PSCRP-BESA Reports No 202 (May 12, 2026)
by Alexander Shpunt
Introduction
By May 2026, the confrontation between the civil authorities of the Republic of Armenia, headed by Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and the Armenian Apostolic Church (AAC) has become, according …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 201 (May 7, 2026)
by Gershon Kogan*
On December 8, 1991, three men met in a hunting lodge in the Belovezha Forest and signed a document dissolving the largest state on earth. Stanislav Shushkevich, Leonid Kravchuk, and …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 200 (April 30, 2026)
Our monitoring of March’s academic publications, which touched on the post-Soviet space in one context or another, unexpectedly focused on the Central Asian region. This wasn’t the editor’s choice; it’s simply that interest …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 199 (April 28, 2026)
Volodymyr Zelensky’s April 25 visit to Gabala and his joint appearance with Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev produced six bilateral agreements spanning defense, energy, and trade — and positioned Baku as a prospective venue …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 197 (April 24, 2026)
by Alexander Shpunt
Introduction
On January 1, 2026, a quiet but politically charged institutional death took place in Georgia: the Provisional Administration of South Ossetia – formally titled the Administration of the Temporary …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 196 (April 13, 2026)
With Armenia’s parliamentary election set for June 7, 2026, Moscow has moved beyond its customary displeasure with Yerevan and into something resembling an all-out campaign to remove Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan from power. …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 195 (April 9, 2026)
by Boris Ginzburg
Several international media outlets have euphorically portrayed the first official meeting between Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Belarusian opposition leader Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya in Vilnius on January 25, 2026, as a …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 193 (March 24, 2026)
In February, a number of the works we review below were devoted to the analysis of post-communist countries, the study of the concept of “socialist heritage,” and the discourse of leaders during crises.…
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 192 (March 20, 2026)
by Dr. Kiryl Kascian
Belarus is an unusual place to consider in the context of the Middle East. Three Israeli presidents were born there, while Belarus itself has had only one president since …
PSCRP-BESA Reports No 189 (March 11, 2026)
As Russia bleeds in Ukraine and Iran confronts a devastating military campaign by the United States and Israel, Tajikistan — bound to both by history, language, and structural dependency — faces a moment …
