Russia and Eurasia - Rolling chronology
CHRONOLOGY of Russia/Eurasia-related events and daily guide to international MEDIA HEADLINES
17 May 2013 - Full text...

Beyond Boston - A larger security challenge
Boston was a reminder that it is time for Russia and the West to co-operate over issues affecting their security in the widest sense - not just individual acts of terrorism.
27 April 2013 - Full text...

The Kremlin's latest thought - Proposing a 'Social Contract'
Reacting to unfamiliar protests, President Putin has floated the idea of a ‘social contract’ with which to engage his critics in a working political relationship. But who is he thinking of? And who would represent the opposition in such a deal? NEW
13 April 2013 - Full text...

Unhappy Cyprus - More poison for EU-Russia rela
Cyprus was not an oligarchs’ money park, and there is deep resentment at the EU’s handling of the island's banking crisis. NEW
4 April 2013 - Full text...

Master of Mischief - And victim of himself
In his quest for behind-the-scenes power and revenge, BORIS BEREZOVSKY made repeated miscalculations, while seriously compromising Western hopes of a normal relationship with post-Soviet Russia NEW
26 March 2013 - Full text...

Russia strives for modern forces - And international stability
The annual Military Balance of the International Institute for Strategic Studies highlights Russia’s effort to achieve a truly modern posture by 2020 – and the disjointed efforts of CIS members on behalf of security and stability in Eurasia. NEW
21 March 2013 - Full text...

Russia and Syria - The real Russian interest
A leading Western strategic journal carries sharp criticism of much Western comment on Russia’s supposed interest in supporting Syria.
12 March 2013 - Full text...

Fifty-nine Days - Jan.-Feb. 2013
Russia/Eurasia-related events and international headlines during January and Feb ruary 2013
1 March 2013 - Full text...

Russian Foreign Policy - Still waiting for a 'doctrine'
President Putin has still to sign a new foreign policy doctrine. The reasons for the delay include divided counsels and the complexity of present threats and challenges.
25 February 2013 - Full text...

Georgia and Russia - Still a tricky transition
The editor of one of Russia’s foremost analytical journals gives a sober account of Georgia's and Russia's best interests as a critical moment approaches in their apparently improved relations.
18 February 2013 - Full text...

Moscow and Tbilisi - A Precarious Dialogue
Relations between Georgia and Russia are show signs of overcoming years of rupture. But progress will be slow, and can be easily reversed.
9 February 2013 - Full text...

A ‘Eurasian Economic Union’ - Russia’s global policy goal
The idea of a Eurasian Economic Union (EEU), projected in recent speeches by President Putin, is further evidence of the importance Russia gives to regional integration as the way to establish its world position.
1 February 2013 - Full text...

NGOs under fire - from a reformist
A newly published ‘briefing paper’ from Chatham House London is critical of the reliance put by Western governments on NGOs as a motor of post-Soviet democratisation.
18 January 2013 - Full text...

Sixty-one Days - Nov.- Dec., 2012
Russia/Eurasia-related events and international headlines during November and December 2012
1 January 2013 - Full text...

Russia and Afghanistan - Pointers to 2014
Food for thought about the consequences of the US withdrawal
14 December 2012 - Full text...

Syrian shadows over Russia, too -

2 December 2012 - Full text...

Letter from the North Caucasus - How Russian students see the EU
Young, educated Russians show a more discriminating view about European Union, and its place in the world, than, Brussels might suppose.
15 November 2012 - Full text...

Putin's back - Cause for some thought
The President’s health may not be a cause for alarm, but the injury to his back that preoccupied the media in October should concentrate thoughts on what would happen if for some reason he were suddenly obliged to relinquish the reins. New
8 November 2012 - Full text...

Sixty-one Days - Sept.-Oct. 2012
Russia/Eurasia-related events and international headlines during September and October 2012
31 October 2012 - Full text...

Ukraine goes to the vote - With Tymoshenko behind bars
Sunday's vote can produce changes in the opposition parliamentary line-up.
25 October 2012 - Full text...