IN THIS ISSUE
*Conscription presents new challenges for the Russian military
*Tokyo promotes its relations with Moscow
*Personality cult on full display during Kadyrov birthday celebrations
*Papandreou’s victory raises optimism in Turkish-Greek relations
**New in the Jamestown blog on Russia and Eurasia (http://www.jamestown.org/blog):
- Russia’s Sergei Lavrov and his Drive to Annex Abkhazia
