Elections in the Commonwealth of Independent States

Video: Zbigniew Brzezinski on Georgia

Belarus Election and Repression Footage from Robert Amsterdam on December 15, 2006 4:24 PM In light of Bob's earlier post on Belarus-Russia energy relations, I came across this protest video made by the guys at Razam and...

Belarus president warns of new arms race in Europe (AFP)

AFP - Belarussian President Alexander Lukashenko warned of a new arms race in Europe and derided his opponents in an interview with AFP on Monday that also left the door open to better ties with the West.

BAKU: CoE Sec Gen: Azerbaijanis Learning Democracy Quickly

Trend, Azerbaijan Nov 23 2008 It Is Interesting How Quickly Azerbaijanis are Learning Democracy - A. Maharramli/ Interview with Council of Europe Secretary General Terry Davis and Azerbaijani journalist at the Day of...

European parliamentarians say Azerbaijan is subject to dual standards

Head of Azerbaijani delegation at PACE Samad Seyidov told ANS TV. A group of European parliamentarians said that Azerbaijan was subject to dual standards during the PACE discussion on presidential elections in Azerbaijan, the...

The Ingush dilemma, Ivan Sukhov

In the Russian republic of Ingushetia people celebrated by dancing and shooting in the air when they heard that their president Murat Zyazikov had been dismissed. The news reached me in Ankara, where I was attending a...

Obama's Election Forces Turkey To Rethink Its Demands From Armenia

OBAMA'S ELECTION FORCES TURKEY TO RETHINK ITS DEMANDS FROM ARMENIA By Harut Sassounian Noyan Tapan http://www.nt.am?shownews=1009898 Nov 20, 2008 Turkey has blockaded Armenia for the last 15 years with the vain hope that this...

Neo-Bolsheviks Learn A Lot From Bolsheviks

NEO-BOLSHEVIKS LEARN A LOT FROM BOLSHEVIKS Armen Tsatouryan Hayots Ashkhar Daily 20 Nov 08 Armenia After the recent regional visit of the OSCE Minsk Group Co-Chairs, the prospects of conflict settlement have somehow become...

Repression still rules despite thaw towards EU

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‘Last dictator’ seeks to woo the west

Financial Times, спецвыпуск пра Беларусь By Jan Cienski and Stefan Wagstyl, Published: November 18 2008 Belarus bears a more than passing resemblance to the former Soviet Union. The dictatorial regime that president Alexander...

'Madrid Principles' Of Karabakh Conflict Settlement Published For The First Time

'MADRID PRINCIPLES' OF KARABAKH CONFLICT SETTLEMENT PUBLISHED FOR THE FIRST TIME ArmInfo 2008-11-17 10:25:00 ArmInfo. 'Madrid Principles' of Karabakh conflict settlement that were concealed from the Armenian and Azerbaijani...