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Iran's Attack on Israel Sparks Global Concerns of Escalation

Iran's Attack on Israel Sparks Global Concerns of Escalation

Diplomatic and political leaders worldwide…

Geopolitics / International

EU Unveils Global Gateway To Rival China's Belt And Road

Oct 27, 2023 at 09:08 | RFE/RL staff

The European Union has announced a raft of multimillion dollar deals at a forum for its Global Gateway program, the bloc’s new infrastructure partnership plan that’s seen as…

Central Asian Leaders At Odds Over Controversial Canal Project

Oct 24, 2023 at 07:44 | Eurasianet

Officials in Uzbekistan have said a government delegation will travel to Afghanistan in the coming months to conduct negotiations over an ambitious canal project that is sparking deep…

Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Talks Reach Critical Crossroads

Oct 20, 2023 at 07:24 | Eurasianet

The 35-year-old Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict could finally be coming to an end after last month's lightning offensive by Azerbaijan to retake Nagorno-Karabakh and the…

Biden Seeks Over $100 Billion In Aid For Ukraine And Israel

Oct 20, 2023 at 07:02 | RFE/RL staff

Laying the groundwork to ask U.S lawmakers for tens of billions of dollars in military assistance for Ukraine and Israel, President Joe Biden linked Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…

China And Russia Vie For Influence As Middle East Crisis Escalates

Oct 18, 2023 at 06:50 | RFE/RL staff

China and Russia have hardened their positions toward the conflict in Gaza in recent days, as the war between Israel and Hamas aggravates…

North Korea's Covert Role In Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

Oct 18, 2023 at 06:44 | RFE/RL staff

North Korea appears to have begun secretly shipping large amounts of munitions to Russia, according to a new report, using ships and trains to move the weaponry and…

China Defends Belt And Road Initiative Amidst Global Criticisms

Oct 17, 2023 at 09:40 | RFE/RL staff

Despite criticism that it has saddled some countries with unsustainable levels of debt since being launched 10 years ago, Chinese leader Xi Jinping is expected to tout the…

The Fate Of Kazakhstan's Largest Steelworks Hangs In Balance

Oct 17, 2023 at 09:35 | RFE/RL staff

The billowing smokestacks of Kazakhstan’s largest steelworks loom large over the town of Temirtau -- just like the questions about the future of a plant where the country’s…

Are Cold War Treaties Beginning To Crumble?

Oct 13, 2023 at 08:41 | RFE/RL staff

The Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. The Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. The Treaty on Open Skies. New START. For years, the pillars of international arms control have been…

NATO On Alert After Baltic Pipeline Incident

Oct 11, 2023 at 08:33 | RFE/RL staff

President Alar Karis says Estonia is demanding answers for damage to a Baltic Sea gas pipeline running to Finland that the Baltic nation's defense minister said was the…

Chinese Auto Giant BYD Sets Sights On Uzbekistan Expansion

Oct 10, 2023 at 08:20 | Eurasianet

China and Uzbekistan are making progress on an Uzbek-based joint venture to produce electric and hybrid vehicles. While all the pieces appear to be in place, a firm production timetable…

Armenia Joins Rome Statute, Ignoring Russian Warnings

Oct 06, 2023 at 08:03 | Eurasianet

The Armenian Parliament on October 3 adopted a bill ratifying the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court by a vote of 60 to 22.  The…

WTO Forecasts Global Trade Slowdown Amid Economic Headwinds

Oct 06, 2023 at 07:58 | ZeroHedge

One day after the Geneva-based UN Conference on Trade and Development (Unctad) warned central banks are at risk of triggering a full-blown global recession in their pursuit of…

Moscow's Battlefront Drones Linked To Chinese Manufacturer

Oct 05, 2023 at 07:39 | RFE/RL staff

More than a year after DJI -- the preeminent Chinese drone maker -- first said it would stop doing business in Russia and Ukraine, its products continue to…

Trade Tensions Escalate As EU Delves Into Chinese EV Subsidies

Oct 05, 2023 at 07:23 | ZeroHedge

The European Union has officially started its anti-subsidy investigation into Chinese electric vehicles. The EU is investigating because it claims that emerging data indicates a probable surge in…

U.S. Delays Aid To Ukraine Amid Domestic Political Disputes

Oct 04, 2023 at 08:57 | RFE/RL staff

When Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy met with U.S. senators at the Capitol on September 21 during a blitz visit to Washington to rally support for more aid, he…

U.S. Takes Aim At Iran's Drone-Part Procurement Network

Sep 29, 2023 at 08:11 | RFE/RL staff

The United States has imposed sanctions on entities in Iran, Hong Kong, Turkey, and the United Arab Emirates that the U.S. Treasury Department says comprise a network for…

The Next Hurdle In Armenia And Azerbaijan's Contentious Negotiations

Sep 28, 2023 at 08:17 | RFE/RL staff

Negotiations over a peace deal between Armenia and Azerbaijan are continuing, even as refugees continue to stream into Armenia following Azerbaijan's military assault on the breakaway region of…

Bulgaria Pledges $2.7 Billion For Military Upgrade As Black Sea Tensions Rise

Sep 27, 2023 at 08:37 | RFE/RL staff

For years, Bulgaria has delayed again and again the modernization of its armed forces. Even though a member of NATO since 2004, Bulgaria's army still relies on old…

Armenia's Western Pivot Sparks Unease In Moscow

Sep 25, 2023 at 09:15 | Eurasianet

These days Armenia's relationship with Russia is looking more like a hostage situation than a strategic partnership.  On September 19, as Azerbaijan was waging its massive…

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