Valdai Club

Jeffrey Collins

Igor Chernov

Richard Connolly

Ariel Cohen

Anuradha Chenoy

Chen Chao

Ján Čarnogurský

Aymeric Chauprade

Huaiyuan Chen

Stanislav Chernyavsky

Russian Federation

Director of the Center for Post-Soviet Studies at Moscow State Institute of International Relations.

Materials

CIS and the Eurasian Integration Processes

On October 11, 2019, a meeting of the CIS Heads of State Council was held in Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) with participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin. The leaders of the CIS countries summed up the results of interaction within the Commonwealth in trade, economic and social spheres, in the field of foreign policy and security. Control over the situation in the post-Soviet space is of particular importance for Russia

“Azerbaijan-ness” and Stronger Democracy – Key Features of Aliyev’s Election Strategy

Ilham Aliyev and his team’s main achievement is that they have strengthened the country’s political system and democratic institutions. Anti-Russian sentiments have no deep roots in Azerbaijan and only surface during elections. Radical nationalists have been trying hard to find fault with Russia, but the only sin they can blame it for is unwillingness to use Azerbaijani solutions in Nagorny Karabakh.

Russia- Uzbekistan: Some Results of Islam Karimov's Visit to Russia

Russia’s policy in the post-Soviet space can hardly be called successful. In the 2000s, several countries left the Russian orbit. Uzbekistan has also occupied an ambiguous position. But the rumor that Tashkent’s sudden decision to suspend its CSTO membership will lead Uzbekistan to turn from Russia to the United States is hardly grounded.