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Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 51, 8 February 2012

azikibayeva — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 00:00:00 -0500

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Russia

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 50, 25 January 2012

azikibayeva — Wed, 25 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

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Russia:

Critical Questions for 2012

ian — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 00:00:00 -0500

From international security and regional study to global challenges, CSIS experts will address many of the world's most difficult policy concerns and critical questions in 2012. To kick off the new year, we asked 25 of our scholars to identity what worries them most and what are the biggest opportunities in their respective areas of study.

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 49, 30 December 2011

azikibayeva — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

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Russia

The Russian Presidential Elections

ecurran — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Q1: Who is going to be running in Russia’s 2012 presidential elections against Vladimir Putin?

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No 48, 12 December 2011

azikibayeva — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 00:00:00 -0500

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Russia

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 47, 21 November 2011

azikibayeva — Mon, 21 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

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India and Afghanistan: Positioning for Withdrawal

NLombardo — Fri, 11 Nov 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Today, with U.S. and NATO forces beginning their withdrawal from Afghanistan, the historical sequel to the Soviet Union’s 1989 withdrawal from the country is unfolding. The newest wrinkle in this story is that India is now actively involved and trying to position itself accordingly.

Islam, Islamism and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 46, 31 October 2011

azikibayeva — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

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Islam, Islamism and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 45, 10 October 2011

jdunton — Tue, 11 Oct 2011 00:00:00 -0400

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Russia

Our Common Geopolitical Challenge

ian — Thu, 08 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Below are remarks delivered by Dr. Zbigniew Brzezinski at the plenary session of the Global Policy Forum in the presence of Russian President Dmitry Medvedev and Turkish President Abdulla Gul. The Forum, presided over by President Medvedev, is held annually in Varoslavl, Russia and is attended by international and domestic opinion leaders.

Getting the Caucasus Emirate Right

jdunton — Thu, 01 Sep 2011 00:00:00 -0400

“Allah willing, all of the brothers, who are carrying out Jihad in the entire world, are our brothers for the sake of Allah, and we all today are going on one road and this road leads to Paradise.” These are not the words of al Qaeda’s Osama bin Laden, his deputy Ayman al-Zawahiri, or even the Taliban’s Mullah Omar.

Islam, Islamism and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 44, 12 August 2011

azikibayeva — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

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Russia

Caucasus Emirate Patches Up Split with Chechen Amirs
CE-affiliated Website Reports Number of Jihadi Attacks and Resulting Casualties from January through June 2011

Russia Looks East

jdunton — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Russia’s status as the world’s largest producer of hydrocarbons (oil and natural gas) today is principally the result of massive Soviet investments in western Siberian oil and gas fields dating back to the 1950s.

Islam, Islamism and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 43, 21 July 2011

azikibayeva — Thu, 21 Jul 2011 00:00:00 -0400

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Russia

Capacity and Resolve

jdunton — Tue, 28 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

The last decade has seen the United States involved in two wars, an ongoing worldwide struggle against terrorism, and more recently a severe economic recession. This period has exposed two great structural challenges facing the United States. First, in a globalized world, vectors of prosperity quickly become vectors of insecurity. And second, the center of gravity in world affairs is shifting to Asia.

Islam, Islamism and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 42, 22 June 2011

azikibayeva — Wed, 22 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

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Russia

Reset Expectations: Russian Assessments of U.S. Power

ian — Fri, 17 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Russian perceptions of the United States and its role in the world provide a powerful lens not only for framing how Russia conceives its foreign and security policies—far more broadly than U.S.- Russia bilateral relations—but also for understanding deeply rooted notions of contemporary Russian identity and even its domestic political system.

The Soviet and U.S. Experiences in Military Intervention in Afghanistan and Current U.S.-Russian Cooperation

ian — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 00:00:00 -0400

This paper was presented at a conference entitled "Carnegie Council's Program on U.S. Global Engagement: a Two-Year Retrospective."

Islam, Islamism and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 41, 27 May 2011

azikibayeva — Fri, 27 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

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Islam, Islamism and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 40, 15 May 2011

azikibayeva — Sun, 15 May 2011 00:00:00 -0400

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Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 39, 30 April 2011

azikibayeva — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 00:00:00 -0400

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Russia

The North Caucasus

jdunton — Thu, 31 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

Continued violence and unrest in the North Caucasus have created a major area of instability for the Russian Federation. Although Chechnya is relatively more stable, for now, under the brutal dictatorship of Ramzan Kadyrov, neighboring republics including Ingushetia, Dagestan, and others have experienced significant increases in the frequency of violence.

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 37, 30 March 2011

azikibayeva — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0400

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Russia

Two More Video Statements by CE Amir Dokku ‘Abu Usman’ Umarov
Jihadi Stirrings in the ‘Idel-Ural Vilaiyat’?
Terrorism Close Calls, Scares, Alerts, and Alerts – March 2011

Central Asia by Yelena Altman (unless otherwise indicated)

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 36, 11 March 2011

azikibayeva — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 00:00:00 -0500

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Russia

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 35, 18 February 2011

azikibayeva — Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

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Russia

Domodedovo Airport Suicide Bombing Update
Two More Suicide Bombings
Leading Dagestan Amir Killed
Human Rights Organization’s Figures for Jihad-related Violence and Casualties in 2010

Central Asia by Yelena Altman (unless otherwise indicated)

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 34, 7 February 2011

azikibayeva — Mon, 07 Feb 2011 00:00:00 -0500

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The Moscow Airport Bombing

ian — Thu, 27 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

Russia suffered another serious terrorist strike this week when a suicide bomber, thought to be from the volatile North Caucasus region, detonated explosives inside the international arrival hall at Moscow’s Domodedovo airport, killing 35 people and wounding 170.

