How Turkey is reflected at Russian Think tanks? The following lines showcase a few notable worth examples reflect in what terms the discourse evolves from those whose opinions are often sought to form and shape view of opinion makers and decision takers. Russian Institute for Strategic Research Research could be a good place to start with. Here are clips from RISS commenting on matters related to Turkey. Another place to check is Global Affairs journal published by the Moscow-based Foreign Policy Research Foundation. The content in Russian may be checked here. Valdai Club is an apex site to access for input and ideas on evolving international trends from the perspective of Russian experts on strategic and regional affairs. The Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) is an academic and diplomatic think tank active in academic exchanges with foreign institutions. There views on matters concernin...
The latest round of re-registration for all local and foreign non-governmental organizations in Tajikisan has resulted in very drastic cuts in the size of the country's civic agencies. The total number of registered local NGOs has seen a steep fall from a total of 3130 to 1040 as the bulk of (2090) organizations didn’t manage to complete the required conditions for registration, and submit audited accounts within the tight deadline. Out of over 110 international NGOs, about 50 fulfilled the pre-requisites. There are chances that ever increasing restrictions may have made some expatriates to jump before being shown out. The change of calendar has brought a lean civic sector to brave a winter of containment . This will bring a shift in priorities especially among the local NGOs from promotion and strengthening of the civil society to merely seek means to stay afloat and survive. For the donor organizations and international agencies this may imply lesser leverage and reduced clout f...