Comments on: Ahmadinejad is visiting Tajikistan http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/07/26/ahmadinejad-is-visiting-tajikistan/ neweurasia\'s latest on Tajikistan Fri, 8 Aug 2008 01:20:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: Vadim http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/07/26/ahmadinejad-is-visiting-tajikistan/#comment-2165 Vadim Fri, 04 Aug 2006 11:47:40 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/07/26/ahmadinejad-is-visiting-tajikistan/#comment-2165 Evgeny, I am saying that Russia cares about its reputation because Russia is behaving like a fox and lion. In some situations Russia behaves as a fox and in some as a lion, not as it was always a lion during the Soviet Union. It does not want to get in direct confrontation with the western world but at the same time does not accept all the rules which are set up by the western world. Putin graduated from KGB school, he is well trained in how to play the foreign policy game, and he is playing it very well and almost never loses. Evgeny, I am saying that Russia cares about its reputation because Russia is behaving like a fox and lion. In some situations Russia behaves as a fox and in some as a lion, not as it was always a lion during the Soviet Union. It does not want to get in direct confrontation with the western world but at the same time does not accept all the rules which are set up by the western world. Putin graduated from KGB school, he is well trained in how to play the foreign policy game, and he is playing it very well and almost never loses.

]]> By: tajikistan.neweurasia.net » The adventures of Ahmadinejad in Tajikistan (round-up) http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/07/26/ahmadinejad-is-visiting-tajikistan/#comment-2126 tajikistan.neweurasia.net » The adventures of Ahmadinejad in Tajikistan (round-up) Mon, 31 Jul 2006 12:47:51 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/07/26/ahmadinejad-is-visiting-tajikistan/#comment-2126 [...] With the help of Technorati and Google Blog Search I have looked through the Tajik blogosphere and found out that most of the attention last week was paid to the visit of Ahmadinejad to Tajikistan. It is interesting how Tajikistan can maneuver between the two confronting sides, Iran and US. Rumsfeld visited Tajikistan right before the visit of Ahmadinejad and obviously he talked to Rahmonov not only about Tajik-US relations but also about the nuclear program of Iran and the visit of Ahmadinejad. The visit of Rumsfeld can be counted as a small hint to Tajikistan that it is undesirable to make very close relations with Iran. [...] […] With the help of Technorati and Google Blog Search I have looked through the Tajik blogosphere and found out that most of the attention last week was paid to the visit of Ahmadinejad to Tajikistan. It is interesting how Tajikistan can maneuver between the two confronting sides, Iran and US. Rumsfeld visited Tajikistan right before the visit of Ahmadinejad and obviously he talked to Rahmonov not only about Tajik-US relations but also about the nuclear program of Iran and the visit of Ahmadinejad. The visit of Rumsfeld can be counted as a small hint to Tajikistan that it is undesirable to make very close relations with Iran. […]

]]> By: Evgeny http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/07/26/ahmadinejad-is-visiting-tajikistan/#comment-2088 Evgeny Thu, 27 Jul 2006 14:46:39 +0000 http://tajikistan.neweurasia.net/2006/07/26/ahmadinejad-is-visiting-tajikistan/#comment-2088 "Russia can not stand very close to Iran because it can be criticized by the international community, and it can damage Russia’s good reputation"... Vadim, do you really think Russia cares about its reputation? Putin is at ease to meet Chavez in Kremlin, when Moscow stands out as an itinerary between Minsk and Tehran--and doesn't seem to give a damn, striking arm deals with the guy. I don't think that on the pure relationship level, Moscow is concerned about the possible PR dimensions of its dealings with Iran--they seem to be working fine in SCO together... And spoiling the good reputation... where's that reputation to start with? other than that, interesting analysis--keep it on! “Russia can not stand very close to Iran because it can be criticized by the international community, and it can damage Russia’s good reputation”…

Vadim, do you really think Russia cares about its reputation? Putin is at ease to meet Chavez in Kremlin, when Moscow stands out as an itinerary between Minsk and Tehran–and doesn’t seem to give a damn, striking arm deals with the guy. I don’t think that on the pure relationship level, Moscow is concerned about the possible PR dimensions of its dealings with Iran–they seem to be working fine in SCO together…

And spoiling the good reputation… where’s that reputation to start with?

other than that, interesting analysis–keep it on!

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