 2019

• Moscow Showcases Breakthrough in Automated Command and Control
• Exploiting the Vacuums: Russia and North Africa in the Wake of the Sochi Summit
• Georgian Parliament Votes Against Constitutional Reform Demanded by Opposition Protesters

Volume 16 Issue 163

November 19, 2019

• Moscow Focusing on East German Separatism to Expand Russian Influence in Berlin
• Russia Adopts National Strategy for Development of Artificial Intelligence
• Russia’s Black Sea Dominance Strategy—A Blend of Military and Civilian Assets

Volume 16 Issue 162

November 18, 2019

• Political Farce Russian-Style: Putin Complains About Corruption
• New Missions and New Capabilities for Russia’s Navy
• Vladimir Makei: Belarus Wants to Become East European Switzerland

Volume 16 Issue 161

November 15, 2019

• Russia’s ‘Black Berets’—From Tactical Landings to an Expeditionary Force
• Kalmyks Angry at Use of Their Republic to Bolster Donbas Separatism
• Renewed Corruption in State-Owned Agrarian Fund Hurts Land Reform in Ukraine

Volume 16 Issue 160

November 14, 2019

• Kremlin Plans for Long-Term, Zero-Sum Game in Global Standoff With Washington
• Kremlin Fears North Caucasus Again Spinning ‘Out of Control’
• Moldova’s Broad-Based Governing Coalition Falls Apart (Part Two)
• Georgia Targeted by Most Powerful Cyberattack in Its History

Volume 16 Issue 159

November 13, 2019

• Moscow Places Growing Priority on UAV Strike Groups
• Moldova’s Broad-Based Governing Coalition Falls Apart (Part One)
• Belarusian History and the Politics of Memory

Volume 16 Issue 158

November 12, 2019

• Disappointed in Stagnating ‘Stability,’ Russia Yearns and Braces for Change
• New Generation of Russian Naval Vessels Riven With Serious Shortcomings
• The Socialist Party Tries to Derail Justice Reform in Moldova, Topples the Government

Volume 16 Issue 157

November 8, 2019

• The Trust Lives: Moscow’s Alternative Ethnic Organizations Again Mislead West
• Moldovan Government Losing Grasp Over Transnistrian Negotiations

Volume 16 Issue 156

November 7, 2019

• Russia Escalates Its Reliance on Nuclear Deterrence
• NATO Shows an Irresolute Flag in Ukraine (Part One)
• NATO Shows an Irresolute Flag in Ukraine (Part Two)

Volume 16 Issue 155

November 6, 2019

• Moscow’s Advances in Modernizing Military Communications
• Testing Belarus’s Character From Inside and Out
• Uzbekistan Prepares to Elect a New Parliament

Volume 16 Issue 154

November 5, 2019

• The Three ‘Faces’ of Russia’s AI Strategy
• Dashed Expectations: Military Bases Replace Trade Fairs in Russia’s Barents Sea Region
• Russia’s ‘Coal Weapon’: Hampering Kazakhstani Exports to Ukraine

Volume 16 Issue 153

November 4, 2019

• The Kremlin Tries to Exorcise the Memory of the Berlin Wall
• Why Mozambique Is Outsourcing Counter-Insurgency to Russia: Hidden Loans and Naval Bases
• Russian Military Personnel Will Be Guaranteed Access to Biological Laboratory in Armenia

Volume 16 Issue 152

October 31, 2019

• Russia’s Perceived Major Victory in Syria Hits a Snag
• Russian Military Lobbies Duma Allies for Increased Defense Funds
• Zelenskyy’s Mariupol Speech on Donbas Hints at Forthcoming Strategy
• Succession Appears Less Clear as Kazakhstan’s Former President Nazarbayev Formally Takes on Vast Powers

Volume 16 Issue 151

October 30, 2019

• Moscow Pursues Stronger Military Ties With Minsk
• The Factors Driving Change in Belarus’s International Relations
• Turkic Council, Non-Aligned Movement Summits Illuminate Azerbaijan’s Foreign Policy Strategy and Priorities

Volume 16 Issue 150

October 29, 2019

• Key Features of Russia’s Grom 2019 Nuclear Exercise
• Moscow Pressing for International Recognition of Expansive Arctic Claims
• Why Mozambique Is Outsourcing Counter-Insurgency to Russia: The Historical Relationship

Volume 16 Issue 149

October 28, 2019

• Russia Ponders the Burden of Its ‘Victory’ in Syria
• The Russia-Africa Summit: Soviet Mistakes and Fresh Challenges
• Wave of Optimism Sweeps Through Ukrainian Economy

Volume 16 Issue 148

October 24, 2019

• Putin’s Intricate Syrian Balancing Act
• Putin Sees Africa as a Battleground Against the West
• Latin America Emerges as a Russian Theater of Operations
• Oleg Deripaska and His Business Empire: Security Risks for Ukraine

Volume 16 Issue 147

October 23, 2019

• Grom 2019 Tests Russia’s Nuclear Deterrent
• Putin’s Gulf Visit Yields Three Energy Deals, Sets Stage for More
• Turkish Military Operation in Syria Complicates Georgia’s Foreign Policy

Volume 16 Issue 146

October 22, 2019

• The Kremlin’s Two-Pronged Approach in Africa Ahead of the Russia-Africa Summit
• Russian-Chinese Military ‘Alliance’ Both More and Less Than It Appears
• Russia Proposes to Build Nuclear Power Plant in Azerbaijan

Volume 16 Issue 145

October 21, 2019

• Russian Top Brass Gain Greater Political Weight
• At Second Minsk Dialogue Forum, Belarus Seeks to Redefine Its Reputation
• Ukrainian Protests Against the Steinmeier Formula—A View From the Ground

Volume 16 Issue 144

October 17, 2019

• Moscow Celebrates as the US Military Pulls Away from Northern Syria
• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Discusses War and Peace With Russia in Marathon Briefing (Part Two)
• The Kremlin to Ukraine: Steinnmeier Formula is Far From Enough
• Will Latvia Follow the Estonian or the Ukrainian Path in Orthodox Church Affairs?

