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Russia to stay the course in Eurasia

March 13, 2012 Sergei Markedonov
The return of Vladimir Putin to the Russian presidency should not alter the course Moscow has set in the South Caucasus and the Eurasian sphere

Will Lithuania show leadership in the OSCE?

January 20, 2011 Sergei Markedonov
Lithuania has taken over the presidency of the OSCE with hopes of negotiating peaceful settlements in the Caucasus, but the country has not always positioned itself as a neutral party between Russia and the West.

Belarus Free Theater shares the love

January 5, 2011 Anna Nemtsova, special to Russia Beyond the Headlines
The founders of Belarus Free Theater believe their job is to act with love and without censorship, while the authorities believe their job is to arrest them.

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.

What does the collapse of the Soviet Union really mean?

December 14, 2010 Eugene Ivanov
"We should accept that today's Russia is not a Soviet Union and will never be one"

Moldova weighs its options

October 13, 2010 Sergei Markedonov, special to Russia Now
Moldova, the poorest country in Europe, is gearing up for another round of elections, which could definitively turn the country towards Romania or towards Russia-or show how competing ideas can coexist.

No Russian in the land of Potemkin

August 4, 2010 Dmitry Babich, special to Russia Now
Russian-speakers continue to struggle with Ukraine's language laws, despite the election of Viktor Yanukovich

US shows its power in the post-Soviet space

July 8, 2010 Alexander Gabuyev, Georgy Dvali (Tbilisi); Rafael Mustafayev (Baku); Aik Dzhanpoladyan (Erevan), Kommersant
On an official visit to the region, US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton assures Ukraine and the Caucasus states of US support.

A zone of responsibility

June 23, 2010 Fyodor Lukyanov, The Moscow Times

Belarus backs down on gas payments

June 22, 2010 bne
Russia's latest "Gas War" indicates a change in both foreign and economic policy.

Post-Soviet bloc reaches out to Kyrgyzstan

June 16, 2010 RIA Novosti
Although reluctant to get involved in the Kyrgyzstan violence, the Russian president has agreed to action by the CSTO.

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.

Estonia definitely, maybe to join eurozone

May 20, 2010 Mike Collier, bne
Estonia's invitation to become the first former Soviet state in the eurozone is a mixed blessing.

Looking for the future in Kyrgyzstan

April 13, 2010 Sergei Markedonov, Special to Russia Now
The recent events in Kyrgyzstan are another stage in the country's post-Soviet growth, but where will it lead?

The new year with a new union

December 25, 2009 Gazeta

Re-imagining Latvia

November 18, 2009 Kevin M. F. Platt, special to Russia Now

Paradoxes of russian-byelorussian relations

September 25, 2009 Nikolai Mezhevich, professor of St. Petersburg State University, Doctor of Economics
Post-Soviet space, like post-Soviet history, is full of paradoxes. The collapse of the USSR was initiated in what was then Soviet Byelorussia

War thought-crimes

May 26, 2009 Sergei Balashov, The Moscow News
Governments and ideologies change, but the battles and victories of World War II remain dear to the Russian heart - so dear that debating the Soviet Union's role in defeating Adolf Hitler or condemning the Soviet occupation of Eastern Europe may soon

Learning the skills of being a regional power

March 27, 2009 Fyodor Lukyanov, political expert

Power of the pawn

March 2, 2009 Fedor Lukyanov, Moscow
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