Has Armenia Changed?
By Zaur Shiriyev | 22 April 2010 The word "change" has recently become rather popular in political campaigns, starting of course with that of U.S. President Barack Obama, who perhaps led...
Is GUAM Really Only an “Organisation for Democracy and Economic Development” in The Black Sea Region?
By Assoc. Prof. Bayram Gungor | 01 April 2010 It is widely known that the most basic form of integrations is the cooperation agreements. However, cooperation agreements are different from...
Turkish-Armenian Relations Doomed to Failure: Why Does History Repeat Itself in The 21st Century?*
By Dr. Ayla Gol | 01 April 2010 Has anyone who is interested in Turkish and Armenian relations been really surprised that the most recent diplomatic attempts to normalise relations between...
Time to change of ‘status quo’ in Karabakh conflict
By Zaur Shiriyev | 01 April 2010 Peace talks to resolve the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict have been under way for more than a decade with virtually no tangible progress. The last few weeks...
Caucasus witnessing ‘state terror’
By Oleg Orlov | 31 March 2010 In the Northern Caucasus (including Chechnya), underground militia which use terrorist methods are fighting the Russian state. In turn, the state and its military structures,...
Armenians will complain about Turkey
By Mehmet Ali Birand | 30 March 2010 The Armenian people get up each morning thinking of genocide, talking about Turkey during the day and watch news on TV about Erdoğan...
Kyrgyzstan: Russian Press Bashing Bakiyev
By David Trilling | 30 March 2010 Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has been taking a beating in the Russian press over the last week. The burst of media attacks suggests...
US-Pakistan dialogue with a difference
By Ahmed Rashid | 30 March 2010 When Pakistan's powerful army chief, Gen Ashfaq Kayani, and Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi got off the plane in Washington to conduct what...
A Road Map to Modernize and Develop Russia
Vladimir Ryzhkov 09 February 2010 As anticipated, the report recently issued by the liberal Institute of Contemporary Development titled “21st-Century Russia: Reflections on an Attractive Tomorrow” caused a big stir...
Georgia: Tbilisi Ponders Implications Of Ukrainian Presidential Vote
Molly Corso 08 February 2010 Officials in Georgia are downplaying speculation that the apparent victory of the pro-Russian candidate in Ukraine’s presidential run-off will have negative repercussions for Tbilisi. But...
“Armenia & Georgia: Corruption, The State, and Change”
Jesse Tatum Interview with Dr. Christoph H. Stefes CRIA: With regard to your comparative study of corruption in Georgia and Armenia, can you explain its different levels – i.e....
Karzai Says He Has Always Favored Peace Talks With Taliban
RFE/RL 30 January 2010 Afghan President Hamid Karzai tells RFE/RL that he has long advocated talking to moderate elements within the Taliban but that the international community is only...
Preventing New Gas Wars
Simon Pirani 28 January 2010 Although Ukraine’s troubles with Russian gas and Russia’s troubles with Ukrainian transit are not over yet, political relations between the two countries should improve after...
Russia’s Market Economy Under Putin Presidency
Duygu Uckun "In the last five years, everything has changed. In the last 200 years, nothing has changed." -Russian say- According to a New York Times article dated December...
Georgia: Armenian-Turkish Rapprochement Could Have Significant Economic Impact On Tbilisi
Nino Patsuria As prospects dim for a quick reopening of the Turkish-Armenian border, Georgian business executives remain quietly content. Trouble with the Turkish-Armenian reconciliation process can mean continued economic benefits for Georgian...