At the moment of disintegration of the Soviet Union Belarus of the time didnâ™t in any way stand out for Russia from the general circle of the states of the postSoviet space. Democratic movement there was rather moderated (and had basically character of ecological reaction to Chernobyl accident), antisovietism and anticommunism were limited to a narrow layer of intelligence and separate representatives of culture. </p>

// Mar. 10, 2010 - 09:01 GMT

Thomas Gomart, exclusive interview with RIA Novosti.

// Mar. 04, 2010 - 08:57 GMT

President Obama is understandably more interested in securing Russian cooperation on Iran and Afghanistan than the US missile defence shield. From Washingtonâ™s point of view, it is not Medvedev and Putin that pose a threat to the West, but rather Islamic theocratic regimes and terrorism. </p>

// Mar. 03, 2010 - 09:13 GMT

“If modernization is more than a slogan, then one must think about how to implement it”, – Toby Gatiâ™s said in her interview with Voice of America. </p>

// Feb. 25, 2010 - 09:41 GMT

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian President Dmitry Medvedev have declared that the new Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (START) is ready and is expected to be signed in the near future.

// Feb. 10, 2010 - 08:40 GMT

Washington and Moscow will restart talks with Washington on a new arms control treaty on Monday February 1. START was one of the very few foreign policy issued mentioned by President Obama in his State of the Union Address on January 27th.

// Feb. 01, 2010 - 09:15 GMT

The year of 2010 will open a new chapter in the post-Cold-War history. As the first post-soviet state Kazakhstan will assume the chairmanship of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) and try to promote it to its previous rank of a main security organization in Europe.

// Jan. 18, 2010 - 09:08 GMT

The real issue is not whether the noises that Putin and Medvedev make suggest real divergence, and a potential for rivalry, but whether there is daylight at the end of the tandem. Or, to put it differently, whether they choose modernization or marginalization.

// Jan. 14, 2010 - 07:41 GMT

The Obama administration has failed to complete the negotiation of a treaty to replace the Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty (Start), which expired on Dec. 5. The two superpowers are now in unchartered waters.

// Jan. 13, 2010 - 06:50 GMT

The Middle Eastern states are actively seeking nuclear power. (By Anton Khlopkov, Director of the Center for Energy and Security Studies (CENESS)

// Dec. 17, 2009 - 08:16 GMT