Volume 16 Issue 143

October 16, 2019

• Ukrainian President Zelenskyy Discusses War and Peace With Russia in Marathon Briefing (Part One)
• Russian Military Pursues ‘Artillery Reform’
• Moscow Proposes Grain Exporters Cartel

Volume 16 Issue 142

October 15, 2019

• Sweep of Putin’s African Ambitions Coming into Sharp Focus
• Russia Prepares a Foothold in Mozambique: Risks and Opportunities
• Central Asian Perspectives of the Tsentr 2019 Military Exercises

Volume 16 Issue 141

October 14, 2019

• Putin’s Indifference to the Turkish Offensive in Syria
• Russia Continues to Grapple With Multiple Pipeline-to-China Challenges
• Russia Claims Uzbekistan Will Soon Join Eurasian Union

Volume 16 Issue 140

October 10, 2019

• Will The OSCE ‘Democratize’ Russia’s Occupation in Ukraine’s Donbas?
• Russia Exports Its Missile Early-Warning Knowhow to China
• Sevastopol Port in Russian-Occupied Crimea Near Bankruptcy
• Can Western Support Actually Help Tbilisi in Its Standoff With Moscow?

Volume 16 Issue 139

October 9, 2019

• Moscow Unveils Further Advances in Drone Technology
• Russian Spetsnaz in Norway: ‘Fake News’ Versus Facts
• The ‘Shadow Cardinal’ of Ukrainian Politics: Who Is Andriy Bohdan?

Volume 16 Issue 138

October 8, 2019

• Falling off the Fence: Russian Mercenaries Join the Battle for Tripoli
• Moscow-Baku Rapprochement Continues—But With Tests Ahead
• Russia Considering Renaming Crimea as ‘Taurida’

Volume 16 Issue 137

October 7, 2019

• Putin’s Eurasian Ambitions and Propositions Ring Hollow
• A Dead Soldier and Tanks on the Border—Russian Disinformation Targeting Ukraine
• Belarus-Russia Integration: One More Wrangling Match

Volume 16 Issue 136

October 3, 2019

• Moscow Thinks West Is Ready to Abandon Kyiv
• Russia Entraps Ukraine’s President in the Steinmeier Formula
• The New Potemkin Village: Russia in the Far East
• Karabakh Conflict Looks Very Different for Those at the Front Than for Baku, Yerevan or Moscow

Volume 16 Issue 135

October 2, 2019

• Russia’s Advances in Electronic Warfare Capability
• Russian Oil Rivals Fighting Hard to Extract Best Deal From New Pipeline Law
• Turkmenistan’s Gas Exports Hampered by Geopolitical Realities

Volume 16 Issue 134

October 1, 2019

• Russian Views of the Saudi Oil Facility Attacks (Part Two)
• President Dodon Introduces Nuances to Moldova’s Neutrality
• Moscow Now Says Montreux Convention Vital to Defense of Yalta-Potsdam World

Volume 16 Issue 133

September 30, 2019

• Since EU Court Ruling, Moscow in a Weaker Position in Gas Transit Talks With Kyiv
• Egyptian Paratroopers on Russian Soil: ‘Defenders of Friendship 2019’
• Belarus’s President Lukashenka Talks to Ukrainian Journalists

Volume 16 Issue 132

September 26, 2019

• Russia Completes Massive Tsentr 2019 War Games With Enhanced Chinese Participation
• The Most Important Book on Post-Soviet Chechnya—and Much Else Besides
• Steinmeier’s Formula: Its Background and Development in the Normandy and Minsk Processes (Part Three)
• The New Wave of Russia’s Surreptitious Offensive in Eastern Europe

Volume 16 Issue 131

September 25, 2019

• Russia Tests Network-Centric Warfare in Tsentr 2019
• Steinmeier’s Formula: Its Background and Development in the Normandy and Minsk Processes (Part Two)
• Russia Declares New Initiatives to Modernize Army of Breakaway Abkhazia

Volume 16 Issue 130

September 24, 2019

• Steinmeier’s Formula: Its Background and Development in the Normandy and Minsk Processes (Part One)
• A ‘New’ Russian Approach to Circassian Repatriation?
• Russia’s Union Shield Exercises—in Transition?

Volume 16 Issue 129

September 23, 2019

• No Fanfare for Russia’s Reduced-Scale Strategic Exercises
• Russian Views of the Saudi Oil Facility Attacks (Part One)
• Passions Over Integration with Russia and Elections in Belarus

Volume 16 Issue 128

September 19, 2019

• Moscow Sees Saudi Drone Attack as an Opportunity
• Moscow Exporting ‘Political Technologists’ Beyond Africa to Europe
• The Motor Sich Factory and Its Covert Ties to Russia
• Standoff Between Armenian Government and Former Regime Continues

Volume 16 Issue 127

September 18, 2019

• Russia’s Armed Forces Test UAV Capabilities in Tsentr 2019
• ‘Make Africa Safe’: Russia’s Competitive Advantage in Sub-Saharan Africa
• In Ulaanbaatar, Russian President Putin Celebrates Joint Soviet-Mongolian Victory on Eve of World War II

Volume 16 Issue 126

September 17, 2019

• Putin Overplays Hand With Normandy Summit, Inadvertently Rescues Zelenskyy From the Brink (Part One)
• Putin Overplays Hand With Normandy Summit, Inadvertently Rescues Zelenskyy From the Brink (Part Two)
• Russia’s Critical River Fleet Not Making the Comeback Moscow Needs
• Strategic Consequences of Russia’s Economic Presence in the Suez Canal Zone

Volume 16 Issue 125

September 16, 2019

• EU Court Decision Will Limit Gazprom’s Ability to Pump Gas to Europe Via Nord Stream Route
• Former Embattled Interior Minister Giorgi Gakharia Named New Prime Minister of Georgia
• What Drives Belarus’s Rapprochement With the West?

