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Guam Back to Life?

15:00 26.08.2010 Bogdan Tsirdya

Guam Back to Life?

No doubt, 2010 has been a watershed year in Eurasian geopolitics. Favorable economic conditions helped Russia achieve serious political gains, though, in fact, the basis for some of the ongoing geopolitical transformations emerged in 2008 when Georgia lost the Five Day War. Georgia's defeat and the advent of pro-Russian Yanukovich …

Shadows of Kosovo and OSCE Over Kyrgyzstan

15:00 26.08.2010 Pyotr Iskenderov

Shadows of Kosovo and OSCE Over Kyrgyzstan

The first group of experts from the international commission investigating the June, 2010 clashes in the southern part of Kyrgyzstan plans to be in Osh by early September. Commission chief Kimmo Kiljunen said on August 23 that Kyrgyz president R. Otunbaeva reaffirmed Bishkek's support for the initiative of Finland, Sweden, …

The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Will Echo in the Arctic

15:00 25.08.2010 Taras Dyachenko

The Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill Will Echo in the Arctic

The environmental tragedy triggered by the explosion which sank the BP-owned Deepwater Horizon oil rig on April 20 in the Gulf of Mexico has been unfolding for four months. The blast killed 11 people who worked at the rig and caused damage to the underwater riser structure connecting it to …

Fourlateral Summit in Sochi

15:00 25.08.2010 Alexander Shustov

Fourlateral Summit in Sochi

In August the presidents of Russia, Tajikistan, Afghanistan, and Pakistan convened for the second time in Sochi. The summit was mainly necessitated by the recent tensions between Tajikistan and Uzbekistan and by the coming pullout of the US forces from Afghanistan. No doubt, the withdrawal will tilt the geopolitical balance …

The Rising Star of Gen. Hamid Gul

15:00 23.08.2010 Elena Pustovoytova

The Rising Star of Gen. Hamid Gul

Former Pakistani General and intelligence chief who unexpectedly found himself popular among Western journalist freely airs the the ideas Americans only dare to discuss privately. Better late than never, the star of the 74-year old former ISI Director Hamid Gul who fought together with the US against the Soviet army …

Russia Ousted from Uzbek Economy

1:00 20.08.2010 Vladislav Gulevich

Russia Ousted from Uzbek Economy

The region of Central Asia is an epicenter of global interests. Competition between the U.S., Russia, the EU, China, India, Iran directly impacts the regional economy, and Uzbekistan is one of the main routes for financial inflows into Central Asia.Uzbekistan is ranked between more economically well-off Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan and …

Expecting a War, Hoping the Expectations Will Not Materialize

15:00 19.08.2010 Hovannes Nikogosyan

Expecting a War, Hoping the Expectations Will Not Materialize

There my be a variety of explanations behind the phenomenon of war but – anyway you look at things - wars begin in people's brains and the actual fighting only comes as the next phase. It is an open question when exactly the war between Armenia and Azerbaijan became a …

Destroying the Iraqi Statehood: Operation Almost Complete

15:00 17.08.2010 Elena Pustovoytova

Destroying the Iraqi Statehood: Operation Almost Complete

There is no question where the US forces withdrawn from Iraq will go – Afghanistan is known to be the next destination. In the process, Washington manages to demonstrate commitment to peace. The US President is convinced that the US mission in Iraq can be “safely” finished by the end …

Russia-Armenia: improvement of relations amid information attacks

15:00 17.08.2010 Andrey Areshev

Russia-Armenia: improvement of relations amid information attacks

Months before the official visit of President Dmitry Medvedev to Armenia scheduled for August 19-21, experts in both countries focused on bilateral relations between Moscow and Yerevan, a thing which proves the following: like the whole post-Soviet territory, the Caucasus remains a place where Russia, the West (U.S. and the …

Renaissance of Ethnic Separatism In «United Europe»

15:00 16.08.2010 Pyotr Iskenderov

Renaissance of Ethnic Separatism In «United Europe»

New serious inter-ethnic conflicts are brewing in Europe as it battles the global economic crisis. Typically they are deeply rooted in history, but the very fact that the renaissance of ethnic separatism in Europe is taking place in the epoch of European integration is noteworthy. Obviously, the enlargement of NATO …

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