Central Asia
24.02.2014
Water Conflicts in Central Asia and Russia’s Position
The inter-state disputes over the nature of trans-boundary water resources, which have not ceased for more than 20 years, represent…
18.02.2014
Hamid Karzai and the U.S.A.
The closer we come to the presidential elections in Afghanistan, scheduled for April 5 of this year, and the planned withdrawal of international forces from the country, the worse the U.S.-Afghan relations become. The situation is becoming more and more difficult.
04.02.2014
The US and the Future of Afghanistan: Peace or no Peace?
The political discourse on Afghanistan’s future is somehow not merely about how many military personnel the US would finally decide…
25.01.2014
Russia-Tajikistan: Bilateral Cooperation
After supporting Emomali Rahmon on the presidential elections of November 2013, Russia seems to be rather determined to provide economical…
18.01.2014
Implications of CIS Free Trade Zone Expansion in Central Asia
The last week of 2013 saw Uzbekistan - the most populous Central Asian nation - become the latest country to…
03.01.2014
Afghanistan After 2014 Part 2
What might be the possible scenarios of the development of the military and political situation in Afghanistan in the period…
02.01.2014
Afghanistan After 2014 Part 1
The anthem of Afghanistan has the following lines: "This Land will shine forever – Like the sun in the blue…
24.12.2013
Gold Rush in Kyrgyzstan
The government of Kyrgyz has to submit a new agreement on the development of the Kumtor Gold Mine, where the…
12.12.2013
U.S. Aid to Afghanistan: “In the Name of Democracy”
Over the past 12 years the United States has expended huge financial resources and diplomatic endeavours to establish supply routes…
09.12.2013
U.S. Role In Global Drug Trafficking Part 3
Working for the CIA is a difficult and dangerous business. One of the tasks the paladins of the Empire of Good are facing consists in regular searching, catching, shooting and hanging their former colleagues who entered the path of treason – just as all other secret services do to their renegades…
06.12.2013
The struggle for Afghanistan continues
The results of discussion of the draft of the Bilateral Security Agreement between the U.S. and Afghanistan, held by Afghan President…
27.11.2013
USA-Afghanistan and the bilateral security agreement
After lengthy discussions between Washington and Kabul on the question of the presence of U.S. troops in Afghanistan after 2014,…












