The reduced spending on analysis in post-Soviet Russia, at least at the public academic level, has also affected Afghanistan, a country in Russia’s immediate neighbourhood. Афганистан.Ру (Afghanistan.ru), a website with the sub-heading “all about Afghanistan,” has filled this vacuum and is now one of the main sources for Russian elite views on the country. AAN guest author Dmitry Shlapentokh reviews the 2013 and 2014 articles and finds a changing perspective on Afghanistan, on the eve of the NATO troop withdrawal.
Posted on: Fri, 08 Aug 2014 08:25:18 +0000
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