An October 8-10 summit in Dushanbe brought together the presidents of Russia, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Belarus, Azerbaijan, and Armenia. The three-day event, which ...

To learn aspects of the political history and geography of the former Soviet Union. To understand the political forces which led to the formation of new states in the CIS. To understand the political ...

Western politicians aim to curb the development of the Commonwealth of Independent States as an independent power center, Sergey Naryshkin noted /Updates, adds info after para 2/ SAMARKAND, October 17 ...

Quitting the Russian-dominated Commonwealth of Independent States was long expected – and reflects Moldova’s commitment to a future inside the European Union – but Moscow will want to respond. Moldova ...