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25 march 2012
The EU, Russia and the South Caucasus – Building Confidence
Closed borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey, as well as the absence of functional relations between Russian and Georgia, severely hamper the full potential of the region.
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24 september 2011
History as a Weapon
The geopolitical landscape of the Caucasus has recently been brushed over with new bright strokes.
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24 september 2011
Russia in Transcaucasia: What’s Gone Wrong?
There has been much talk over the past few years that Russia is losing the Caucasus by making one political mistake after another.
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27 march 2011
Towards a Euro-Atlantic Confederation
There can be no “national” solution to the Caucasus in that a number of ethnic disputes and irredentist claims overlap presently demarcated territorial state borders. Moreover, the membership of these states in either NATO or in the CSTO is not panacea either, in that membership in these separate military camps and command structures, even if these camps can be aligned, would not work to better integrate the entire Caucasus region.
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27 march 2011
A Smaller Empire?
(1)Among the respondents favoring Chechen secession only a very small number believe that Chechnya should be entitled to independence by virtue of its right to self-determination. Remarkably, these respondents have Russia’s interests in mind (“It would be better for Russia”), not Chechnya’s.
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27 january 2011
Terrorism’s local roots
International terrorism was at the forefront of global politics in the first decade of this young century. The concept is actually relatively new.
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"Russia in Global Affairs" is now available at Facebook
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The analytical report "The U.S. - Russa Relations after the "Reset": Building a New Agenda. A View from Russia" - free download
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"Towards an Аlliance of Europe" - Analytical Report by the Russian Group of the Valdai International Discussion Club is avaliable online
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New version of Russia in Global Affairs website is now avaliable
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Convergence the Other Way Round
Everything in the world is changing. The fantastically fast – by historical standards – redistribution of forces is especially evident.
Russia Lays Siege to Ukraine
The presidents of Russia and Ukraine have met for the first time since Vladimir Putin’s re-election.
The EU, Russia and the South Caucasus – Building Confidence
Closed borders between Armenia and Azerbaijan, Armenia and Turkey, as well as the absence of functional relations between Russian and Georgia, severely hamper the full potential of the region.
History as a Weapon
The geopolitical landscape of the Caucasus has recently been brushed over with new bright strokes.
Russia in Transcaucasia: What’s Gone Wrong?
There has been much talk over the past few years that Russia is losing the Caucasus by making one political mistake after another.
Towards a Euro-Atlantic Confederation
There can be no “national” solution to the Caucasus in that a number of ethnic disputes and irredentist claims overlap presently demarcated territorial state borders. Moreover, the membership of these states in either NATO or in the CSTO is not panacea either, in that membership in these separate military camps and command structures, even if these camps can be aligned, would not work to better integrate the entire Caucasus region.
A Smaller Empire? (1)
Among the respondents favoring Chechen secession only a very small number believe that Chechnya should be entitled to independence by virtue of its right to self-determination. Remarkably, these respondents have Russia’s interests in mind (“It would be better for Russia”), not Chechnya’s.
Terrorism’s local roots
International terrorism was at the forefront of global politics in the first decade of this young century. The concept is actually relatively new.
Russia Is Not Prepared to Restore the Empire
When the Baltic countries entered NATO and the European Union a couple of years ago, many thought it was the end of the centuries-old "red line." Euro-Atlantic organizations had crossed into the former Russian and Soviet empires.
Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality
In September 2004, the Russian city of Novgorod hosted an international conference entitled Russia at the Turn of the Century: Hopes and Reality. Its organizers were the RIA Novosti news agency, the Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, Russia in Global Affairs, and The Moscow Times.
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