Uzbekistan: President Calls for Clipping Security Services' Wings The speech was made before a large gathering of lawmakers, foreign diplomats and reporters with local and foreign media. Dec 22, 2017
Iran Denies Compromise on Caspian Division “Given the deep disagreements between the member states over the demarcation issue, it seems there will be no deal in the near future.” Joshua Kucera Dec 21, 2017
Russian-Armenian Tycoon Expanding Influence in Armenia The 52-year-old tycoon has made no secret of his strong support for Prime Minister Karen Karapetyan, who took office in September 2016 and has a reputation as a technocratic reformist. Emil Danielyan Nov 2, 2017
Why Russian Ultranationalists Confronted Their Own Government on the Battlefields of Ukraine Leonid Ragozin Jun 29, 2017