No. 151 • March 2016 Archives

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A Look to the East, but Not Only Towards Russia

Thoroughness has never hurt anyone, and the March issue of Diplomaatia looks to the east again. Not, though, just to Russia, whose behaviour is causing anxiety to us and the rest of the world; there...

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The Retreating State in Russia

Only television reaches every little village across Russia’s vast...

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Britain’s Referendum Is Important for the Whole of Europe

Britain’s upcoming referendum on its European Union membership matters to all of Europe for several reasons. Part of the answer lies in the history of the British democracy, nation-state, politics...

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How Have Sanctions Affected the Russian Oil Sector?

A shortage of funds forces Russian oil producers to reduce necessary...

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What to Think of Kazakhstan?

The late Hardo Aasmäe would be the best person to comment on articles about politics in Kazakhstan. He was the senior deputy to the first secretary of the erstwhile Kazakh SSR, and Nazarbayev even...

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The Nature of Integration Processes in Eurasia

The Eurasia strategy remains an integral part of Kazakhstan’s...

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Cooperation with the EU as One Element of Kazakhstan’s Multi-Track Foreign Policy

Astana has undertaken a thorough modernisation...

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Summary

The March edition of Diplomaatia basically looks east. Aimar Ventsel, an ethnologist, writes about the distant regions of Russia. According to Ventsel, the local community may have their own laws and...

No. 151 • March 2016

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