Prospects 2014

CIS

Heads of state gather for a family photo at the start of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit (Reuters/Mark Ralston/Pool)
  • Nov 14, 2013
  • 7 min read

Central Asia

Central Asia did not experience any major instability in 2013. Kyrgyzstan saw an increase in...

The company logo of Rosneft is seen outside a service station in Moscow (Reuters/Maxim Shemetov)
  • Nov 22, 2013
  • 6 min read

Russian economy

The past year has seen forecasts for Russian economic growth lowered several times by the Russian...

  • Nov 26, 2013
  • 7 min read

South Caucasus

Armenia faces a year of growing isolation, marked by even deeper dependence on Russia. ...

  • Nov 29, 2013
  • 6 min read

Russian politics

Several issues are becoming increasingly salient in Russian politics ahead of parliamentary and...