Syria: outsiders support terrorism and US & Saudi Arabian jigsaw under Obama Murad Makhmudov and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The so-called “Friends of Syria People” held a meeting in Turkey, a nation which invaded Cyprus and where the Kurds have been brutally suppressed for decades, with the end result being to increase terrorist [...]
Japan and the Russian Federation agree to territorial talks based on diplomacy Pierre Leblanc and Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times The Russian Federation and Japan have agreed to discuss the territorial dispute “in a quiet atmosphere” but some doubts will linger on the side of Moscow. President Dmitry Medvedev of the Russian Federation and [...]
The Fall of Gaddafi Angers Many In Moscow Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 164 By: Pavel Felgenhauer The Jamestown Foundation The six month long civil war in Libya and the NATO air campaign to oust Colonel Muammar Gaddafi has created division within the ruling class in Moscow and aggravated anti-Western and anti-American sentiment. [...]
Russian-Led Customs Union Intensifies Sino-Russian Rivalry in Central Asia Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 147 By: Roman Muzalevsky The Jamestown Foundation July 1 marked the launch of the now “fully operational” Customs Union (Belarus, Kazakhstan and Russia) fueling debate on the future of the post-Soviet space and even the grouping itself. Indeed, ruptures [...]
Russia Seeks to Increase Energy Supplies to China Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 122 By: Sergei Blagov The Jamestown Foundation Moscow has indicated its interest in increasing trade with China, but a major bilateral gas deal remained elusive. During talks with his Chinese counterpart, Hu Jintao, in Moscow on June 16, Russian President [...]
Mist Hangs Over Franco-Russian Mistral Deal Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 90 By: Roger McDermott The Jamestown Foundation Much of the western attention to the Franco-Russian political agreement on the procurement of the helicopter landing dock Mistral for the Russian Navy emphasizes its potential “power projection” capability. NATO members, including the Baltic States, [...]
Japan continues to play the nationalist card against the Russian Federation Lee Jay Walker Modern Tokyo Times It is sometimes difficult to understand Japan’s stance towards the Russian Federation given the reality that American forces are based in various parts of Japan. Therefore, why is the nationalist card being turned on and off when [...]
Customs Union with Moscow or Free Trade Area with Brussels: Which Way is Kiev Going? Anthony T. Salvia Director, American Institute in Ukraine AIU Two of the most prominent Western observers of Ukrainian affairs—Taras Kuzio and Adrian Karatnycky—have differing views on where Ukraine is heading. Kuzio says the United States, influenced by the spin of [...]
Moscow Rediscovers the South American Arms Market Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 89 By Stephen Blank These are trying times for Russian arms sellers. UN resolutions have closed much of the Iranian markets. Revolutionary violence in Syria and Libya has stopped billions of dollars in sales to those countries. Chinese competition is now [...]
Moscow Lowers Expectations on Tactical Nuclear Breakthrough Publication: Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 8 Issue: 85 By Roger McDermott The Jamestown Foundation US proposals to reduce tactical nuclear weapons are being carefully and consistently downplayed by Moscow. Mikhail Margelov, head of the Federation Council’s International Affairs Committee expressed skepticism on the issue following a series of [...]
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