Publications

This paper discusses the prospects of resolving the Transnistrian conflict. It first considers the fiasco of the Russian settlement plan and then reviews international developments around the Transnis...chevron_right

This paper examines the consequences of the 2008 presidential election in Russia. It gives a brief overview of the election with a focus on Dmitry Medvedev’s modernization program and reviews the cons...chevron_right

This paper presents the ethnic, historical, social and economic context of the Kosovo crisis and shows its regional and global dimensions. It first outlines the historical background of the Albanian-S...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the future of Russian-Belarusian relations. First, it offers a brief presentation of Belarus' significance and position in Russian policy and then considers the development of Russ...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the causes of xenophobia and the reasons for the popularity of extremely nationalist views among ethnic Russians. The first part describes the different manifestations of xenophobi...chevron_right

This report presents Turkey's greatest internal challenges and Ankara's relations with its neighbor regions, the EU and the US, all within the context of EU accession negotiations. It includes detaile...chevron_right

This paper examines developments within the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) after the Cold War. The author specifically examines why the organization failed to trigger a process of institutio...chevron_right

This study describes the main economic processes observed in Russia during President Vladimir Putin's second term. Specifically, it considers renationalisation and the concentration of economic assets...chevron_right

This paper examines processes that determine the situation in Chechnya. Specifically, it considers the evolution of the conflict from the Chechen national liberation war to a Caucasian jihad. Additio...chevron_right

This report presents the situation in Belarus since the presidential election in March 2006. The first part is devoted to the internal situation and describes the political scene, namely, the ruling c...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the relations between the countries joining the Schengen Agreement and their immediate eastern neighbors, namely Russia, Ukraine and Belarus. It is composed of three parts. Part on...chevron_right

This study covers the migration challenges in Eastern European countries (Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova) and the Southern Caucasus (Azerbaijan, Georgia, Armenia). It discusses the conditions of th...chevron_right

This publication looks at the production and export of Russian gas, Gazprom's investments in Europe and the company's expansion plans. It includes charts, diagrams and maps illustrating export routes ...chevron_right

This paper examines the reforms carried out in the 2000–2006 period in Russia. It presents the reforms which followed a different or opposite direction, as compared to the Russian president’s pre-elec...chevron_right

This paper discusses the actions of the Russian government against the company Yukos and its owner Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The author presents the motives behind the 'Yukos affair,' its evolution and i...chevron_right