Kazakhstan’s OSCE Chairmanship 2010

jdunton — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

This report provides an end-of-year assessment of the 2010 Kazakh chairmanship of the 56-nation Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE). The CSIS-IND Task Force has provided extensive analysis and comprehensive recommendations to the Kazakh government in order to assist it in providing effective leadership of the OSCE.

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 33, 26 January 2011

azikibayeva — Wed, 26 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

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Russia

Trends in Jihadist Violence in Russia During 2010 in Statistics
Domodedovo Airport Suicide Bombing

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan’s Ban on Hijab

Central Asia

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No 32, 13 January 2011

azikibayeva — Thu, 13 Jan 2011 00:00:00 -0500

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Russia

A New START for a New Year?

mentman — Mon, 20 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

This week, as most of us are finishing up year-end business or holiday shopping, the U.S. Senate may take the remaining votes on the new START treaty that limits U.S. and Russian strategic nuclear weapons. The treaty, which was signed in April of this year, limits deployed strategic warheads to a level of 1,550 and limits delivery vehicles.

Policy Brief Number 9 -- After the Astana Summit: More Questions than Answers

bbocka — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

The OSCE Astana Summit on December 1-2, 2010 concluded with an important Commemorative Declaration outlining the road ahead for the organization, but failed to adopt a tangible Action Plan.

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 31, 17 December 2010

azikibayeva — Fri, 17 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

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Russia

Managing the Challenge of Russian Energy Policies

jdunton — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 00:00:00 -0500

Following the breakup of the Soviet Union and the Warsaw Pact, the leaders of Russia, including then-President Boris Yeltsin, searched for new methods of continuing to exert influence over the former Soviet-controlled region. The Kremlin at first used an energy blockade to the Baltic States in 1990 in an attempt to prevent their breakaway from the Soviet Union.

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 30, 30 November 2010

azikibayeva — Tue, 30 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

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Russia

Radical Islam in the North Caucasus

jdunton — Mon, 29 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

As Kyrgyzstan plunges into crisis and the threat of a second Afghanistan in Central Asia looms large, the situation in the “Big Caucasus” seems less pressing and thus overshadowed. The worst scenarios predicted by analysts and politicians for the period of the 2008 August war have not been realized.

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 29, 15 November 2010

azikibayeva — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0500

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• Summary of Jihadi Terrorist Activity in October 2010 and January Through October 2010

Announcements:
• New American Foreign Policy Council World Almanac of Islamism

Wider Europe, Fall 2010

bbocka — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Featured article "Unintended Strategic Consequences" analyzing recent developments on Russia's role in the international arena.

Georgian Lessons

jdunton — Mon, 01 Nov 2010 00:00:00 -0400

Russia’s invasion, occupation, and partition of Georgia in August 2008 initially sent shock waves throughout Europe and NATO and appeared to signal a new confrontational phase in Moscow’s relations with the West.

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 28, 30 October 2010

azikibayeva — Sat, 30 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

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• Political Maneuvering Around CE Schism Continues
• Announcement

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 27, 20 October 2010

azikibayeva — Wed, 20 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

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• CE Terrorism Statistics for September and for January Through September, 2010
• Announcement

Global Aging Preparedness Index

ian — Thu, 14 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The world is being overtaken by a stunning demographic transformation known as global aging. Over the next few decades, global aging promises to affect everything from business psychology and workforce productivity to the shape of the family and the direction of global capital flows.

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 26, 10 October 2010

azikibayeva — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 00:00:00 -0400

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• CE Amir Umarov Accuses Muhannad in the Nokchico Schism
• Syrian Global Jihadi Sheikh Abu Basyr At-Tartusi Backs Umarov

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 25, 29 September 2010

azikibayeva — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

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Russia:
• Umarov Officially Releases the Dissenting Chechen Amirs from Their Commands
• CE Terrorism Statistics for August and January Through August, 2010

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 24, 22 September 2010

azikibayeva — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

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Russia:
• CE Amir Umarov Issues Another Video Statement on the CE Split
• Riyadus Salikhin Martyrs’ Brigade Promises Attacks Across Russia

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 23, 13 September 2010

azikibayeva — Mon, 13 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

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• Summary of CE Terrorist Activity in July 2010 and January Through July 2010
• Video and Text of Chechen Suicide Bomber’s Last Testament Published

Violence in the North Caucasus

Thu, 02 Sep 2010 00:00:00 -0400

The North Caucasus experienced another deadly summer (May 1 – August 31, 2010). Although Chechnya and Ingushetia saw comparatively less violence than they did in Summer 2009, we observed a troubling rise in the level of violence in Dagestan and Kabardino-Balkaria.

Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 22, 25 August 2010

azikibayeva — Wed, 25 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

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Islam, Islamism, and Politics in Eurasia Report (IIPER) - No. 21, 16 August, 2010

azikibayeva — Mon, 16 Aug 2010 00:00:00 -0400

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