Information on "Security" and "Former Soviet Bloc"
January 2013
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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»
July 2012
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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»
August 2011
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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? »
January 2010
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2010
Russia: Supporting Non-Democratic Tendencies in the Post-Soviet Space?
Author: Antje Kästner
Publisher: German Development Institute
Over the last decade, Russia has not only adopted a more authoritarian form of government, but has also become more active in the former USSR. More on «Russia: Supporting Non-Democratic Tendencies in the Post-Soviet Space?»
October 2009
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Oct 2009
Prospective Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries
Author: Ansgar Belke, Ingo Bordon, Inna Melnyovska, Rainer Schweickert
Publisher: Kiel Institute for the World Economy
This paper quantifies the impact of incentives related to potential membership on institutional change as measured by the World Bank Governance Indicators (WBGI). More on «Prospective Membership and Institutional Change in Transition Countries»
April 2009
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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»
October 2008
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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»
September 2008
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Sep 2008
Modernisierung in Ost- und Ostmitteleuropa? Dynamiken innerstaatlichen und internationalen Wandels
Author: Philipp Casula, Vedran Dzihic, Angela Wieser, Norma Osterberg, Malte Frye, Igor Gordyi, Marc Zivojinovic, Sabine Willenberg, Silvia Nadjivan, Franziska Smolnik, Michael Paulo, Daniel Grotzky, Hristofor Hrisoskulov, Kristine Müller, Evelyn Moser, Christian Smigiel, Anja Erdmann, Thomas Skowronek, Sandra Frimmel, Ronald Gebauer, Elena Semenova, Stefanie Friedrich, Katharina Mikulčak, Gaukhar Abdigaliyeva, Mahabat Sabyrbek, Maria Mushchinina, Aima Samatova, Edlira Maranaku
Publisher: Research Centre for East European Studies (FSOE)
Dieser Tagungsband präsentiert die vielfältigen Beiträge für die 16. More on «Modernisierung in Ost- und Ostmitteleuropa? Dynamiken innerstaatlichen und internationalen Wandels»
February 2008
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Feb 2008
Kalingrado y las relaciones UE-Rusia
Author: Raimundas Lopata
Publisher: CIDOB Foundation
Este trabajo se dedica al llamado 'rompecabezas de Kalingrado' y examina la geopolítica de la región que tras el fin de la Guerra Fría y la escisión de la Unión Soviética en 1991, quedó bajo soberanía rusa pero aislado de la madre patria en su extrem... More on «Kalingrado y las relaciones UE-Rusia»
September 2007
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25 Sep 2007
The Eastern EU Neighbourhood - An Area of Competing Policies
Author: Piret Ehin, Graham Avery
Publisher: Estonian Foreign Policy Institute (EVI)
This paper discusses the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) and what response it is eliciting from Russia. More on «The Eastern EU Neighbourhood - An Area of Competing Policies»