Volume 16 Issue 124

September 12, 2019

• Russian State Carries Out Massive Repressions After Local Elections
• Iran May Not Be the Entirely Reliable Ally in the Caspian Moscow Hopes For
• Eastern Economic Forum Confirms Strong Foreign Interest in Russian Arctic Territories
• Russia Imposes Its Own Terms on Ukraine for Release of Prisoners (Part Two)

Volume 16 Issue 123

September 11, 2019

• Moscow Prepares Annual Strategic-Level Military Exercise: Tsentr 2019
• Diplomacy Through Proxies: Moldova as a Testbed for Russia’s New Foreign Policy Tool
• Economic Diversification in Azerbaijan and Its Geopolitical Implications

Volume 16 Issue 122

September 10, 2019

• Russia Imposes Its Own Terms on Ukraine for Release of Prisoners (Part One)
• Anti-Chinese Protests Spread Across Kazakhstan
• Crimea Offers Iran Use of Its Ports for Oil Transport

Volume 16 Issue 121

September 9, 2019

• Putin Tries to Find Asia Beyond China
• Russian Disinformation, Psy-Ops Operations Target New Ukrainian Government
• Lukashenka, Bolton and Russia’s Double-Headed Eagle

Volume 16 Issue 120

September 6, 2019

• Ukrainian ‘Footprint’ in the Libyan Civil War: Reality or Disinformation?
• China’s Growing Interest in Ukraine: A Window of Opportunity or a Point of Concern?
• After the INF: Russia’s Propaganda and Real Threats

Volume 16 Issue 119

September 5, 2019

• Russia and Turkey Reach Shaky Agreement on Syrian Idlib Province
• Kalmykia Seeks to Be a Player on the Caspian with New Port
• Former Kyrgyz President’s Arrest: A Litmus Test for Succession Politics
• Romania’s Military Procurement Hits Multiple Roadblocks

Volume 16 Issue 118

September 4, 2019

• Russia’s Armed Forces Pursue High-Precision Strike Capability
• Hopes Reemerge for Trans-Caspian Gas Pipeline, but Critical Obstacles Persist
• Uzbekistan Increasingly Turns to China for Development Loans

Volume 16 Issue 117

September 3, 2019

• Putin Leans on Russian ‘Grandeur,’ Leaving Russians Vexed
• Moscow Worried About Chinese Dominance of Northern Sea Route
• Belarus’s Sovereignty Upswing

Volume 16 Issue 116

August 9, 2019

• Ukraine Sets Its Sights on the Arctic: A Viable Prospect, or Wishful Thinking?
• Ukraine’s Petroleum-Sector Challenges: Raising Domestic Output and Cutting Corruption
• Italy’s Right-Wing Kingmaker Precariously Balances Between US and Russia

Volume 16 Issue 115

August 8, 2019

• Fears of Western ‘Hybrid Warfare’ and Suppression of the Russian Opposition
• Is Georgia’s Javakhetia Region on the Brink of Explosion?
• Moldova’s ‘Hybrid’ Governing Coalition: Physiognomy, Goals, Prospects (Part Two)

Volume 16 Issue 114

August 7, 2019

• New Russian PMC Spotted in Syria: Potential Military Links and Implications
• Moldova’s ‘Hybrid’ Governing Coalition: Physiognomy, Goals, Prospects (Part One)
• Country in Focus: Perspectives of Belarus’s Neighbors

Volume 16 Issue 113

August 6, 2019

• Russia Rehearses Multi-Platform Warfare in the Baltic Sea
• Moscow’s Slow-Motion Ethnic Engineering in Occupied Crimea Accelerating
• Georgians in Abkhazia: A Choice Between Assimilation and Emigration

Volume 16 Issue 112

August 5, 2019

• Summer of Discontent Unsettles Putin’s Rule
• The Kremlin Showcases Its Ukrainian Confidant Medvedchuk
• Putin’s Ukrainian Ally Medvedchuk Proposes Donbas Autonomy Under Minsk Armistice Terms
• The Russia-Ukraine Tanker Incident and Signs of a Looming Black Sea Crisis

Volume 16 Issue 111

August 1, 2019

• Russia Stays Mute on North Korean Launch of Apparent Iskander-Type Missiles
• Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Frontier Descending Into Deadly Violence
• Ukrainian Voters Upend Their Parliament
• State-Building Around a Nebulous Nation: The Legacy of Belarus’s President Lukashenka

Volume 16 Issue 110

July 31, 2019

• Russia Emphasizes Non-Military Threats in the Arctic Region
• Moscow Increases Pressure on Tbilisi, Exploiting Weaknesses of Georgian Democracy
• Russian Foreign Intelligence Service Is Alarmed by Belarusian-Western Normalization

Volume 16 Issue 109

July 30, 2019

• Joint Bomber Patrol Over the Pacific: The Russo-Chinese Military Alliance in Action
• Russia’s Defense Industry in Increasing Disarray as More Plants Set to Close
• Georgian-Azerbaijani Monastery Dispute and the Intersection of Local, National and International Drivers of Conflict

Volume 16 Issue 108

July 29, 2019

• Russian Opposition Defies Putin Regime’s Repressions
• Newly Appointed Governor of Sevastopol Faces Looming Showdown With Local Elites
• Transnistria: ‘Freezing’ as the Lesser Evil (Part Three)
• Transnistria: ‘Freezing’ as the Lesser Evil (Part Four)

Volume 16 Issue 107

July 25, 2019

• First Ever Sino-Russian Joint Air Patrol Barely Avoids Triggering Regional Conflict
• Kremlin Moves in Africa Open a New Round in Russia’s Broader Cold War Against the West
• Sino-Tajik Exercises: The Latest Chinese Encroachment Into Russia’s ‘Sphere of Influence’
• Uzbekistan Faces Mounting Economic Costs From Staying out of Russian-Led Eurasian Union

Volume 16 Issue 106

July 24, 2019

• True to ‘Tradition,’ Russia Prepares to Again Change Parliamentary Election Rules to Keep Putin in Power
• Belarus-Russia Integration: Further Tightening Looks Unlikely
• Rumors Targeting Kazakhstani Politicians Point to Overregulated Media Landscape

Volume 16 Issue 105

July 23, 2019

• Russia’s Military Leaders Exploit Lessons From Experiments in Syria
• High-Profile Arrest Is Latest Sign of Dysfunction in Russian Refinery Sector
• False Report of Leader’s Death Shows Turkmenistan Now a Serious Problem for Moscow

Volume 16 Issue 104

July 22, 2019

• Russia Ushers in a Post-Pseudo-Arms-Control World
• Transnistria: ‘Freezing’ as the Lesser Evil (Part Two)
• Uzbekistan Leans on Russia for New Military Equipment

Volume 16 Issue 103

July 18, 2019

• The Russian Sale of S-400 Missiles to Turkey May Change Power Equilibrium in the Middle East
• Moscow Tightens Control Over Its Cossacks
• Moldova’s President Dodon Casts ‘Federalization’ Aside
• Pro-Russia Loyalists Try to Ramp up Their Activities Ahead of Ukrainian Elections

Volume 16 Issue 102

July 17, 2019

• Transnistria: ‘Freezing’ as the Lesser Evil (Part One)
• Russia’s Belkomur Arctic Railway Project: Hope, Illusion or Necessity?
• Belarus: Springboard or Casus Belli for Russian Aggression Against Ukraine?

