Who's an economics expert? Who knows how to solve the world's current financial crisis? Was that Kazakhstan on the ‘Amazing Race‘? Answers: Not me, probably no one, and yes, Nick and Starr are unbeatable! With the leaders of most of the world's economies attending an international summit to try and combat the current economic downturn […]
With the Taliban showing no signs of retreat and with a new US administration entering office it is an appropriate time for all involved to ponder a NATO retreat from Afghanistan. During the presidential debates and speeches, Afghanistan was discussed, but the issue of whether or not the US presence was either helping or exacerbating […]
The West may have stood by and watched Russia chop off Georgia's breakaway regions, but it prevented Putin from applying the same treatment to Mikhail Saakashvili's nether ones. A transcript of a conversation released today shows that the embattled Georgian president, dubbed by Britain's Daily Telegraph “the man who lost it all”, came perilously […]
The financial crisis that began in the United States has made its presence felt around the globe and Central Asia is no exception. How is Central Asia’s greatest economic power, Kazakhstan, handling this economic crisis and how is the economic downturn affecting the stability, security, and development of the region. These were the main topics […]
Andy from the authoritative blog Siberianlight has created an aggregator of top news and blog stories about Russia. He insists it is better than Alltop, and because he has kindly included FPA Russia blog in his list, we’re reluctant to contradict him. Have a look for yourselves! http://www.russiannewsonline.com/ http://www.russiannewsonline.com/russia-blogs/ Speaking of inclusion and blatant self-congratulation, […]
First off, I would like to thank all the veterans throughout the world who sacrificed for their respective homeland. Military men, women, and families have given up so much so we can live in peace and prosperity and for this we owe them our highest respect and gratitude. And at this very moment, soldiers, both […]
Exiledonline's intrepid Yasha Levine writes about an unusual protest by an anarchist group called ‘War’: On the night of November 7, a group of them set up a laser on top of a building across the river from the Russian White House ‚ that's the place where the prime minister carries out daily his business […]
Russia Blogs on Alltop Billed as a "digital magazine rack" of the Internet, Alltop “helps you explore your passions by collecting stories from ‘all the top’ sites on the web”. FPA Russia Blog now enters the rarefied salon of Russia watchers, joining the likes of Sean's Russia Blog, Timothy Post, English Russia, Siberian Light and […]
About a month ago, a 4,000 large contingent of American, Canadian, British, Danish, Australian, and Afghan soldiers made a heroic (yes, I’m watching and Saving Private Ryan right now, and these troops are just as valiant) effort in delivering a huge turbine to south Afghanistan's Kajaki Dam. Here is an update on those efforts which […]
What were all those funnily dressed, heavily armed chaps doing in Red Square today? Depends who you ask. Left wingers and old people were celebrating the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution, while Kremlin supporters were celebrating….a day in 1941 celebrating the anniversary of the Bolshevik Revolution. Granted, November 7th was always a confusing day to […]
Good morning everyone. Hey, has anyone of you been writing academic reports analyzing another nation's society and political system, while at the same time taking money from that country's government to do so? If you said yes, you may be Johns Hopkins University's Central Asia-Caucasus Institute, which is directed by the much respected S. Frederick […]
“Americans Chose Perestroika” was the headline splashed across Russia's leading tabloid, the Komsomolskaya Pravda, on November 5th. Indeed, the scenes of solidarity, jubilation and catharsis that I witnessed in downtown Washington DC around 11pm on November 4 could have come from a documentary about the fall of the Berlin Wall, or the immediate aftermath […]
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