Analysis of current events in Russia, the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe.
Change elections, coups d’états, revolutions, civil wars, all are rungs on an escalating ladder of sudden power shifts within polities such as republics, empires, kingdoms, or oligarchies. As a scientist, I like examine such occurrences in the light of the contemporaneous achievement of two conditions; the necessary and the sufficient….
The Frozen Conflicts of the Former Soviet Union.
New Anti-Tobacco Measures Won’t Work In Georgia.
Image by Lorie Shaull The sound of the guillotine that cut off the head of Louis XVI on January 21st, 1793 was heard yesterday all over France, loud and clear. Louis XVI paid with his head (and those of his wife, Marie Antoinette and their two young children) for the…
Like Elizabeth Warren, Washington’s hysterical obsession with Russia is persisting. At least a year old, it’s showing no signs of fatigue. Russia is essentially accused of not particularly liking Hillary Clinton and digging up some “kompromat” on her, which, unlike Trump’s “dossier”, also happened to be undeniably true. This material…
The case of Jariasheni village In August 2008, the conflict between South Ossetia and Georgia started to escalate. On August 7th, Georgia started a military operation in order to hold the city of Tskhinvali. The next day, the action was followed by a 5 day war between Russia and…
More Balkan Trouble Brewing In An Area Famous For Mischief.
Kozeta Cika Also Contributed To This Article On April 18, during an interview for a European media outlet, Albanian Prime Minister, Edi Rama, stated that, if Europe’s doors were closed for the Western Balkans, smaller unions would appear, such as the unification of Albania with Kosovo. This statement triggered numerous…
With U.S. distracted, Russia Warms To Opportunities In ‘Frozen Conflicts’.