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Boundary Issues 08/24/2008 - 16:59 / The New YorkerOn a bright September day in 1993, not long before he ended his two decades in exile, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn delivered a rare public address in Vaduz, the capital of Liechtenstein. Although Solzhenitsyn was energetic at the lectern, he was all but finished with his epic work as the chronicler of Soviet cruelty. With “One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich,” “Cancer Ward,” “The First Circle,” and, above all, “The Gulag Archipelago,” Solzhenitsyn had not only exposed the secrets of Soviet oppression and ruin; he had also presaged the collapse of Communist ideology and Moscow’s empire.
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Lukashenko after the Georgian Invasion 08/19/2008 - 14:07 / The FinancialLike other Former Soviet countries, Belarus is reassessing its relationship with Russia and the West after Moscow ’s conflict with Georgia. While not long ago Minsk may have entertained the idea of gradually opening up to the West, the Georgian example will drive it back forcefully into the Kremlin’s orbit. Read analysis by STRATFOR.
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 Russia Saves the World Again 10/22/2007 - 16:23 / Pravda.ruLeaders of the countries of the former Soviet Union seem to be motivated by their “infantile resentments” when criticizing Russia these days. Compared to the conditions of today’s “windward sailing,” those countries felt much more secure under the auspices of the Soviet Union. Criticisms coming from the West are mostly based on the longstanding tradition of confrontation coupled with the fears of “competition,” which was put in motion by the West itself.
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Money, Not Geopolitics, Drives Russian Energy Policy 01/24/2007 - 17:37 / World Politics WatchThe recent spat between Russia and Belarus over Moscow's price hike on oil and gas deliveries to Minsk once again prompted charges from Western politicians and pundits that Russia is not a reliable source of energy. But where many Westerners perceive Russia as a regional bully, the Kremlin argues that former Soviet republics are not entitled to cheap Russian energy simply because Russia's major export pipelines cross their territory.
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Russia: A Belarusian Pawn On The Global Chessboard 01/24/2007 - 12:26 / Radio Free EuropeOne of the most provocative analyses of the Russian-Belarusian relationship has been put forth by Sergei Pereslegin, a specialist on alternative future analysis who heads the St. Petersburg-based research center Modeling the Future. "For the Kremlin it is clear that Belarus eventually cannot avoid joining Russia and the only agenda to discuss is the details of the integration," Pereslegin writes. He suggests the Kremlin has in mind only one scenario: full reintegration through the incorporation of all six of Belarus's administrative areas plus Minsk as new oblasts of the Russian Federation.
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Moscow's image problem 01/22/2007 - 20:42 / International Herald TribuneWho's to blame for the fact that Russia's image in the West has reached a catastrophic low?
There are diametrically opposed positions about this in the Kremlin in the West. In fact, it's possible to start speaking of a new cold war — an image war. The Kremlin views itself as the victim of aggression, with the Western media leading the charge. Put differently, the Kremlin might claim that the West has set loose a pack of young and vicious dogs — its new allies among the former republics and satellites of the Soviet Union — against Russia, and they've raised a loud bark while their masters stand to the side contentedly rubbing their hands. In general, the Kremlin is indignant and humiliated to the depth of its soul, like a child. It didn't do anything bad!
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The New Threat To Europe 12/26/2006 - 16:47 / The Washington PostThis year began with a European energy crisis caused by Russia's cutoff of gas supplies to Ukraine, where a democratic government not to the liking of Vladimir Putin had taken power. Because Russian gas passes through Ukraine on its way to Western Europe, the pressure also dropped in Paris and Vienna and Rome -- and Europeans suddenly realized they were dependent for electricity and warmth on an autocracy that was prepared to use energy as a tool of imperialism.
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