CIS

  • May 29, 2014
  • 2 min read

Eurasian Union signing highlights integrationist trend

Today, the presidents of Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed the agreement on creating the...

CIS
  • Mar 24, 2014
  • 6 min read

Moscow will aim to assuage Central Asian concerns

The states of Central Asia are closely watching events in Ukraine. The fall of President Victor...

CIS
  • Mar 18, 2014
  • 2 min read

Ukraine tensions unlikely to hinder Iran nuclear talks

Talks between Iran and world powers on a final status nuclear agreement resumed in Vienna today.

Iran
  • Mar 14, 2014
  • 11 min read

Prospects for the CIS in the second quarter

In Russia, the Ukrainian crisis has consolidated the population around President Vladimir Putin,...

CIS
  • Dec 24, 2013
  • 2 min read

Eurasian Union will for some seem too Soviet

The final pieces are in place for an economic union between Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, Putin...

CIS
  • Nov 29, 2013
  • 2 min read

EU-CIS Summit disappoints without Kiev's association

The two-day Eastern Partnership Summit began in Vilnius yesterday, bringing together 20 leaders...

CIS
  • Sep 12, 2013
  • 11 min read

Prospects for the CIS in the fourth quarter

Russia's economic stagnation is accompanied by tensions between Moscow and its CIS neighbours, as...

CIS
  • Jun 11, 2013
  • 12 min read

Prospects for Russia/CIS in the third quarter

Persistent economic weakness in Russia has been affecting the political scene as the presidential...

CIS