Joshua Kucera
Thursday, March 27, 2014 - 08:54
"Barring a clash over Eastern Ukraine or further severe sanctions by [the U.S. government], the Russian side will likely not be curtailing NDN transit, among other things, for commercial reasons."
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 11:16
But clearly Russia's partners in its Eurasian integration projects, like the CSTO and Customs Union, have been having misgivings.
Wednesday, March 26, 2014 - 08:52
With its new, Western-leaning government threatened by Russia, there have been calls in Washington to provide more military aid to Ukraine. But over the last several years the amount of security assistance the United States has given Ukraine has been steadily declining.
Wednesday, March 19, 2014 - 08:10
The changes are mostly connected with an internal power struggle, Sumerinli said: most of the dismissed generals were close to Abiyev.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 09:23
A small Turkish naval flotilla is setting out on a three-month, 28-country circumnavigation of Africa. It will be the first time in 148 years that Turkish ships have rounded the Cape of Good Hope, and an ambitious demonstration of Turkey's rising ambitions in Africa.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 08:58
It will include joint exercises with African navies and coast guards in Nigeria, Congo, Angola, South Africa, and Kenya, as well as with the U.S. in the Gulf of Guinea.
Tuesday, March 18, 2014 - 07:15
And so Central Asians, who know they are much farther from the West, both literally and figuratively, than Ukraine is, will see this as yet another reason to mistrust Western partners as a hedge against Russia.
Friday, March 14, 2014 - 07:35
Georgia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan saw notable increases in the amount of aid they got from United States Department of Defense (DoD) programs in 2011 and 2012, according to data recently released to Security Assistance Monitor.
Thursday, March 13, 2014 - 10:43
"Human rights violations as determined by the DoS, and corruption records, should be considered for participation on the NDN."
Friday, March 7, 2014 - 09:00
But some in the U.S. military are apparently advocating restraint in dealing with Russia for the sake of Afghanistan military logistics.