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Published in: oDRCentral Asia: new security challengesKyrgyzstan’s violence underscores the instability of those former Soviet governments which are burdened by...
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Published in: oDRCharisma and complications: the legacy of Abkhazia’s founding fatherWith the death of Vladislav Ardzinba, Abkhazia’s first president, a period of post-Soviet upheaval passes further...
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Published in: oDRStepan Bandera: a divisive national iconViktor Yushchenko has left his successor a ticking time bomb. His name is Stepan Bandera. Should Yanukovych strip...
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Published in: openSecurityHizbollah prepares for warHizbollah upgrades its military capability as Israel is accused of assassinating a senior Hamas commander....
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Published in: oDRPost-Soviet integration: CST, CSTO, CRRF etc (2)
There have been many attempts at building new structures to replace the Soviet Union, since it fell 10 years ago....
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Published in: oDRRussia’s foreign policy: modernise or marginalise (1)Russia’s foreign policy is outdated, according to the distinguished foreign affairs analyst Dmitry Trenin. In the...
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Published in: openSecuritySecurity contractors participated in CIA counterinsurgency operations
Employees of the private security firm Xe, formerly known as Blackwater, directly participated in CIA...
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Published in: oDRAbkhazia prepares to vote
Presidential elections are looming in the Abkhazia, the breakaway republic which Russia recognised as an independent...
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Published in: openSecurityNATO allies join US Afghan surge
Allied countries inside and outside NATO have committed an additional 7,000 troops to Afghanistan. A bloody suicide...
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Published in: HomeThe end and the beginning: lessons of 1989
The epic upheaval of 1989 was a time when east Europeans lost their fear, overcame their moral frustration and...
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Published in: oDRAstrakhan’s election drama – the bloggers’ view
After the recent Russian local elections were won by the Kremlin-backed ruling party, United Russia, opposition...
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Published in: oDRSt. Petersburg’s ‘gas-scraper’ saga: culture turns political
Gazprom's controversial decision to build a skyscraper in St. Petersburg had the support of Putin and governor...