Volume 16 Issue 101

July 16, 2019

• Russian-Turkish Missile Deal Enacted by Weakening Autocrats
• ‘Creeping Germanization of Kaliningrad’ Worries Moscow
• The Battle for Political Influence in the Georgian Orthodox Church

Volume 16 Issue 100

July 15, 2019

• Ukraine’s ‘Shady’ Political Landscape on the Eve of Parliamentary Elections
• Twenty-Fifth Anniversary of Lukashenka’s Presidency in Belarus
• Mass Political Unrest in the Streets Underscores Need for Kazakhstan’s Long-Overdue Police Reforms

Volume 16 Issue 99

July 11, 2019

• ‘Losharik’ Submersible Disaster Handicaps Russian Naval Operations
• Domestic and International Considerations Hamper Development of Russo-Chinese Rail Links
• Romania Sees Need to Overhaul Its Policy Toward Moldova (Part Two)
• Azerbaijan’s Military Exercises Send Defiant Message to Armenia

Volume 16 Issue 98

July 10, 2019

• Romania Sees Need to Overhaul Its Policy Toward Moldova (Part One)
• What Does a Return to Realism in International Relations Mean for Belarus?
• A Thaw Between Tajikistan and Iran, But Challenges Remain

Volume 16 Issue 97

July 9, 2019

• Moscow Patriarchate Seeking to Become ‘an Orthodox Vatican’
• Further Russian Militarization of the Black Sea Region: Air Domain on the Agenda
• Ukrainian Parliament Intensifies Support for Indigenous Minorities in Russian Federation

Volume 16 Issue 96

July 8, 2019

• Another Russian Sea Tragedy: Unlearned Lessons Obscured by Secrecy
• Russia Upgrades GLONASS Satellite Navigation System as Concerns Rise About Its Use in ‘Spoofing’ Incidents
• Azerbaijan-Georgia Partnership: What Next?

Volume 16 Issue 95

June 27, 2019

• Putin and Trump to Meet in Osaka as Iranian Crisis Moves to Forefront
• Russian Minister Kozak’s Mission in Moldova Unveils Kremlin Vision of Forced Non-Alignment for Europe’s East
• Chinese Regions to Begin Working Directly with Russian Ones
• Azerbaijan, Armenia Respond to Growing US Engagement in South Caucasus

Volume 16 Issue 94

June 26, 2019

• ‘Military Icebreakers’—Russia’s Trump Card in the Battle for the Arctic?
• Moldova’s Regime Change: End of an Era, Uncertain New Start (Part Two)
• Belarus-Russia Integration: No Decision Yet

Volume 16 Issue 93

June 25, 2019

• Russia’s Stagnation Pushes Kremlin to Renew Pressure on Georgia
• Former Russian Ambassador to Minsk to Spearhead Eurasian-Wide Integration Schemes
• Ukrainian Security Services Arrest Pro-Russia Cossack Cell in Odesa

Volume 16 Issue 92

June 24, 2019

• New Moldovan Government Handing Control Over Security Services to Pro-Russian President Dodon
• Georgian Government Faces Worst Crisis Since 2012
• Political Scandal Has Not Stopped Austrian Purchases of Russian Gas

Volume 16 Issue 91

June 21, 2019

• Moldova’s Regime Change: End of an Era, Uncertain New Start (Part One)
• Integrating the Eurasian Union and China’s Belt and Road: A Bridge Too Far?
• Chechen-Dagestani Land Disputes: Soviet Legacy, Ethnic Confrontation or Problems of Mismanagement?

Volume 16 Issue 90

June 20, 2019

• Moscow Faces Trial in The Hague Next Year Over Downed MH17 Airliner
• Culture, Money, Propaganda: Russia’s Approach Toward Greenland and the Faroe Islands
• Mongolia Rapidly Moving Out of Russian World, Raising Concerns in Moscow
• Belarus: Standing out From the Post-Soviet Crowd

Volume 16 Issue 89

June 19, 2019

• Moscow Pursues Artificial Intelligence for Military Application
• What the Return of Oligarch Ihor Kolomoysky Might Mean for Ukraine
• Presidential Change in Lithuania: Implications for the Country’s Foreign Policy

Volume 16 Issue 88

June 18, 2019

• As Putin’s Grasp on Power Weakens, His Foreign Policy Is Slackening
• Russia Will Not Have a New Aircraft Carrier for at Least 15 Years—and Maybe Never
• Georgia’s Anaklia Deep-Water Port Faces a New Challenge

Volume 16 Issue 87

June 12, 2019

• ‘Icebreaker Diplomacy’: Russia’s New-Old Strategy to Dominate the Arctic
• China Moves Toward Becoming Dominant Player on Northern Sea Route
• Moscow Says Ready for Gas Talks With Kyiv
• Kazakhstan’s New President Faces Street Protests, Tough Choices Ahead

Volume 16 Issue 86

June 11, 2019

• Russian Military Introduces New Automated Command-and-Control Systems
• Two Responses to Fears of Belarus’s Integration Into Russia
• US and Azerbaijan Focus on Common Interests Rather Than Disagreements

Volume 16 Issue 85

June 10, 2019

• Russian Economic Forum—All About China
• A China-Europe Rail Link Circumventing Russia Could Have Major Geopolitical Consequences
• Moldovan Political Crisis Brings Great Opportunities but Also Serious Risks

Volume 16 Issue 84

June 6, 2019

• Kremlin Rejects US Suggestions That Russian Military Personnel Are Pulling out of Venezuela
• Tajik Military Increasingly Part of Russian Army in All But Name
• Azerbaijan and Georgia Narrowly Avoid Fresh Border Conflict

Volume 16 Issue 83

June 5, 2019

• Russia’s Military Scientists and Future Warfare
• Crimean Drilling Rigs Key to Russia’s Energy Policy in Syria and the Eastern Mediterranean
• Is Russia Cultivating ‘Symmetric Separatism’ in Karabakh?

