Political Risk

Ukraine's supreme court approved September's early parliamentary election results on October 25, in which Yulia Tymoshenko's bloc (BYuT) and President Viktor Yushchenko's Our Ukraine... 2007-10-26

Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev has moved to try and enhance his political base following his success in garnering popular support for his constitutional reform package in a referendum... 2007-10-23

Vladimir Putin's decision to run for the State Duma under the banner of the United Russia Party indicates that the Russian president is looking to become prime minister as a means... 2007-10-02

Ukraine's State Property Fund stands accused of giving Russian investors preferential treatment in the privatisation of state assets. This highlights the growing political tensions... 2007-06-27

Prospects for increased military cooperation with Russia seem increasingly likely, as Kyrgyzstan may soon begin supplying Russian armed forces with food products and woollen cloth... 2007-05-25

On May 22, Kazakhstan's president Nursultan Nazarbayev signed the constitutional amendments, which remove the limits on the number of terms he can serve, potentially providing him... 2007-05-23

Armenian President Robert Kocharian's likely successor, Serzihik Sarksyan, received a political boost after his Republican Party made major gains at recent parliamentary elections.... 2007-05-16

BMI View: Geo-politically, the Georgian government''s policy aims are quite clear. It is committed to moving away from Russia''s orbit as quickly as possible, settling the frozen... 2007-04-30

Turkmenistan''s diplomacy of recent weeks suggests that the country is forging new bilateral ties beyond Russia and Iran. We are encouraged by indications that the country may balance... 2007-04-30

As expected, parties allied to the Kremlin swept the March 11 elections. Overall, the news reinforces BMI's view that United Russia will remain dominant in the December Duma poll,... 2007-03-29