29 March 2021 | Jamestown Foundation
Russian Federation, Ukraine
Presidential decree put into force on 20 March 2021 adds Crime and Sevastopol to list of Russian border territories, thereby banning foreign citizens, stateless persons and foreign legal entities from owning land in Crimea and Sevastopol
Demographic Transformation of Crimea: Forced Migration as Part of Russia’s ‘Hybrid’ Strategy; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 50 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
24 March 2021 | Jamestown Foundation
Ukraine
Article on political factors for the resumption of armed conflict in East Ukraine
Turning up the Conflict Dial: The Political Reasons Behind the Resumed Fighting in Donbas ; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 48 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
24 March 2021 | Jamestown Foundation
Belarus
Article on developments concerning the political crisis (continuing arrests of opposition protesters and charges against activists and government critics; re-deployment of Russian armed forces to bases inside Belarus; initiative by exiled opposition leader Svetlana Tikhanovskaya; other topics)
Parallel Worlds in Belarus’s Public Politics; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 48 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
23 March 2021 | Jamestown Foundation
Armenia, Azerbaijan
Third part of article on Russian peacekeeping intervention in Nagorno Karabakh (political relations between Armenian and local authorities; role of Armenian conscripts serving with local military units)
Russia’s Karabakh Protectorate Taking Clearer Shape (Part Three); Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 47 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
23 March 2021 | Jamestown Foundation
Russian Federation
Article on security-related developments in Dagestan (individual suspected of planning terrorist attack killed by security forces in Makhachkala on 11 March 2021; information on armed insurgency in Dagestan; decline in insurgent activities in North Caucasus)
Makhachkala Experiences First Special Operation in Five Years; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 47 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
22 March 2021 | Jamestown Foundation
Armenia, Azerbaijan
Second part of article on Russian peacekeeping intervention in Nagorno Karabakh (inter-institutional collaboration between local and Russian military and civil authorities in Nagorno Karabakh)
Russia’s Karabakh Protectorate Taking Clearer Shape (Part Two); Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 46 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
18 March 2021 | Jamestown Foundation
Armenia, Azerbaijan
First part of article on Russian peacekeeping intervention in Nagorno Karabakh (territorial control; population; displacement; other topics)
Russia’s Karabakh Protectorate Taking Clearer Shape (Part One) (Special or Analytical Report, English)
18 March 2021 | Jamestown Foundation
Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan
Article on the territorial dispute between government of Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan regarding the Uzbek enclave Sokh and the Unkur-Too territory
Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Move toward Resolution of Longstanding Border Dispute; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 45 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
17 March 2021 | Jamestown Foundation
Belarus
Article on recent political developments (founding of pro-Russian political party Soyuz in March 2021; documentary released on luxurious life of president Alyaksandr Lukashenka; plans for opposition rally on freedom day, 25 March 2021)
Reshaping Belarus's Political Scene; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 44 (Special or Analytical Report, English)
16 March 2021 | Jamestown Foundation
Moldova, Republic
Article on political developments relating to the Gagauz ethnic minority and their instrumentalisation in politics between the Republic of Moldova and the Russian Federation
Moscow Seeks to Put Gagauz in Play Against Pro-Western Moldovan President; Eurasia Daily Monitor Volume: 18 Issue: 43 (Special or Analytical Report, English)