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South Ossetia elects president

April 10, 2012 Olga Allenova, Kommersant
But despite the peaceful vote, experts believe the region has only received a brief respite from the many problems it faces

Russia's heft in WTO means more economic commitments

December 2, 2011 Alexander Gasyuk
Anders Aslund spoke with RBTH about Russia’s WTO accession, the future of the economy and why the country needs pension reform

A new Eurasian union is born

November 29, 2011 Ekaterina Shokhina, Expert Magazine
International trade Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia form an alliance

Is Eurasian integration realistic?

October 11, 2011 Sergei Markedonov
Vladimir Putin has proposed a new structure for integrating the former Soviet space, but so far his proposal seems like little more than a campaign promise

Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan move closer to economic union

December 20, 2010 Yury Solozobov
A three-step program is intended to lead to a single economic space between the EU and China as of Jan. 1, 2012.

Officials find quotas a way to balance demands of politics and labor

December 17, 2010 Caress Schenk
Russia’s policy of issuing work permits to immigrant workers has given politicians a useful tool to moderate anti-immigrant forces while supplying a ready source of cheap labor.

CSTO establishes joint defense force

December 16, 2010 Olga Gerach
At a recent summit, CSTO member nations called last summer's situation in Kyrgyzstan a wake-up call to the need for more unified structures.

A reflection of the past in Kyrgyzstan violence

June 16, 2010 Sergei Markedonov
The current crisis in Kyrgyzstan is not the first time ethnic Uzbeks and Kyrgyz have been at odds. The current situation is playing out tensions dating from at least 1990.

Conflicts Thawing from Within

September 11, 2008 Sergei Balashov, Russia Profile
The Cases of Transnistria and Nagorno-Karabakh Require Regional Attention, First and Foremost

Abkhazia looks to join Belarus-Russia alliance

September 11, 2008 Russia Today
President Sergey Bagapsh, of the newly independent republic of Abkhazia, has announced it will apply to join the Union of Russia and Belarus.

Russia Needs Open Borders

May 28, 2008 Alexander P. Potemkin is Director-General of the Moscow Interbank Currency Exchange
The Russian government is currently preparing a new law to regulate immigration from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS). Many suspect that far from making things easier, it will simply fill the pockets of state officials.