Volume 16 Issue 82

June 4, 2019

• Russia’s Military Diplomacy in Africa: What Does It Mean?
• New Russian Ambassador in Minsk—More Polite and Likely More Effective
• Realism and Positive Thinking, Belarusian Style

Volume 16 Issue 81

June 3, 2019

• Russian Intrigues in the Middle East
• Russia’s Novatek Allies With French-American TechnipFMC on New Arctic LNG 2 Project
• Political Crisis Underlines Need for Constitutional Reform in Armenia

Volume 16 Issue 80

May 31, 2019

• Russian-Chinese Military Alliance in the Arctic: An (Im)Possible Prospect?
• ‘Regional Patriotism’ Undermines the Kremlin’s Imperial Propaganda
• Turkey Fumes as Greece Offers Use of Eastern Aegean Islands to NATO, US

Volume 16 Issue 79

May 30, 2019

• Russia’s New Electronic Warfare Capabilities in the Arctic
• The Kremlin Is Actively Working to Assimilate All Ukrainians in Occupied Crimea
• Kerch Strait Incident: Ukraine Wins Court Ruling Against Russia
• The Three Russian Attitudes Toward Belarus

Volume 16 Issue 78

May 29, 2019

• Moscow Makes an Overture to Ukraine’s Novice President
• Serbia: Looking West, Going East
• Azerbaijan and China Sign $800 Million Economic Package: The Geo-Economic Implications

Volume 16 Issue 77

May 28, 2019

• Control Over Russian Political Agenda Slipping From Putin’s Hands
• Russia’s Caspian Flotilla Gains an Air Arm
• Ukraine’s Occupied Donbas Adopts Russia’s Youth Militarization Policies

Volume 16 Issue 76

May 23, 2019

• Sacking at Kommersant Tightens Noose on Press Freedom in Russia
• Zelensky-Putin Direct Dialogue? A Whiff in the Air
• Moscow Deploys Large Network of Far Right–Linked GONGOs Against Belarus
• Debating Belarus, A Country In-Between

Volume 16 Issue 75

May 22, 2019

• In Inauguration Address, Ukrainian President Zelensky Gives Hints About His Policies at Home and Abroad
• Ukraine’s New Presidential Administration Filled With Show Business Friends
• EU, Azerbaijan Struggling to Convert Partnership Priorities Into Agreement

Volume 16 Issue 74

May 21, 2019

• Russia’s Special Operations Forces Command and the Strategy of Limited Actions
• Circassians Mark Two Important Anniversaries and Look to Future with Confidence
• ‘Navruz Spirit’ Quietly Vanishes From Central Asian Leaders’ Agenda

Volume 16 Issue 73

May 20, 2019

• Moscow as Beijing’s ‘Useful Partner’ in the Arctic Region
• Increase in Crimes Against Foreigners Has Russian Authorities Worried
• Russia Tries to Bog Down the Anaklia Deep Sea Port Project

Volume 16 Issue 72

May 16, 2019

• Putin and Lavrov Rebuff Pompeo’s Overtures in Sochi
• Ukraine’s State Language Law Enshrines the Lingua Franca
• Kazakhstan’s Troubled Political Transition
• Russia Eyes Joining BTK Railway Across South Caucasus

Volume 16 Issue 71

May 15, 2019

• Russian Aircraft Industry Looking Inward After Latest Sukhoi Crash
• Belarus Celebrates Victory Day Amidst Conflicting Interpretations
• Azerbaijan and NATO Mark 25 Years of Partnership

Volume 16 Issue 70

May 14, 2019

• Russia’s Two-Pronged Approach to Militarizing the Arctic
• Russian Orthodoxy Shaping Moscow’s Nuclear Policies
• Ancient Christian Site Straddling Azerbaijani-Georgian Border Highlights Problems Linked to Incomplete Delimitation of Shared Frontier

Volume 16 Issue 69

May 13, 2019

• Russia Seeks to Exploit Escalating Troubles in the Middle East
• Implacable Adversity: Moscow’s Response to Zelensky’s Election in Ukraine (Part Two)
• Baltic Pipe to Cut Poland’s Gas Dependence on Russia

Volume 16 Issue 68

May 9, 2019

• Victory Day 2019: Kremlin Envelopes Itself in Militaristic Fervor
• Implacable Adversity: Moscow’s Response to Zelensky’s Election in Ukraine (Part One)
• Younger Russian Speakers in Estonia May Not Be as Integrated as Many Think
• Can the ‘Donbas Experience’ Help Kyiv Deal With ‘Hybrid’ Threats?

Volume 16 Issue 67

May 8, 2019

• Nord Stream Two Company Threatens to Sue the European Commission
• Nigeria Seeks Russian Military Aid in Its War on Boko Haram
• Belarus Adopts Information Security Concept Amid Growing Propaganda Pressure From Russia

Volume 16 Issue 66

May 7, 2019

• Russian Air Defense: Showcasing Achievements, Silencing Problems (Part Two)
• Armenians Look to Renewed Alliance With Kurds in Turkey, Expanded Role in Georgia
• Analyzing Belarus: Is the Glass Half Full or Half Empty?

Volume 16 Issue 65

May 6, 2019

• Is Russia Really Cutting Its Military Spending?
• Putin and Kim’s Vladivostok Summit: What Did We Learn?
• Novatek May Be Carving Out a Bigger Role in Russian Energy Diplomacy

Volume 16 Issue 64

May 2, 2019

• Russia Steps Deeper Into the Venezuelan Battleground
• Immigration Collapse Undermines Kremlin Hopes to Recover Russia’s Dominance in Former Soviet Space
• Russia Launches ‘Passportization’ in Occupied Ukrainian Donbas (Part Two)
• Rationalizing the Tonoyan Doctrine: Armenia’s Active Deterrence Strategy

Volume 16 Issue 63

May 1, 2019

• Putin Sacrifices Babich to Keep His Plans to Integrate Belarus on Track
• Russia Launches ‘Passportization’ in Occupied Ukrainian Donbas (Part One)
• Military and Defense Plans of the ‘Zelensky Team’: Old Wine in New Bottles?

