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Armenia and Azerbaijan Engulfed in Legal Disputes at the Hague

Armenia and Azerbaijan Engulfed in Legal Disputes at the Hague

Armenia and Azerbaijan continue their…

China-Kazakhstan Trade Hits Record High

China-Kazakhstan Trade Hits Record High

Kazakhstan is experiencing a surge…

Geopolitics

China's Innovative Inroads Into Central Asia

Jul 28, 2023 at 07:47 | Eurasianet

Kazakhstan and China are looking to boost joint scientific research. Kazakhstan’s science and higher education minister, Sayasat Nurbek, met with top officials of…

Is China's Economic Miracle Fading? A Look At The Hurdles Ahead

Jul 25, 2023 at 08:35 | The Jamestown Foundation

By the Jamestown Foundation In December of last year, China’s central government lifted its stringent “zero-COVID” restrictions, signaling to the public it shifted…

China's Soft Power Strategy In Central Asia

Jul 25, 2023 at 08:20 | Eurasianet

China is making a soft-power push in Central Asia, launching initiatives to strengthen cooperation with expert institutions in Uzbekistan and boost cultural exchanges and tourism with Kyrgyzstan.

Erdogan’s Surprise Western Pivot

Jul 24, 2023 at 08:58 | RFE/RL staff

In the lead-up to his toughest election battle in two decades, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan did not hesitate to bash Western allies and principles, seeking to bolster…

Escalating Geopolitical Tensions Begin To Chip Away At Globalization

Jul 24, 2023 at 08:54 | Kurt Cobb

The most salient fact about natural resources such as minerals and fertile soil is that they are unevenly distributed around the world. That means some countries have far more than…

Azerbaijan-Armenia Peace Talks Lean West As Russia’s Role Declines

Jul 24, 2023 at 08:44 | Eurasianet

Azerbaijan's government is sounding more and more positive about the U.S.- and EU-brokered negotiations with Armenia and increasingly negative about Russia's mediation efforts.  Those talks are taking place on a…

Europe Backs Kazakhstan's Efforts To Sidestep Russian Influence

Jul 21, 2023 at 08:27 | The Jamestown Foundation

Via the Jamestown Foundation    On June 20, after meeting with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced Germany’s…

China And Russia Kick Off Joint Military Exercises In Sea Of Japan

Jul 21, 2023 at 08:23 | ZeroHedge

China and Russia have kicked off their anticipated joint military exercises in the Sea of Japan on Thursday. Chinese state television has described the purpose as ensuring security of…

IAEA Still Doesn’t Have Full Access To Zaporizhzhya Nuclear Plant

Jul 21, 2023 at 08:14 | RFE/RL staff

Russia has still not provided UN nuclear experts at the Zaporizhzhya nuclear power plant in Ukraine access to the rooftops of the occupied facilitie's reactors, the agency said…

Why Egypt’s Oil And Gas Discoveries Are Crucial For The Region

Jul 19, 2023 at 10:12 | Simon Watkins

Since Russia invaded Ukraine on 24 February 2022, the West has been scrambling to find reliable sources for consistent oil and gas supplies to compensate for those lost…

Food Security At Risk As Russia And Ukraine Seek Alternatives To Grain Deal

Jul 19, 2023 at 08:10 | RFE/RL staff

Ukraine and Russia both said they were seeking alternative ways to keep grain supplies flowing after an agreement that allowed exports to Africa, the Middle East, and Asia…

Unpacking Ukraine's Gains And Losses At The NATO Summit

Jul 17, 2023 at 09:03 | RFE/RL staff

NATO summits tend to be rather drab affairs. Most announcements are known well in advance and the official summit communique that runs to several pages of technocratic prose…

Wheat Prices Soar As Russia Suspends Black Sea Grain Deal

Jul 17, 2023 at 08:50 | ZeroHedge

Wheat prices jumped as news broke Monday that Russia let the UN-brokered grain deal lapse at midnight, Istanbul time, marking the end of the Turkey-administered humanitarian corridor which…

Climate Change And Aging Fleet Cripple Russia's Water Transport

Jul 14, 2023 at 08:32 | The Jamestown Foundation

Via the Jamestown Foundation   Russia, more than any other advanced country, has long depended on its rivers and canals to move people…

Saudi Arabia Looks To Normalize Relations With Syria, Puts Israel On Hold

Jul 14, 2023 at 08:27 | ZeroHedge

By Hasan Illaik via The Cradle In his interview with CNN on July 9th, US President Joe Biden announced that "we are…

Biden Reaffirms America’s Unwavering Commitment To NATO

Jul 14, 2023 at 08:10 | RFE/RL staff

U.S. President Joe Biden said he and other NATO leaders showed the world at their summit this week that the military alliance is “more united than ever" after…

Lapis Lazuli Corridor Ushers In New Trade Opportunities For Eurasia

Jul 13, 2023 at 07:52 | The Jamestown Foundation

Via the Jamestown Foundation During a regional conference held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, in May 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov underscored the paramount importance of the Lapis Lazuli international transit…

Russia Looks To Egypt, Algeria For Future Space Partnerships

Jul 12, 2023 at 08:20 | The Jamestown Foundation

Via the Jamestown Foundation   Russia is searching for new long-term partnerships in outer space instead of relying on cooperation with the United…

Turkey Clears Roadblock For Sweden's Induction Into NATO

Jul 11, 2023 at 07:25 | RFE/RL staff

 On July 10, on the eve of the NATO summit in Vilnius, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan signaled that Ankara was ready to ratify Sweden's NATO accession protocol,…

Armenian-Azerbaijani Peace Talks Hit A Snag In Washington

Jul 10, 2023 at 08:56 | The Jamestown Foundation

Via the Jamestown Foundation From June 27 to 29, the second round of the United States–mediated negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan…

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