Russia searching for its course in the South China Sea
April 20, 2012 Sergei Strokan, Kommersant
As the USA and the Philippines carry out joint military exercise in the South China Sea, the tension in the region mounts. Russia finds itself being drawn into the territorial dispute between China and its neighbours
The Afghan transit fork
March 29, 2012 Viktor Litovkin, New Eastern Outlook
Russia tries to assert its position as the U.S. plans its withdrawal from Afghanistan
Projecting on Syria
March 1, 2012 Konstantin von Eggert
Russia’s influence in the Middle East, or rather, what was left of the Soviet influence in the region, is fading away. Bashar Assad’s regime in Syria, Moscow’s last ally, finds itself in an increasing international isolation and fights for its life
Will India join NATO’s war in Afghanistan?
January 30, 2012 Vladimir Sotnikov, The Middle East Institute
Can India use its transfer station card for NATO military cargo in the American-Indo-Pakistani “big game” in Afghanistan?



