Volume 16 Issue 62

April 30, 2019

• Russian Air Defense: Showcasing Achievements, Silencing Problems (Part One)
• Lukashenka’s Trip to China, New Complications in Belarusian-Russian Relations, and the Fallacy of Symmetric Thinking
• Azerbaijan Eyes More Cooperation With China Within Belt and Road Initiative

Volume 16 Issue 61

April 29, 2019

• Putin Tries to Score Three Diplomatic Victories in the Far East
• Kremlin Looks to Military to Quell Public Unrest
• Pankisi Gorge: A Resurgent Flashpoint in Georgia?

Volume 16 Issue 60

April 26, 2019

• Belarus Threatens to Cut off Russia’s Pipeline Flows to Europe
• Belarus Builds Relations With Turkey as Russian Ambassador to Minsk Comes Under Fire
• One Year After Armenia’s ‘Velvet Revolution’: The Plans and Challenges Ahead

Volume 16 Issue 59

April 25, 2019

• Kremlin Sees New Window of Opportunity in Ukraine After Poroshenko’s Massive Electoral Loss
• Russia Punishing Ukraine After the Presidential Election
• Russian Navy Ever Less Capable of Supporting Putin’s War Plans

Volume 16 Issue 58

April 24, 2019

• Moscow Plans to Upgrade the Status of the Northern Fleet
• Russian Proxy Diplomacy in Syria: Crimea and Sevastopol
• Banking Corruption Scandals in the Baltics Spill Over Into Scandinavia

Volume 16 Issue 57

April 23, 2019

• Russia Undecided and Apprehensive About Elections in Ukraine
• Ukrainian President-Elect Zelensky’s Team Emerges From the Shadows
• Moscow Wants to Have It Both Ways on Montreux Convention
• Gazprom Restarts Imports From Turkmenistan After a Long Halt (Part Two)

Volume 16 Issue 56

April 18, 2019

• Moscow Touts the Threat of Direct East-West Confrontation
• Russian Opposition to Putin’s War in Syria Grows Despite Kremlin Propaganda Effort
• Gazprom Resumes Imports of Turkmen Gas After Three-Year Break
• Gazprom Restarts Imports From Turkmenistan After a Long Halt (Part One)

Volume 16 Issue 55

April 17, 2019

• Merkel, Macron Plan Meeting With Putin After Ukraine’s Presidential Election
• Role of Cryptocurrencies in Financing Russia’s ‘Hybrid’ Wars
• Upsurge of Political Passions in Belarus Ahead of Energy Talks With Russia

Volume 16 Issue 54

April 16, 2019

• Sudan Coup Highlights Weaknesses of Putin’s Plan to Create ‘African Empire’ for Russia
• Ukraine Expands Its Missile Capabilities
• Gazprom Feeling the Competition in Europe—Even From Russian Rivals

Volume 16 Issue 53

April 15, 2019

• Putin Lauds Arctic Cooperation While Boosting Regional Militarization
• Putin Seeks to Garner Support of Russian Youth Through Military-Patriotic Upbringing (Part Two)
• Army as a Major Factor in Ukrainian Presidential Elections

Volume 16 Issue 52

April 11, 2019

• Putin’s Russia Symbolically Reenacts Stalin’s Push Into Europe
• Nazarbayev’s Departure Triggering New Russian Exodus From Kazakhstan
• Sharpened Rhetoric Increases Ahead of Second Round of Ukrainian Presidential Elections
• Romania Faces Major Defense Hurdles in 2019

Volume 16 Issue 51

April 10, 2019

• Vega Strategic Services: Russian PMCs as Part of Information Warfare?
• Putin Seeks to Garner Support of Russian Youth Through Military-Patriotic Upbringing (Part One)
• Azerbaijan and the EU Prepare to Finalize a New Partnership Agreement

Volume 16 Issue 50

April 9, 2019

• Russia Develops Niche Military Capabilities for 21st-Century Warfare
• Kadyrov Moves to Expand Chechnya’s Regional and International Influence, Even at Moscow’s Expense
• Kazakhstan Reaffirms Ties to Russia as It Enters the Final Stage of Leadership Succession

Volume 16 Issue 49

April 8, 2019

• Russia Sets an Anniversary Ambush for NATO
• In ‘Great Game Lite,’ Russia and China Compete for Influence in Kyrgyzstan
• One More Standoff in Kuropaty: Slow-Motion Social ‘Civil War’ Rages on in Belarus

Volume 16 Issue 48

April 4, 2019

• Moscow Hopes Ukrainian President Poroshenko Will Finally Be Ousted
• Russia’s Military Undertaking Growing Role in Creation of ‘Sovereign Internet’
• China Will Have Military Bases in Central Asia Within Five Years, Russian Expert Says
• Stitching up the Belarus Archipelago

Volume 16 Issue 47

April 3, 2019

• Does Russia Seek Regime Change in Moldova?
• Gazprom’s Surprise Acknowledgement of Tough Competition from US LNG
• New Caspian–Black Sea Transit Corridor Boosts Geostrategic Importance of South Caucasus

Volume 16 Issue 46

April 2, 2019

• Behind the Scenes of Russia’s Military Detachment to Venezuela
• Moscow Mulls Revising Montreux Convention in Response to NATO Presence in Black Sea
• New Wave of Gubernatorial Resignations and Appointments: The Kremlin’s ‘Political Kickboxing’

Volume 16 Issue 45

April 1, 2019

• Ukrainian Elections Challenge Putin’s Autocracy
• NATO Again Demonstrates Strong Support for Georgia
• Fragile Azerbaijani-Armenian Peace Talks Under Pressure From Bellicose Rhetoric
• Shadows of the April 2016 War: Armenia and Azerbaijan Back in a Deadlock?

