tonimichel_

tonimichel_, 2 months ago to Russia

Payments from #russia to #Kazakhstan are currently faced with a 2-3 week holdups as #Kazakh banks are making every effort to comply with #US sanctions regimes.

https://iz.ru/1677640/mariia-kolobova-milana-gadzhieva/srok-druzhby-platezhi-iz-rf-v-kazakhstan-prokhodiat-s-zaderzhkoi-do-2-3-nedel?utm_source=The+Moscow+Times.+%D0%A0%D1%83%D1%81%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B0%D1%8F+c%D0%BB%D1%83%D0%B6%D0%B1%D0%B0&utm_campaign=1b503a08b7-EMAIL_CAMPAIGN_2022_10_31_03_35_COPY_02&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_b979442beb-1b503a08b7-481712432

tonimichel_, 3 months ago to random

The #russian language in #Turkmenistan still has several strongholds within officialdom and the population - though less than in other #CentralAsian states - in a context of lukewarm promotion by the authorities, @chrisrickleton writes.
https://www.rferl.org/a/turkmenistan-demand-for-russian-language/32834522.html

tonimichel_, 4 months ago to Russia

An increasingly common phenomenon in the post #Soviet space is the failure of centralised heating systems in harsh winters bc of decades of negligence, often due to #corruption.

This now reinforces existing legitimacy crises in instable systems - like #russia & #Kyrgyzstan.

https://fergana.media/articles/132819/

tonimichel_, 4 months ago to Ukraine

#Ukraine has been conclusively failing at strategic communication recently - particularly when it comes to the shot-down Ilyushin & the rumours of a #Zaluzhniy resignation.
At a time, when trust is a key resource in the context of #russian disinformation.
https://open.spotify.com/episode/20DpXxzRPNckpbhSZCOdIP?si=VI8WSw26SH2LWSnm-vxruw

tonimichel_, 7 months ago to Russia

With #russia's war against #Ukraine - and verbal threats in all directions - impacting relations with #CentralAsia, regional diplomacy of #Tatarstan & #Bashkortostan is picking up some pieces. But how much leeway is the #kremlin willing to give? @cabarasia
https://cabar.asia/ru/regionalnaya-paradiplomatiya-v-tsentralnoj-azii-novye-vozmozhnosti

tonimichel_, 7 months ago to random

"российская власть фактически установила новые правила, что для нее нет разницы между лояльностью стране и преданностью Кремлю." @irinaborogan @andreisoldatov
https://agentura.ru/investigations/kak-rasshirjaetsja-ponjatie-gosizmena/

tonimichel_, 7 months ago to random

Evidence from polls on political value systems taken from individuals worldwide indicate seismic shifts away from authoritarian/deffering beliefs in favour of emancipatory ideas.

Thus, despite the gloom, is the future democratic?
https://www.journalofdemocracy.org/articles/why-the-future-is-democratic/

tonimichel_, 7 months ago to languagelearning

In #Central Asia, the impact of the #IsraelPalestineWar creates distinct #radicalisation risks in the context of existing tensions, low critical media reception as well as deep and institutionalised penetration of #russian propaganda. @cabarasia
https://cabar.asia/ru/palestino-izrailskij-konflikt-mozhet-sprovotsirovat-novuyu-volnu-radikalizatsii-v-tsentralnoj-azii

tonimichel_, 7 months ago to Zelensky

#Zelensky says that #Belgium will create an important precedent by using 1.7bn euros in frozen #russian assets to support #Ukraine's security and reconstruction.
https://nv.ua/ukr/world/geopolitics/zamorozheni-rosiyski-aktivi-vpershe-vikoristayut-dlya-dopomogi-ukrajini-zelenskiy-u-bryusseli-50359876.html?utm_campaign=Dailypayukr&utm_content=689058454&utm_medium=Dailypay&utm_source=email

tonimichel_, 9 months ago to Ukraine

Squaring the complex of strategies, available systems, doctrine and logistics of #Ukraine's offensive.
@warontherocks

Perseverance and Adaptation: Ukraine’s Counteroffensive at Three Months
https://warontherocks.com/2023/09/perseverance-and-adaptation-ukraines-counteroffensive-at-three-months/

tonimichel_, 9 months ago to random

"Virtual war is not a war between soldiers, tanks or airplanes, but a clash between algorithms. Here victory means the ability to build the basic rules determining how the world works. Inferior algorithms will simply operate according to the rules and outcomes set by more foundational software. Geopolitics used to mean the struggle to control the physical world. In the future it will be about the struggle to build a virtual one."

https://time.com/6293398/palantir-future-of-warfare-ukraine/

tonimichel_, 11 months ago to Russia

Insightful analysis @CSIS on the offensive and defensive missile postures of #russia and #Ukraine over time.

Despite sanctions bite, #moscow will find ways of circumvention, yet the overall force sophistication is falling.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/russia-isnt-going-run-out-missiles