Fear of a Weak Russia
Donald K. Bandler, Jakub Kulhanek The reaction from the American defense establishment to news that Russian submarines have been operating off the U.S. coast has been fairly nonchalant, bordering on smug....
Azerbaijan: No Jitters Over Turkmenistan’s Caspian Sea Threat
Shahin Abbasov Turkmenistan’s pledge to take Azerbaijan to court over the two countries’ rival claims to Caspian Sea oil fields has sparked more confusion than anger in Baku. Some Azerbaijani...
Rusya Sıcak Denizlerde
Mazhar Yasin Tüylüoğlu Kısa bir aradan sonra yorumlamaya değer ilk gelişmede de aktör değişmedi : Binyıllık hayalini gerçekleştiren Rusya. Suriye'nin Tartus limanında bulunan ve SSCB'nin dağılmasından bu yana kullanılmayan deniz üssünün...
Despite Downturn, Nazarbayev’s Numbers Stay Up
Joanna Lillis Although Kazakhstan has been battered by the global financial downturn, the Central Asian nation’s citizens are still upbeat. Recent polling data shows that economic troubles have not dented...
Who Are the Uighurs? What motivates China’s restless Muslim minority?
Joshua Keating Blood in the streets: Brutal rioting broke out this week in China's Xinjiang region between members of the Uighur ethnic group, Han Chinese, and government security forces. More...
Doğu Türkistan’da Neler Oluyor?
Mazhar Yasin Tüylüoğlu Geçtiğimiz günlerde Çin'in batı sınırında yer alan ve Doğu Türkistan olarak bilinenŞincan-Uygur Özerk Bölgesi'ndeki bir oyuncak fabrikasında çalışan Türk işçilerin, ekonomik kriz bahane edilerek işten çıkarılmalarıyla başlayan gerginlik,...
European Monitors in Georgia: A Case of Great Expectations?
Molly Corso Georgia is hoping the European Union will help keep the peace in the sensitive border areas near the breakaway regions of South Ossetia and Abkhazia. But a recent...
Kazakhstan: President Nazarbayev Marks Two Decades In Power
Joanna Lillis When Nursultan Nazarbayev took charge of Soviet Kazakhstan 20 years ago, he could scarcely have imagined that two years later he would be running his own country, and less...
Bazıları “Sert” Sever
Mazhar Yasin Tüylüoğlu Rusya Federasyonu Başbakanı Vladimir Putin'e çok yüksek oranlarda destek veren Rus halkından bahsediyorum. Evet, "sert" seviyorlar. Zira Putin'in devlet başkanlığı günlerinden kalma sertliğini ve karizmasını, koltuğu Medvedev'e bırakarak...
Us Forces Appear To Have Deal To Stay At Manas Air Base
Deirdre Tynan lthough the Kyrgyz government adamantly denies it, it appears as though US forces will be staying at Manas air base outside Bishkek for at least another year. ...
Turkish Prime Minister Offers Strong Support for Baku’s Position on Karabakh
Mina Muradova the tangled three-way relationship involving Armenia, Azerbaijan and Turkey is taking on the characteristics of a Gordian Knot. Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan held talks with Azerbaijani...
Evaluating Astana’s Democratization Intentions
Joshua Kucera when Kazakhstan was named 2010 chair of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe, Astana pledged to undertake wide-ranging political reforms. But now, just over six months...
Bye Bye Zardari (Again)? Washington Considers The Political Alternative in Pakistan
Scott Lucas oon after the Obama Administration took office, we concluded that its Pakistan policy was going around President Asif Ali Zardari, rather than working with him. Two weeks...
Türkiye-Ermenistan İlişkilerinde Azerbaycan Faktörü
Mazhar Yasin Tüylüoğlu obama'nın Türkiye ziyareti sırasında gündeme gelen Ermeni sınırının açılması projesi, Dışişleri Bakanı Ali Babacan'ın Erivan ziyaretiyle farklı bir boyuta taşındı. Medyada çok farklı yansımaları izlenen bu...
Ethnic Russians Say, “There’s No Place Like Home”
Molly Corso eight months ago Georgia suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Russian army. The repercussions of the military disaster have been far reaching, yet...