New York
07/02/2009 9:56:04 PM
Tbilisi
07/03/2009 5:56:04 AM
The US president has cautioned Russia's government against using "old Cold War approaches" when dealing with Washington, saying that such strategies are outdated.
By SLOBODAN LEKIC
NATO's new commander said Thursday that the situation in Afghanistan remains "very challenging," but that the Taliban and other insurgents can be defeated.
Russia is sinking into a swamp of bad loans.
The scale of credit rot in the Russian banking system exposed by Fitch Ratings this week is truly staggering. The report is yet another cold douche to those betting that the BRICs (Brazil, Russia, India, and China) can pull us out of our mess.
Georgia’s democracy score fell to its lowest in eight years, according to a research by the U.S.-based Freedom House.
IN THIS ISSUE
* Moscow awaits Barack Hussein Obama
* The return of Riyadus Salikhin
* Amnesty: No "Normalization" in the North Caucasus
* Azerbaijan shows that it can bargain hard for its gas
* Ankara pursues controversial legislation amid increased tension with the army
** New in the Jamestown blog on Russia and Eurasia (http://www.jamestown.org/blog):
- As Russian Gas Production Drops Poland Turns to Qatari LNG
*** Dear Subscribers: Please note that there will be no publication on Friday July 3 due to the July 4 holiday. EDM will resume publication on Monday July 6.
Joanna Lillis
NATO Secretary-General Jaap de Hoop Scheffer used a June 25 security forum in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana to encourage debate on how the Atlantic Alliance can evolve in the age of globalization.
by Brian Whitmore
ERGNETI, Georgia -- Shota Jokhadze could only look on helplessly when Russian-backed South Ossetian militias looted and destroyed his home 10 months ago. Today, he and his neighbors still live in a constant state of fear, anxiety, and deprivation.
- Latest News
- Obama: Russia must freshen outlook
- Stavridis takes helm at NATO command
- Barack Obama: Vladimir Putin is 'living in the past'
- Another Russian Soldier Deserts To Georgia
- Russian soldier defects to Georgia _ 2nd this year
- As Obama Heads to Russia, the 'Reset' Faces Its First Test
- Ethno-Linguistic Group in the Middle Volga Seeks Republic Status
- Non-Russians in Russian Cities Increasingly Conscious of Their Ethnicity
- Commentary: Obama meets his match in Russia?
- Medvedev calls for security talks with Obama
- Obama on 'reset' mission in Russia summit
- Russia's Medvedev urges Obama to put aside differences
- Press communiqué of the co-chairs of Geneva discussions
- Obama-Medvedev Relations ‘Reset’ May Stop at Arms Cut
- OSCE Chairmanship sees further progress in Geneva discussions
- Keep an eye on Russia's imploding banks
- Russian Soldier Requests Political Asylum In Georgia
- Ukraine to continue arms sales to Georgia, says government
- ‘Only North Korea Has a Registration System like Moscow’s’
- Russia Is Back on the Warpath
- U.S. takes aim at cyberwarfare
- Obama seeking to reshape US-Russia relations
- Georgia and Russia at odds after Caucasus talks
- Russia Would Be Better Off Without Non-Russian Areas, Some Russian Nationalists Say
- Russian Scientist Helps Eliminate Toxic Legacy in former Soviet Union
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