Central Asia
Kazakhstan Makes Clear That Integration Within the Eurasian Economic Union is Strictly About Economy
This week, Russia hosted a summit of the Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU), an economic union which comprises Russia, Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and the Kyrgyz...
Railing Central Asia Into the World Economy
If there is one key to unlocking the doors of any economy, it is certainly a railway. Since its invention and construction between Manchester...
India’s Outreach to Central Asia Amid Geopolitical Flux
The flux caused by the Russia-Ukraine war has not only created fissures in the world but is also reshaping the global order. While the...
Regional paradiplomacy in Central Asia: A lifeline for Russia?
The Russian invasion of Ukraine has brought an unprecedented change in the geopolitical world order, and Central Asia has, more than most regions, been...
Central Asian Geopolitical Twine
The Ukrainian war has dramatically lessened Russian political influence in Central Asia, which also makes the region a prey to other rising powers –...
Why Kazakhstan Is Hosting the Astana International Forum This Year
In an increasingly polarized world, Kazakhstan often plays the role of a bridge between East and West, North and South. This is a product...
Analyzing Recent Border Skirmish in Fergana Valley
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The recent clash on the borders of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan again drove our attention toward the region's volatility. The Fergana valley consists of three...
Can Iran Counter Its Rivals in Central Asia Through Connectivity Push?
Central Asia is becoming a competing ground for regional and extra regional powers with Russia losing its influence in the region as a result...
Samarkand SCO Summit: New Delhi Sees Opportunity but Sino-Russia Axis Is to Be Watched
The 22nd Summit of SCO is scheduled to take place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan on Sept. 15-16, 2022. This will be the first in person...
Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Opportunities and Challenges
While commenting on the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), during a press interaction held after the SCO Council of Foreign Ministers' meeting held at Tashkent,...
Renewed Alliances:Â A Trans-Caspian “Middle Corridor” Brings Kazakhstan Closer to Turkey
Due to the global preoccupation with Russia's war against Ukraine, the May 10 meeting in Ankara between Kazakhstan's President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Turkey's President...
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Geopolitics
Diplomatic Divergence: G7’s Self-Serving Agenda Versus Arab League’s Pursuit of Stability
Two time zones, two distinct summits. The distance between...
Central Asia
Kazakhstan Makes Clear That Integration Within the Eurasian Economic Union is Strictly About Economy
This week, Russia hosted a summit of the Eurasian...
Defense
The Role of Mercenaries in Modern Warfare
The concept of mercenaries is not a new phenomenon,...
Politics
U.S. Visa Curbs on Bangladesh: Counting Chickens Before They Hatch
Since the United States imposed unilateral sanctions on Bangladesh’s...
Indo-Pacific
Bangladesh’s Indo-Pacific Outlook: Tilting, Rebalancing, or Else?
Ever since the United States refocused its strategic pivot...
