Putin blesses NATO's role in Afghanistan: 'God give them good health'
From AFP: President-elect Vladimir Putin called NATO a "relic of the Cold War" today but said Russia still welcomes the Western military bloc's presence in Afghanistan.read more
View ArticleShanghai Cooperation Organization seeks role in Afghanistan after NATO forces...
From the AP: Central Asian states meeting in Beijing this week say they want a role in stabilizing Afghanistan after most U.S. combat troops leave at the end of 2014read more
View ArticleUzbekistan quits Russia-dominated security pact, CSTO
From Vladimir Isachenkov, the AP: Uzbekistan has suspended its participation in a Russia-dominated security pact of ex-Soviet nations, officials said Thursdayread more
View ArticleRussia pushes Tajikistan to accept military base deal
From Thomas Grove and Roman Kozhevnikov, Reuters: Russia pressed Tajikistan on Thursday to accept a deal that would extend Moscow's lease on a military base in the strategically important countryread...
View ArticleRussia, Kazakhstan to Combine Air Defense
From RIA Novosti: Russia hopes to complete talks soon with Kazakhstan on establishing a joint air defense network by 2013, Deputy Air Force Commander Maj. Gen. Pavel Kurachenko said on Wednesday.read...
View ArticleRussia and six allies planning their own missile defense system
From RIA Novosti: The Collective Security Treaty Organization, a Russian-led military alliance of six former Soviet republics, plans to build an integrated air and missile defense system, the chief of...
View ArticleClinton reveals 'growing concern for the future' of the OSCE
From Hillary Rodham Clinton, Department of State: This year alone, the OSCE sent observer missions to monitor 17 different elections, including in my own country.read more
View ArticleThe Putin Doctrine
From Leon Aron, Foreign Affairs: The first imperative of Russia's foreign policy consensus is maintaining the country's position as a nuclear superpower.read more
View ArticleAnna Borshchevskaya on Russia's Military Base in Tajikistan in US Army Journal
Anna Borshchevskaya, assistant director with the Council's Patriciu Eurasia Center, recently contributed commentary on Russia’s military base in Tajikistan in the July edition of the US Army's Foreign...
View ArticleNATO Pullout From Afghanistan 'Too Hasty'– Russian Defense Official
From RIA Novosti: ISAF “has been too hasty about making the final decision to pull out in 2014,” Deputy Defense Minister Anatoly Antonov said, adding that Afghan “domestic security forces capable of...
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