Volume 16 Issue 44

March 28, 2019

• The Kremlin Prepares to Defend Venezuela’s Maduro Regime by All Means
• Import Substitution in Russia Failing as Moscow Buys Products Not Technologies
• Saakashvili Continues His Political Struggle in Georgia and Ukraine

Volume 16 Issue 43

March 27, 2019

• Russian Special Operations Forces: Image Versus Substance
• Moscow Is Trying to Weaken Crimean Tatar Resistance With the Help of Tatarstan
• Kazakhstan’s Nazarbayev Steps Down but Remains the Power Behind the Throne

Volume 16 Issue 42

March 26, 2019

• Moscow Plans to Expand Canal System Between Caspian and Azov Seas
• Foreign Policy Context of Azerbaijan’s Major Pardoning Act
• Difficulties of Belarusian National Consolidation in International and Domestic Setting

Volume 16 Issue 41

March 25, 2019

• Kremlin Tries to Pivot Attention to Syria Upon Release of Mueller Report
• Liquidation of the INF Treaty and Ukraine’s Prospects
• Minsk Signals its Red Line on Russian Ambassador’s Behavior

Volume 16 Issue 40

March 21, 2019

• Moscow Increasingly Ready for Major Military Confrontation
• China’s Plan for Railway to Uzbekistan Is Transforming Central Asian Geopolitics
• Not an Enemy: Belarus Seeks Warmer Relations With NATO
• Pashinyan’s Unclear Vision for Armenian Foreign Policy

Volume 16 Issue 39

March 20, 2019

• Moscow Prepares Tests for Hypersonic Cruise Missiles
• The Stillborn Western Naval Convoy to the Sea of Azov: Lessons Learned
• Iran and Azerbaijan Proceed With Rapprochement as Diplomatic Exchanges Multiply

Volume 16 Issue 38

March 19, 2019

• Cossacks in Ukraine Back Kyiv Autocephaly; Cossacks in Russia Want It for Themselves
• Japan Represents Another Russian Failure in Asia
• Words Matter: Belarus’s Self-Awareness on the Rise

Volume 16 Issue 37

March 18, 2019

• Fifth Anniversary of the Land Grab That Cost Russia Its Future
• Moldova’s Parliamentary Elections: One Silver Lining Amid Multiple Negative Trends (Part Two)
• Artillery Wars in Donbas Enter a New Stage

Volume 16 Issue 36

March 14, 2019

• Russia Claims Total Military Superiority in the Arctic
• Moscow Signals a Not-so-Subtle Tilt Toward Baku
• President Lukashenka’s Rhetoric and Belarus’s Future
• Russia Tightens Its Grip on Uzbekistan’s Oil and Gas Industry

Volume 16 Issue 35

March 13, 2019

• ‘Special Outsider’: Russia Joins the Race for Global Leadership in Artificial Intelligence
• In Uzbekistan, Western Powers Compete for Influence With Russia
• Georgian President Travels to Europe, Confirms Her Country’s Pro-Western Course

Volume 16 Issue 34

March 12, 2019

• Beijing Reportedly Ready to Finance Helsinki-Tallinn Tunnel
• Gerasimov Appeals for Military Science to Forge New Forms of Combat
• Moldova’s Political Parties Moving Away From Geopolitics

Volume 16 Issue 33

March 11, 2019

• Hidden Animus in the Russia-China Friendship
• Moldova’s Parliamentary Elections: One Silver Lining Amid Multiple Negative Trends (Part One)
• Transnistrian Voting Raid: A Bad Precedent for Moldova and Other Conflict Theaters
• Kremlin’s Destabilization Strategy Ahead of Ukrainian Presidential Elections

Volume 16 Issue 32

March 7, 2019

• New Wave of Kazakh Nationalism Changing Astana’s Domestic and Foreign Policies
• A New Version of the ‘Gerasimov Doctrine’?
• Lukashenka’s Seven-Hour Marathon With Reporters
• Baku and Tbilisi Reassert Their Strategic Partnership After Election of New Georgian President

Volume 16 Issue 31

March 6, 2019

• Gerasimov Unveils Russia’s ‘Strategy of Limited Actions’
• For Italy’s Ruling Nationalists, Energy Security More Important Than Putin’s Friendship
• Belarus-EU Relations: Uneven Rapprochement

Volume 16 Issue 30

March 5, 2019

• Russian Elite Profiteering Enables Growing Chinese Control of Baikal Region
• Complexities and Challenges of Russia’s Avangard Hypersonic Glide Reentry Vehicle
• Ukrainian Space Sector Anticipates Big Changes

Volume 16 Issue 29

March 4, 2019

• Anniversary of Death of Russian Opposition Leader Boris Nemtsov Reverberates Four Years Later
• Russian Think Tanks Propose Contingency Plans for Sustaining Russian Influence in Belarus
• Karabakh Peace Talks Break Down as Azerbaijan and Armenia Operate at Cross-Purposes

Volume 16 Issue 28

February 28, 2019

• Moscow Sees Threats Multiplying Everywhere
• Will Moscow Open New Military Bases Beyond the Borders of the Former Soviet Union?
• Kyiv Bans Foreign Military Basing on Ukrainian Territory
• Ukrainian President’s Political Ally Implicated in Scandal Over Murky Defense-Sector Supply Chains

Volume 16 Issue 27

February 27, 2019

• Another Step Forward Toward ‘Sovereign’ Russian Internet
• Cautious Optimism in Belarus’s Growing Geopolitical Leverage
• Kazakhstan Draws Closer to Presidential Succession

Volume 16 Issue 26

February 26, 2019

• Putin Promotes New Hypersonic Weapons Systems
• Can the Kremlin Finally Realize the North-South Transit Corridor?
• Growing Populism Trumps Geopolitical Concerns in Moldova’s Parliamentary Election

Volume 16 Issue 25

February 25, 2019

• Five Issues Putin Preferred Not to Talk About
• Turkmenistan Redirects Its Oil Exports From Azerbaijan to Russia
• Head of Uzbekistan’s Powerful Security Service Dismissed After One Year in Job

Volume 16 Issue 24

February 22, 2019

• Belarus’s Relations With the West Receive Growing Scrutiny From Russian Military Intelligence
• US Retreat From Afghanistan Opens New Strategic Opportunities for Russia in Central Asia
• Abkhazia and South Ossetia ‘Block’ Transit Agreement Between Russia and Georgia

Volume 16 Issue 23

February 21, 2019

• Putin Promises Russians Prosperity While Challenging the West With Nuclear Superweapons
• Cossackia: No Longer an Impossible Dream?
• Belarusian Diplomacy and Leadership: Notable Activity on All Flanks
• New Naval Strategy of Ukraine to 2035: Implications and Challenges

Volume 16 Issue 22

February 20, 2019

• Russia’s Armed Forces Expand UAV Strike Capability
• Syrian Experience Provides New Impetus for Russia’s UAV Strategy (Part Two)
• Resettlement of Lezgins Complicates Azerbaijan’s and Russia’s Relations With Ethnic Minorities

