Eurasia

Consolidation is the catchphrase in the Russian energy industry. The government is aggressively taking back centralized control over the entire sector, and has already completed the reintegration of one-time powerhouses such as Yukos and Sibneft into state structures. The pace of this centralization is about to quicken as power struggles …

Contrary to claims that the war is over, the reality suggests otherwise. Last night in their search for an invisible enemy the Russian occupation military once again shelled the Shalinsky district village of Serzhen-Yurt, PW reported.

ANKARA, Turkey — Following a veto by President Ahmet Necdet Sezer, the constitutional amendment to hold direct presidential elections was approved by Parliament again Monday (May 28th), after hours of debate. As required, a second round of voting will be held on Thursday. If adopted, Sezer must either approve the …

Russia, the EU and the United States have reached a compromise that could help remove a key obstacle to determining Kosovo’s final status, according to a report in a major Croatian daily on Monday (May 28th).

French President Nicolas Sarkozy sent an envoy to Ankara at the weekend to try to calm tensions over his opposition to Turkish membership in the EU, the newspaper Le Figaro reported on Tuesday (May 29th). The paper also said Sarkozy would not prevent the EU from opening three new policy …

DIYARBAKIR, Turkey (AFP) — Kurdish rebels killed a government militia member in southeastern Turkey, while soldiers arrested two suspected members planning bombings, officials and media reports said on Sunday.

Russian Occupation army incurred during the past few days, more casualties from continuing Mujahideen operations, which coincides with the warmth of the weather in Chechnya. The outcome of the past four days only, was ten Russian soldiers killed and wounded others in a variety of hunting, blowing vehicles and direct …

Russia’s relations with its neighbors remain “an issue of considerable concern” as Russia often approaches them “with a zero-sum mentality, particularly when it comes to those countries, such as Georgia and Ukraine,” Daniel Fried, the U.S. Assistant Secretary for European and Eurasian Affairs said on May 24.

Negocierile între preÅŸedintele ucrainean, pro-occidentalul Viktor IuÅŸcenko, ÅŸi premierul pro-rus, Viktor Ianukovici, vor continua în cursul zilei de astăzi, a anunÅ£at purtătorul de cuvânt al preÅŸedinÅ£iei de la Kiev, citat de France Presse. AnunÅ£ul a venit la capătul unei prime runde de discuÅ£ii, desfăşurate aseară, care a avut ca subiect …

ANKARA, Turkey — Speaking to reporters Thursday (May 24th), Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan reaffirmed government support for the military if it decides to launch a cross-border operation against the terrorist Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK) in northern Iraq. Erdogan said he is confident that Parliament would back it as well, …