CENTRAL ASIA: Tensions thwart Aral Sea revival

The Aral Sea disaster symbolises the environmental problems facing Central Asia. Their mitigation...

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RUSSIA: CFE moratorium risks reviving old divides

First Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov said yesterday that Russia would no longer inform NATO...

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Continuing neglect could lead to a loss of biodiversity and wetlands, increasing flood-management...

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President Vladimir Putin gave his annual address to parliament on April 26. Putin used his...

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The Russian GSM mobile market is close to maturity, with penetration levels reaching 105%....

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Middle Eastern conflicts and flashpoints provide Russia with an opportunity to demonstrate the...

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The UN Security Council extended the mandate of UN observers in Abkhazia on April 13. Growing...

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High oil prices, rising production and increased corporate support for new Western export routes...

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Defence Minister Serge Sarkisian was appointed prime minister on April 4. Sarkisian's...

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Turkmenistan is a significant gas producer, which claims to have massively underdeveloped...

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