Prospects 2013
CIS
_350.jpg "The new Moscow International Business Centre (REUTERS/Sergei Karpukhin)")
Russia's economy
Russia faces a mild economic slowdown in the near future but will remain in better shape than...
_350.jpg "President Putin and Prime Minister Medvedev (REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci)")
Russian politics
The beginning of President Vladimir Putin's third term in office was marked by intra-elite...
Central Asia
With few exceptions, Central Asia did not experience significant instability in 2012; however,...
_263.jpg "A drill rig in the Caspian Kashagan oilfield (REUTERS/Reuters Staff)")
South Caucasus
After independent Georgia's first peaceful handover of power, the new government faces a...