Russia and Eurasia - Rolling chronology
CHRONOLOGY of Russia/Eurasia-related events and daily guide to international MEDIA HEADLINES
27 January 2012 - Full text...

Kazakhstan elections - Problems and discontents
Sunday’s parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan involves more than the question of a few opposition seats. NEW
12 January 2012 - Full text...

Afghanistan and after - Central Asian states ‘on edge’
Former Soviet republics are bracing themselves for possible destabilisation as the date approaches for the withdrawal of NATO forces from Afghanistan.
5 January 2012 - Full text...

24 December - Test of Russia’s protest movement
So far the only effective opposition is the Communist Party. At least it cannot be accused of receiving funds from Washington.
22 December 2011 - Full text...

Where matters stand - Rebels at sea in Post-election Russia
Opposition groups show no signs of being ready to unite around a single challenger in next year’s presidential election.
15 December 2011 - Full text...

United Russia’s election debacle - What ground for cheer?
The best hope for Russia would be for the leadership to recognise its failings. But the signs are lacking. So is an effective opposition.
9 December 2011 - Full text...

Sixty-one Days - September-October 2011
Russia/Eurasia-related events and nternational media headlines during September and October 2011
8 December 2011 - Full text...

Putin’s ‘United Russia’ - Platform turned liability
Declining support for the ‘party of power’ party, with the possible loss of its two-thirds majority in the Duma, make Sunday’s Russian parliamentary election the object of special interest.
29 November 2011 - Full text...

Yanukovych seeking both ways - Between the EU and Russia
Reactions over Tymoshenko give edge to a Foreign Affairs article.
23 November 2011 - Full text...

US withdrawal from Afghanistan - A Central Asian complication
The threatened loss of the Manas (Kyrgyzstan) transit base raises serious questions about America’s ability to withdraw its forces from Afghanistan without harassment. Uncertainty in Tajikistan closes another possibility.
17 November 2011 - Full text...

Corruption in Russia - More awkward figures
New figures gives force to the charge that corruption remains the biggest obstacle to the country’s modernisation.
22 October 2011 - Full text...

Sixty-two Days - 01 July - 31 Aug. 2011
Russia-Eurasia-related events and international media headlines during July and August 2011, in reverse chronology
14 October 2011 - Full text...

CIS migrant workers - Pawns in a global economic crisis
How the global downturn affects Central Asia’s work-seeking millions.
12 October 2011 - Full text...

Awaiting sentence - EU-Ukrainian ‘partnership’ hopes
The further postponement to 11 October of judgment in the trial of Yulia Tymoshenko case leaves the EU on tenterhooks over reaching an EU-Ukraine free trade agreement.
6 October 2011 - Full text...

Putin / Medvedev - A missed opportunity
The decision of Vladimir Putin and Dmitri Medvedev to switch roles was, on all counts, a mistake – but there should be no rush to extreme judgments.
26 September 2011 - Full text...

Mikhail Prokhorov - New phenomenon, or three-month wonder?
On 14 September Mikhail Prokhorov, Russia’s third richest man and former president of Norilsk Nickel, resigned his three months’ chairmanship of the minority Right Cause party, allegedly due to action by the Kremlin. What does it say about him, and about current Russian politics?
22 September 2011 - Full text...

Russia in 2011 - ‘Growth of popular resentment’
The IISS annual Strategic Survey queries popular the extent of popular support for the Russian leadership.
19 September 2011 - Full text...

The SCO - Anxious moves over region's stability
Why others are not so happy about the withdrawal of coalition forces from Afghanistan
28 July 2011 - Full text...

A German-Russian prize fiasco - Well-wishers put their foot in it
The Quadriga protest is a lesson for other prize-givers
18 July 2011 - Full text...

The EU and Russia - The summit that wasn’t
Part of a series on aspects of Russian foreign policy following recent diplomatic exchanges
15 July 2011 - Full text...