Volume 16 Issue 21

February 19, 2019

• Three Conferences and a New Set of Russian Sanctions
• The Broader Regional Meaning of Russian Foreign Minister Lavrov’s Maghreb Tour
• Lithuania Adds China to List of Foreign Intelligence Threats

Volume 16 Issue 20

February 14, 2019

• With Prospect of New Sanctions, US-Russian Relations Continue to Deteriorate
• Russian Warnings of Afghan Threats Bring Decreasing Dividends in Central Asia
• Beyond Lies: A New Stage in the Belarus-Russia Information War

Volume 16 Issue 19

February 13, 2019

• Syrian Experience Provides New Impetus for Russia’s UAV Strategy (Part One)
• Armenian-Azerbaijani Talks on Karabakh Appear Positive Even as Conflict Continues to Simmer Underneath
• Oligarchs and Their Media Outlets Influence Ukrainian Presidential Elections

Volume 16 Issue 18

February 12, 2019

• Moscow Orders Ground-Based Kalibr Cruise Missiles
• Kadyrov Pushing for Highway From Chechnya Into Georgia’s Pankisi Gorge
• Russia’s Hybrid Strategy in the Sea of Azov: Divide and Antagonize (Part Two)

Volume 16 Issue 17

February 11, 2019

• Four Intrigues in Putin’s Support for Maduro
• Comic Zelensky Emerges as Ukrainian Presidential Race leader
• Belarus Explores Economic Opportunities in Zimbabwe

Volume 16 Issue 16

February 7, 2019

• Moscow Announces New Missiles After Washington Suspends Participation in INF Treaty
• Russia’s Current Political Objectives in Moldova
• Kazakhstan Looks to Russian Rivers as Outlets to Global Markets
• ‘Monument Dispute’ Raises Tensions in South Caucasus

Volume 16 Issue 15

February 6, 2019

• Russian Mercenaries and the Survival of the Sudanese Regime
• Moldova’s Vulnerabilities to Russia Are Primarily Internal
• Ukraine Buys Advanced Turkish Strike Drones

Volume 16 Issue 14

February 5, 2019

• Belarusians Apparently More Resilient to Russian Propaganda Than Many Fear
• Alleviating Tensions Between Russia and Belarus: Two Paradigms
• Russian Navy Procures New Electronic Warfare Capabilities

Volume 16 Issue 13

February 4, 2019

• Russia Enters a Treacherous New Post-Arms Control World
• US Now Threatening Sanctions Against Nord Stream Two Contractors, Not Just Partners
• Europeans Make a Move in the Sea of Azov

Volume 16 Issue 12

January 31, 2019

• Russia Following ‘Syrian Playbook’ in Its Approach to Venezuela
• Russia Defends the Minsk Agreements and Status Quo in Ukraine’s East
• Telephone Bomb Threats Forcing Mass Evacuations Across Russia
• Russia Perfecting Its Elections Interference Toolkit in Moldova

Volume 16 Issue 11

January 30, 2019

• Russia’s Hybrid Strategy in the Sea of Azov: Divide and Antagonize (Part One)
• OSCE Officials Reveal Concept for International Mission in Ukraine’s East
• Georgia Renegotiating Gas Transit Contract With Russian Gazprom

Volume 16 Issue 10

January 29, 2019

• Limits and Challenges to Moscow’s Military Airpower Ambitions
• In Belarus, Pseudo-Events are Events, Too—Maybe Even More So
• Charm Offensive: Chinese Ambassador’s Address on the State of the Sino-Mongolian Relationship

Volume 16 Issue 9

January 28, 2019

• The Syrian Predicament Turns Precarious for Russia
• Are Russian Mercenaries Ready to Defend Venezuela’s Maduro?
• Russian Language Losing Its Position in Kyrgyzstan—and Moscow May Be as Well

Volume 16 Issue 8

January 24, 2019

• Russian-Japanese Negotiations Over Kurile Islands: Another Summit Without Much Progress
• Moscow and Kyiv Respond to German Proposal on the Kerch Strait and Azov Sea (Part Two)
• Russia-Ukraine Gas Transit Talks Look Ahead Post-2020
• Belarus-Russia Tensions: Any Alternative to Hype?

Volume 16 Issue 7

January 23, 2019

• Turkey Gives Symbolic Political, Military Support to Ukraine
• Ongoing Environmental Protests in Russia Pose Threat to Kremlin in 2019
• The Kremlin’s Game in the CAR: What Does the Façade Conceal?

Volume 16 Issue 6

January 22, 2019

• Moscow and Kyiv Respond to German Proposal on the Kerch Strait and Azov Sea (Part One)
• Russia’s Future SLCM: Kalibr-M
• Northern Sea Route Being Redefined So Russia Can Appear to Meet Putin’s Projections

Volume 16 Issue 5

January 21, 2019

• Germany Sidelines Ukraine, Negotiates With Russia on the Kerch Strait
• Romania Undertakes Naval Modernization Program (Part Two)
• Azerbaijan Deepens and Expands Its Partnerships With International Arms Suppliers

Volume 16 Issue 4

January 17, 2019

• A Renewed Nuclear Arms Race Between Russia and US Begins to Gather Pace
• Russia Boosts Kaliningrad’s Military Capabilities by Emphasizing the UAV Component
• Population Flight From Rural Belarus: The Security Implications
• Serbia-Kosovo Land Swap Talks: A True Peace Agreement or Moscow-Desired Useful Precedent?

Volume 16 Issue 3

January 16, 2019

• Gerasimov Highlights the Need to Sharpen Russia’s Military ‘Dagger’
• Russia Reacts to US Afghanistan Policy
• Georgian Orthodox Church Opts for Caution Regarding Ukrainian Autocephaly

Volume 16 Issue 2

January 15, 2019

• Russian Military Increasingly Consists of Seriously Undermanned Units
• Belarus and Russia Dispute the Fundamentals of Their Relationship
• A Year in Review: Azerbaijan Optimizes Its Balanced Foreign Policy in 2018

Volume 16 Issue 1

January 14, 2019

• Russia’s Pessimistic Prospects for 2019
• Belarus’s Sovereignty and Russia’s Brotherly Embrace
• Uzbekistan’s President Considers Giving up Some Executive Powers