Vivimos en una era de interdependencia, la propia naturaleza de la política mundial esta cambiando. El poder de las naciones se ha tornado mas elusivo: “los cálculos de poder son mas difíciles y engañosos de cuanto eran en otras épocas”. Henry Kissinger ha señalado que “el programa...

The Chechen issue, which remains unresolved since the break-up of the Soviet Union, is one of the most difficult problems of today's Russia. Since 1991, the Chechen conflict has passed through four phases: the "Chechen revolution" and Dzhokhar Dudaev's rule (1991-1994), the first Chechen war...

Por más que la conformación de una democracia de corte occidental en la Federación Rusa nos parezca un proceso revolucionario, que rompe con la ortodoxia de las formas históricamente tradicionales de hacer política en ese país, debemos tener en cuenta que los elementos cardinales de este...

The Republic of Belarus has been an independent state on the European continent in its modern dimension for about sixteen years as a result of the collapse of one of the most powerful empires in the history of mankind – the former Soviet Union. Due to its favourable geographical position,...

more galling with the seemingly ever-increasing power of its former arch-rival, the USA – it becomes ever more determined to maintain its influence in areas of the globe where it can still lay claim to be the dominant power. However, even in the post-Soviet space, Russia’s influence is...

The working definition of accountability of the regional government draws on the broader definition, provided by Schmitter, accountability being ‘a relationship between two sets of actors, in which the former accepts to inform the other, explain or justify his or her action and submit to any...

With its geographic location, potential, ambitions and political priorities, Uzbekistan could play a leading role in Central Asia. The international community has perceived the country as the pillar of stability in the region. This perception was further reinforced after 11th September 2001 and...

The decentralization that took place in the Russian Federation in the course of economic and political reforms of the 1990s was a spontaneous process that lacked a clearly defined strategy. However, by the end of the century it had some significant achievements to its credit. One such...

Por más que la conformación de una democracia de corte occidental en la Federación Rusa nos parezca un proceso revolucionario, que rompe con la ortodoxia de las formas históricamente tradicionales de hacer política en ese país, debemos tener en cuenta que los elementos cardinales de este...

the issue of Russia’s possible membership of NATO became even more topical. The NATO-Russia Council established in May 2002 was seen by some as a first step to the final full incorporation of Russia in the North Atlantic Alliance. Although the war in Iraq made a considerable damage to the...