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Monday, April 14, 2014 - 06:57
“NATO has stopped muddying the waters claiming that the Black Sea calls of its military ships are planned and regular. Now they are openly declaring that the visits are linked directly to the events in Ukraine..."
Friday, April 11, 2014 - 07:55
But regional experts say that NATO is nevertheless likely to remain a marginal factor in the security and geopolitics of the Caucasus.
Thursday, April 10, 2014 - 12:47
The security drills come as Kazakhstan faces small outbreaks of industrial unrest, with strikes this week in western oilfields and the industrial city of Karaganda.
Wednesday, April 9, 2014 - 09:07
Under a proposed amendment to the criminal code, Kazakhstanis could get 10 years in prison for making "illegal and unconstitutional calls for changes to the territorial integrity of the Republic of Kazakhstan."
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 08:35
“Russia is headed to self-imposed international isolation and it’s dragging us along,” said Alexander Arzumanian, an opposition lawmaker and former foreign minister (1996-1998).
Monday, April 7, 2014 - 07:15
Turkey is likely not interested in changing anything about the Montreux Convention, Yaylali said, though some countries -- notably the U.S. -- have long wanted its regulations to be loosened.
Friday, April 4, 2014 - 11:23
All of this is still obviously just in the discussion stage, but all of this -- the potential deliberate fragmentation of Afghanistan, and the concomitant rapprochement between Uzbekistan and Russia that it suggests -- would be a big deal.
Friday, April 4, 2014 - 10:55
Though environmental fears can be legitimate, many observers believe powerful individuals manipulate locals in order to seize deposits, shake down foreign investors, or destabilize the government.
Thursday, April 3, 2014 - 09:02
But it seems they may be losing out in the giveaway to their neighbors to the south: Afghanistan, India, and Pakistan.
Wednesday, April 2, 2014 - 12:31
Officials have raided the editorial office of one of Kazakhstan’s last independent newspapers, as it emerged that a court has ruled in secret to close it down.