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Russia's Trade Nears Prewar Levels As It Defies G7 Sanctions

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

Trade at Russia's three largest ports has been surging and is approaching prewar levels despite sweeping sanctions by the Group of Seven (G7) leading economies, according to a…

Armenia-Russia Relations Are Deteriorating Fast

Sep 08, 2023 at 08:41 | Eurasianet

Relations between Armenia and its traditional strategic partner Russia are deteriorating fast.  In the past week, Yerevan has boldly criticized Russia's "absolute indifference" to Azerbaijani "aggression"…

When Will Washington Make Central Asia A Priority?

Sep 08, 2023 at 08:33 | James Durso

The American filmmaker Woody Allen said, ““Eighty percent of success is showing up.” If he is correct, America is not succeeding in Central Asia. But the rulers of Russia,…

Secretive Russian Beach Complex In Bulgaria Faces Scrutiny

Sep 07, 2023 at 08:46 | RFE/RL staff

Set back from a stretch of isolated beach on the southern Black Sea coast of Bulgaria and nestled among trees lies the sprawling Kamchia Sanitary and…

Cybersecurity In Focus Ahead Of Berlin NATO Conference

Sep 06, 2023 at 08:39 | RFE/RL staff

After an eventful summit in Vilnius in July, NATO will return in the next few months to "bread and butter" issues. That means…

European Commission Grapples With Influx Of Ukraine Grain

Sep 05, 2023 at 09:04 | RFE/RL staff

The European Commission is facing tricky decisions in the coming weeks over the influx of Ukrainian agricultural products into the European Union. September 15 marks the end of…

Afghanistan’s Quest For Water Worries Central Asian Neighbors

Sep 01, 2023 at 09:31 | James Durso

Recently, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported the progress of Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Irrigation Canal, $670 million, 285-kilometer canal to irrigate 550,000 hectares of…

Analyst: BRICS Currency Unlikely To Undermine Dollar Dominance

Aug 31, 2023 at 08:02 | RFE/RL staff

The BRICS bloc, a group of developing countries seen as seeking to counter the United States and the West, agreed at a summit last week to admit six…

EU Council President Rekindles Georgia's Hopes For Membership

Aug 31, 2023 at 07:53 | Eurasianet

Georgians were uplifted by an ambitious enlargement speech by an EU leader a week after another enlargement-related meeting left the country worried about its future in the bloc. …

Erdogan Looks To Restore Grain Deal In Upcoming Russia Visit

Aug 29, 2023 at 08:53 | ZeroHedge

The head of the country which comprises NATO's second largest military is planning a trip to Russia to meet with President Vladimir Putin. Turkey's President Recep…

Cartels Take Over As Ecuador's New Power Brokers

Aug 29, 2023 at 08:39 | Matthew Smith

Ecuador, once an island of peace in the strife-torn Northern Andean region of South America, is caught in the midst of drug-fueled violence, which is exacerbating a long-running political crisis.…

Canada Walks Diplomatic Tightrope In Caucasus

Aug 28, 2023 at 08:55 | Eurasianet

Canada is raising its diplomatic profile in the Caucasus, as domestic and foreign policy considerations are pushing Ottawa into the thick of the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict.  Canadian…

BRICS Represents Nearly Half Of Global Population

Aug 28, 2023 at 08:42 | ZeroHedge

Following the 15th annual BRICS summit, which was held in Johannesburg, South Africa last week, the bloc of five major emerging economies announced the admission of six new…

Athens Summit Hints At Future EU Expansion Challenges

Aug 28, 2023 at 08:33 | RFE/RL staff

On August 29-31, first the EU's defense ministers and then the bloc's foreign ministers will meet in the Spanish city of Toledo for informal talks. These…

China Eyes Partnership With Gulf Countries For Space Exploration

Aug 25, 2023 at 09:03 | Oxford Business Group

In the push to embrace emerging technologies and harness their potential commercial opportunities, Gulf countries are launching new initiatives to bolster their domestic space industries. In…

Water Shortages In Central Asia Puts Historic Alliance To The Test

Aug 25, 2023 at 08:44 | RFE/RL staff

The video recorded on a Kazakh farmer's smartphone reached the Internet like a distress signal. "Zhambyl Province. Sugar beet. There is no water. The beet has…

Saudi Arabia, OPEC Powers Invited To Join BRICS

Aug 24, 2023 at 10:28 | Alex Kimani

OPEC heavy-hitters Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iran as well as Argentina, Egypt and Ethiopia have received an invitation by the 5-nation BRICS organization…

Is China's High Investment-Led Growth Model Sustainable?

Aug 24, 2023 at 10:18 | City A.M

Exports have slumped, growth has stalled, and the economy even slipped into deflation. The youth unemployment figures have become so bad that the government has stopped publishing them. …

BRICS Expansion Could Reshape Global Energy Markets

Aug 22, 2023 at 08:49 | Cyril Widdershoven

From August 22nd to 24th, BRICS leaders are set to convene in South Africa, marking a pivotal moment for this loosely knit coalition of major non-Western nations including Brazil, Russia,…

Russia’s Space Dreams Shattered As Luna-25 Crashes On The Moon

Aug 22, 2023 at 08:35 | RFE/RL staff

On August 18, 1976, a 4-meter-high spacecraft called the Luna-24 touched down on the Mare Crisium, a flat plain in the moon’s northern hemisphere. Four days later, the…

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