The SBU chief's sacking revealed a new dispute and reminds us that there is a rivalry in Ukraine between the government and the oligarchs.

Contrary to previous announcements, Gazprom has not altered its strategy, and still treats Europe as its key market.

On 5 June, the office of the OSCE’s Project Co-ordinator in Baku received a note from Azerbaijan’s Foreign Ministry, in which the Azerbaijani side demanded – without giving reasons – that it should suspend its activities before the end…

The media in Russia and Transnistria are building up the threat of war from Ukraine and Moldova against the separatist republic. The Ukrainian parliament’s termination on 21 May of the agreement with Russia on the transit of Russian…

The overriding goal of the governments of the so-called "People's Republics" is to maintain and develop their military potential.

The drop in Ukraine’s GDP by nearly 18% in the first three months of 2015 has confirmed the decline of the country’s economy.

The document reveals the current priorities in Chinese foreign and security policy and serves as a political signal to the rest of the world.

The increasing accumulation of power in the hands of President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and the ruling party has been halted.

The unexpected escalation of social tensions testifies to the discreditation of the ruling coalition.

Separatist sentiments have been successfully dampened down, but the region may be destabilised by the upcoming local elections.