Sixty-two Days - July-August, 2010
Chronology and Internet guide to Russia/Eurasia-elated events during July and August, 2010
31 August 2010 - Full text...

Russia and Iran - The wages of Indecision
The belated cancellation of S-300 missiles deliveries and a tortured debate over the terms of UN sanctions shows confusion at the heart of Moscow’s foreign policy over Iran
27 July 2010 - Full text...

Troubled North Caucasus - A typical day
An attack on a power station marks another lurch of Russia’s North Caucasus region into semi-anarchy.
22 July 2010 - Full text...

Caucasus and Karabakh - Washington’s too hasty quest
Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s 4-5 July visit to the South Caucasus showed how much Washington has yet to learn about the contradictions of US policy in the region.
18 July 2010 - Full text...

The ‘spy swap’ - Why we should worry
The Vienna ‘swap’ was a sensible way of saving the initiative towards better US-Russia relations, but mimicking the cold war is indefensible when every effort should be made, jointly, against deadlier threats to peace and security
13 July 2010 - Full text...

Thirty Days - 01-30 June, 2010
Chronology and Internet guide to Russia/Eurasia-related events in the international press during June
5 July 2010 - Full text...

The Kyrgyz referendum - Despite doubts, best bet for stability?
The only hope of preventing a spread of disorder in Central Asia is for the Uzbek minority in Kyrgyzstan to be assured of its home there.
30 June 2010 - Full text...

Unending battle in the Caucasus - Russia’s debt from history
‘Foreign Affairs’ puts a finger on Moscow’s persistent problem of Caucasian ‘terrorism’
29 June 2010 - Full text...

The Belarus-Russia gas row - The facts behind Lukashenko’s gamble
The Belarusian president has put himself in a fix by overplaying his hand against Moscow in a sharply changed European and world situation.
24 June 2010 - Full text...

In blood-stained Kyrgyzstan - Moscow’s dilemma
The ethnic destabilisation of Kyrgyzstan can test the readiness of Russia and the West to end the spirit of the Cold War, as well as the extent of Russia’s authority within the CIS.
17 June 2010 - Full text...

Russia, the US and nuclear arms - What chance of reaching ‘zero’?
A new study of international efforts to eliminate nuclear weapons puts a finger on tactical nuclear weapons in Europe.
15 June 2010 - Full text...

Thirty-one Days - 01-31 May, 2010
Chronology and Internet guide to Russia/Eurasia-related events in the international press during May, 2010
3 June 2010 - Full text...

The Russia-EU summit - What chance of movement?
A tour d’horizon before today’ (31 May) meeting of Russian and European ministers and officials in Rostov-on-Don
31 May 2010 - Full text...

Russia and Ukraine - Hopes, and limits, of co-operation
On 17-18 May the Russian and Ukrainian presidents met in Kiev to sign hugely important treaties resetting their countries troubled relations. We weigh the gains and the limits of the agreements on gas and the Sevastopol base, which were reached in Kharkiv in April.
29 May 2010 - Full text...

Russia’s Arctic worries - A rare Western insight
A Western expert describes Russia’s concerns over a ‘northern front’ laid bare by the retreat of the Arctic ice cap, and suggests ways meeting them.
24 May 2010 - Full text...

Central Asia - An ‘inside’ guide
We review a valuable aid to our understanding of what is happening in part of Russia’s ‘back yard’.
12 May 2010 - Full text...

‘Victory Day, 2010’ - For Russia, landmark + a history lesson
Russia’s celebration of ‘Victory Day’ on Sunday was a stunning symbol of the country’s 65-year metamorphosis.
10 May 2010 - Full text...

Thirty Days - 01-30 April, 2010
Chronology and Internet guide to Russia/Eurasia-related events in the international press during April, 2010
6 May 2010 - Full text...

Russia and BRIC - Key to a new foreign policy dimension
Moscow is feeling its way to a singular place among the world’s emerging nations.
3 May 2010 - Full text...

Integrating the CIS - Bank’s ambitious venture
A report by the Eurasian Development Bank points to unused opportunities for Eurasia’s largest economies.
23 April 2010 - Full text...