Eric Draitser
02.03.2015
Europe and the Politics of Russian Gas
The recent announcement of a lucrative new gas contract between Hungary and Russia is certainly beneficial to both countries. Perhaps…
24.02.2015
Minsk II: Derailed Before the Ink Was Dry
When the Minsk II agreement was officially announced on February 12, 2015, there was, for the first time in many…
20.02.2015
5 Reasons Why Leftists Should Defend Russia
As tensions between the US and Russia have increased in the last year, so too has the polarization of public…
08.02.2015
On War Crimes and Double Standards in Ukraine
The Western media has been abuzz in recent days with the claim that videos posted to youtube, which show Ukrainian…
02.02.2015
Turkey, Terrorism, and the Global Proxy War
While the world’s attention has been fixed on France in the wake of the Charlie Hebdo killings, the subsequent manhunt,…
02.12.2014
South Africa and the Politics of Working Class Struggle
Despite receiving almost no attention in the international press, South Africa has once again become the scene of an all-important…
05.11.2014
Azerbaijan: Subversion and the Possibility of Realignment
Part 1 of this article examined the nature of Azerbaijan’s political and economic development since the end of the Soviet…
31.10.2014
Ukraine’s Thieves and Nazis: From ‘Russian Propaganda’ to Parliament
With the final votes being counted in Ukraine’s parliamentary elections, early results show an unsurprisingly strong showing for the country’s…
23.10.2014
Azerbaijan and the Geopolitical Chessboard
With the collapse of the Soviet Union nearly twenty five years ago, the political and strategic orientation of its former…
16.10.2014
Iran and the Proxy War in Kurdistan
In the midst of the war against ISIS (Islamic State) now taking place in both Iraq and Syria, a possible…
10.10.2014
ISIS, Turkey, and the Propaganda of Intervention
Today’s headlines are filled with reports of the imminent fall of the Syrian city of Kobani to forces of the…
21.08.2014
Pakistan’s ‘Long March’: Democracy or Politics as Usual? (Part 1)
In Pakistan, the “Long March” – a major protest led by opposition politicians calling for the resignation of the government…
