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Jan 2013
Change of Government in Georgia
Author: Sabine Fischer, Uwe Halbach
Publisher: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik (SWP)
This report analyzes the autumn 2012 change of government in Georgia, hailed by the country as proof of its democratic maturity. More on «Change of Government in Georgia»

Jul 2012
Empire and After: Essays in Comparative Imperial and Decolonization Studies
Author: Alexander Morrison, UyamaTomohiko, Fukuda Hiroshi, Akita Shigeru, Penny von Eschen, Niu Jun, Sergey Radchenko, Mridula Mukherjee
Publisher: Slavic Research Center (SRC)
This volume includes articles related to Russian imperialism, Russian relation with Central Asia and Central Europe between empires. More on «Empire and After: Essays in Comparative Imperial and Decolonization Studies»
Jul 2012
The Far East Between Russia, China, and America
Author: Rens Lee
Publisher: Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
The commentary discusses Moscow’s relations with its eastern territories, with a focus on the nine provinces of the Russian Far East (RFE). More on «The Far East Between Russia, China, and America»

19 Apr 2012
Russia’s Strategy Towards Moldova: Continuation or Change?
Author: Witold Rodkiewicz
Publisher: Centre for Eastern Studies (OSW)
This commentary argues that Russia is implementing an extensive and multifaceted policy towards Moldova, aiming at a permanent change in the country’s geopolitical orientation from a pro-European to a pro-Russian direction. More on «Russia’s Strategy Towards Moldova: Continuation or Change?»

Aug 2011
Do the Post-Communist Transitions offer Lessons for the Arab World?
Author: Adrian A Basora
Publisher: Foreign Policy Research Institute (FPRI)
This commentary discusses relevant analogies and differences between the Arab uprisings and the post-communist revolutions of 1989-91 and draws out lessons learned. More on «Do the Post-Communist Transitions offer Lessons for the Arab World? »

3 Feb 2011
Central Asia: Decay and Decline
Publisher: International Crisis Group
This report analyses the situation in the healthcare, education, energy and transportation sectors of the five Central Asian countries that emerged in 1991 from the break-up of the Soviet Union. More on «Central Asia: Decay and Decline»

9 Aug 2010
Role of the Orthodox Church in Russian Foreign Policy
Author: Jarosław Ćwiek-Karpowicz
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
The recent visit to Ukraine paid by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill confirms that the Russian Orthodox Church (ROC) is intensifying steps aimed at unifying Orthodoxy in the post-Soviet area, also through strengthening the links of the h... More on «Role of the Orthodox Church in Russian Foreign Policy»

7 Apr 2009
Synergies vs. Spheres of Influence in the Pan-European Space
Author: Michael Emerson, Arianna Checchi, Noriko Fujiwara, Ludmila Gajdosova, George Gavrilis, Elena Gnedina
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
This report investigates whether and how the EU might, in its policies toward Russia, the eastern partner countries and Central Asia, build stronger common programs and projects across these three political 'spaces. More on «Synergies vs. Spheres of Influence in the Pan-European Space»

6 Oct 2008
From Hegemony to the New Geopolitical Competition
Author: Igor Torbakov
Publisher: Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
This paper looks at Russia's conduct in the post-Soviet space in general and its policies toward Central Asia in particular. More on «From Hegemony to the New Geopolitical Competition»

2008
Ruslands udenrigspolitik: fra Jeltsins vesternisering til Putins nyimperalism
Author: Jørgen Staun
Publisher: Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
This report looks at Russian foreign policy in light of the 2008 Georgian conflict. More on «Ruslands udenrigspolitik: fra Jeltsins vesternisering til Putins nyimperalism»

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