PSCRP-BESA Reports No 46 (March 30, 2024)
On March 6, Armenia said it had asked Moscow to withdraw Russian border troops from the international airport in Yerevan. This is another sign of weakening Russian influence in the country. This development …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 43 (March 24, 2024)
Background on ISIS Preparations for the Attack on Moscow Synagogue
According to the information from Russian sources on March 7th, in the Kaluga Oblast, during a shootout, Russian special services killed two citizens …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 38 (March 4, 2024)
Factors shaping the positions of Central Asian elites in the Arab-Israeli conflict
Central Asian countries lack access to the world’s oceans, which is necessary for successful economic development. Meanwhile, these countries are surrounded …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 37 (February 26, 2024)
France is currently prioritizing two areas in the post-Soviet space: Ukraine and Armenia. These could be called the Eastern European and (extended) Mediterranean directions. Ideally, France could pursue both priorities simultaneously; however, in …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 36 (February 15, 2024)
In his interview with Tucker Carlson, President Vladimir Putin provided justification for his policy toward Ukraine. In particular, considerable attention was paid to Putin’s interpretation of history, according to which Ukraine is a …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 34 (February 9, 2024)
The countries of Central Asia cooperate closely with Israel, primarily in the economic sphere. Following the Hamas attack on Israel on October 7, all Central Asian countries issued statements expressing “concern” about the …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 27 (January 10, 2024)
The active synthesis of old communist ideology with far-right nationalist and anti-Semitic views in Russia has been going on for a long time, since Soviet era (for example, through the activities of the …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 21 (December 24, 2023)
Currently, Russia is in the process of forming a new state ideology, one that holds conservative values. The Russian Orthodox Church plays a significant role within this ideology. Consequently, the political significance of …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 20 (December 13, 2023)
After the Second Karabakh War (2020) and especially after the outbreak of the war in Ukraine (2022), France saw a number of new diplomatic opportunities opening up for it in the southern post-Soviet …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 18 (November 24, 2023)
The Hamas attack on Israel triggered a wave of antisemitism in the South Caucasus and Central Asia. The root causes of this surge are similar: anti-Israeli propaganda in Russia (which is anti-liberal and …
