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Sergei Markedonov

Sergei Markedonov

Candidate of Historical Sciences, heads the Department of International Relations at the Institute of Political and Military Analysis, Moscow

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Can Armenia and Turkey be reconciled?

Could historical enemies Armenia and Turkey be moving towards reconciliation?  Despite the potential pitfalls, Turkey's acknowledgement of the 1915 "genocide" being the most serious, compromise could be achieved, says Sergei Markedonov

North Caucasus: united we stand, divided we fall!

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

Russia – Belarus: an odd couple

The refusal of Belarus to recognize Abkhazia and South Ossetia points to a key factor behind its "marriage with Russia".  Both may favour a union, but for very different reasons, explains Sergei Markedonov

Squabbles over the post-Soviet space

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

Azerbaijan: from bad to worse

 A recent referendum has given Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliev almost unlimited power. The people's vote for stability makes an undemocratic situation even worse