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1 – 10 of 18Tatarstan, a leading proponent of autonomy, is being targeted in a drive for centralisation and cultural/linguistic homogenisation aimed at consolidating a Russian-speaking state…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279023
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Crimea's main value to Moscow is as a naval base restoring dominance in the Black Sea and allowing sustained military action in Syria. The economy is heavily reliant on Moscow for…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB211576
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As stalemate persists on the adjacent front line between Ukrainian troops and Russian-backed rebels, Moscow's naval build-up in the Sea of Azov looks like a way of choking off…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB240106
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Security challenges and responses in the Baltic states.
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210210
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The vote comes amid an unprecedented economic downturn caused by a combination of factors: low oil prices, recession in Russia and slowdown in China. President Nursultan…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB210070
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The Russian Orthodox Church appears to be losing the struggle to control church institutions in Ukraine, as it contests moves by the Constantinople Patriarchate to grant…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB238874
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High-level negotiations have failed to produce an agreement on the price Belarus pays for oil, and it is increasingly apparent that Moscow is leveraging the issue to force Minsk…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB241141
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Moscow hosted the meeting, implicitly claiming the role of arbiter in the South Caucasus. The 'normalisation' initiative is an unexpected development since it follows Turkey's…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB266707
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Belarus's leadership is navigating carefully between Russia and the EU, avoiding alignment with Moscow against the West and exploring ways of engaging Europe on trade. Cautious…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB232048
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Relations are recovering rapidly from three years of estrangement, though so far there is little economic substance to the friendlier atmospherics. Tajik Foreign Minister…