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The rhetoric of the new Moldovan government is not music to the Kremlin's ears. However the powers that be in Chishinau have no choice. Immediately after the present summit of the Community of Independent States, the government has to move ahead with the hard work of serious reform of the economy, judiciary, media and bureaucracy.

Russia has good reasons to respond positively to Obama's move away from missile defence. But realpolitik suggests they will not prevail

Europe's last dictator recently visited an EU country for the first time in a decade. Europe requires more democracy and economic liberalisation, but only Russia can offer his regime any hope of survival

After dropping the missile defence system in Eastern Europe, remaining American weapons in Europe should come next

Moldova's long-ruling communists, having recently been dethroned by the four-party Alliance for European Integration (AEI), are struggling to win back lost ground. The frantic activities of communist ex-President Voronin suggest he is not finding democracy easy

Responding to oD Russia's recent article by Denis Corboy et al the distinguished Russian commentator Sergei Markedonov disagrees profoundly.  Better to pay attention to the threat political Islam poses to our common values and come up with a joint strategy

The West must beware looming crises in North Caucasus, Georgia and Ukraine

The "resetting" of US-Russian relations faces many potential pitfalls, says Matthew Rojansky, but the development of US-Russian affinity networks could help the process to keep moving forward

The EU is wilfully blind to its own role in Ukraine's political destabilisation. The eventual prospect of EU membership is vital for this European country, argues Andreas Umland. It would serve to reconfigure its political discourse and give direction to its people

Medvedev's Bush-era dreams of a new regional security architecture appear to be on hold as a result of Obama's "reset". Is there anything left for Europe to respond to in the Russian president's once grand plans?

An open letter to President Obama is caught in nostalgia and fails to address emerging global realities.

President Obama did not perform as well as expected during his recent visit to Moscow argues E. Wayne Merry

Belarus' refusal to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia points its "marriage with Russia"

Reviewing the roots of the roots of the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan over Nagorno-Karabakh, Alexander Goryanin concludes that Armenia's victory has cost it too much. A more lasting solution will take time

Russia is not happy with events on its southern Caucasus borders

Are the Western Balkans ever going to be part of Europe?  Christophe Solioz reviews the situation since the Thessaloniki Summit of 2003

Escalation of the Russian-Ukrainian quarrel over Crimea could destabilise European security

Success in 'resetting' US-Russian relations will depend on realism about their future roles in the post-Soviet space

There can be no Russia-Georgia rapprochement

A simmering conflict is made all the more intractable by Russian and European indifference. Plus: a blog from the Moldovan protests