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The Saudi Kingdom, Aging and At War with Itself

Sardor AbdullaevMay 10, 2014

SAUDI ARABIA. The regime of Saudi Arabia is always in the mire of analysts. The state is one of the leading oil producers and exporters in the world and plays a...

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Fatah Chooses Hamas, Ending Seven-Year Split in Palestine

Sardor AbdullaevMay 9, 2014

MIDDLE EAST. Late April 2014 may result momentous as one of the most significant events in the past decade occurred in the Middle East. Fatah and Hamas at last ...

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China’s Power Over the World Remains Political Fiction

Sardor AbdullaevMay 8, 2014

CHINA. Over the last decade China’s policy of hushed economic expansion, accompanied by increasing Chinese emigration leading to the formation of numerous overs...

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North Korea, Continually Closing Borders and Purging Political Elites

Sardor AbdullaevApril 24, 2014

NORTH KOREA. The beginning of April, marked by the live-fire drill occurred at sea between South and North Korea, once again reminded the international communit...

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Elections in Afghanistan: A Fervent Second Round in Sight

Sardor AbdullaevApril 23, 2014

AFGHANISTAN. The first round of presidential elections was held on April 5, 2014, in Afghanistan and experienced for this country a high turnout – almost 60%. A...

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Hungary and the EU: A Tumultous Road Ahead

Sardor AbdullaevApril 14, 2014

HUNGARY. On April 6th, 2014, parliamentary elections were held in Hungary. Almost 45% of the votes were gained by the ruling centre-right coalition Fidesz-KDNP;...

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USA, Russia, China: The Future of Central Asia’s Geopolitics

Sardor AbdullaevApril 13, 2014

CENTRAL ASIA. Recent ideological and strategic initiatives of the USA, Russia and especially China, indicate that the scenario of a big geopolitical game in Cen...

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The Sanctions Against Russia: Two Sides of the Same Coin

Sardor AbdullaevApril 7, 2014

RUSSIA. The annexation of Crimea is an accomplished fact. It is blind eyed to think that Moscow would take the decision to cancel the takeover of Crimea, due to...

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The Aftermath of Turkish Local Elections

Sardor AbdullaevApril 6, 2014

TURKEY. Local elections in Turkey have passed and generated a number of question marks for expert analysis. The victory of the ruling Justice and Development Pa...

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Afghanistan: Taliban Insurgency as a Post-Election Challenge

Sardor AbdullaevApril 5, 2014

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN. April 5th, 2014, marks an important date in Afghan modern history. It is the day of the first round of the presidential elections in this de...

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Transnistria, Russia, Moldova, Military action

Next Conflict Alert: Transnistria?

Sardor AbdullaevApril 2, 2014

CHISINAU, MOLDOVA. The question of Transnistria echoes again (also called Trans-Dniester) after the events in Ukraine. Russian and Tiraspol authorities and poli...

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Will Erdogan Pay a Price for Refusing to Make Concessions?

Sardor AbdullaevApril 1, 2014

ANKARA, TURKEY. Turkey is shaken by ongoing civil unrest. In many cities across the country, tens of thousands of people take over public squares with mass demo...

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Ukraine, Euromaidan, Russia, Crisis, Crimea

The Eurasian Dream, Shattered?

Sardor AbdullaevMarch 31, 2014

UKRAINE. A further escalation of the Ukrainian crisis may cause dreadful tectonic shifts both at regional and global level politics. Russia’s reaction to the Uk...

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Will Rouhani’s “Moderate” Course End Iran’s Isolation?

Sardor AbdullaevMarch 29, 2014

TEHRAN, IRAN. The start of a second round of Vienna nuclear negotiations is set for March 17, 2014. The end of 2013 brought unexpected positive news coming from...

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Central Asia and Islamic Threat: Myth or Reality?

Sardor AbdullaevMarch 25, 2014

CENTRAL ASIA. In the latest decades, Afghanistan has become perceived as a source of terrorist and criminal threats to the former Soviet Union Central Asian sta...

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Coming to the Aid of Diaspora: Is Central Asia Next?

Sardor AbdullaevMarch 24, 2014

EURASIA. The crisis between Russia and Ukraine caused deep concern among the authoritarian governments in Central Asia. Now they face a dilemma. The military mo...

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