Central Asia is Sitting on a Mineral Goldmine. But who will actually get rich?
The world wants Central Asia’s critical minerals. The region’s real challenge is ensuring it does not remain the place where the digging happens while...
Russia and Ukraine Evacuate Oleshky: What We Know
Residents of the Russian-held town of Oleshky in southern Ukraine began evacuating on Friday, marking the first joint humanitarian operation between Russia and Ukraine...
The Northern Sea Route Is a Hedge, Not a Highway
On 9 September, the container ship Dubai Tower berthed at Teesport in northeast England with a hold full of Chinese batteries and energy-storage equipment,...
Central Asia’s Next Great Game will be fought over Water, not Oil
Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal is forcing Central Asia to confront a dangerous question: when a river crosses borders, who gets to decide who drinks...
The Bering Strait Tunnel: From Intercontinental Link to a Governance Ecosystem
The proposal to construct a railway and cargo tunnel beneath the Bering Strait, connecting Russia’s Chukotka region with Alaska, recovers an old ambition to...
From Consultations to Action: Central Asia at a Crossroads
The leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Azerbaijan met in the Caspian resort of Avaza, Turkmenistan, on October 8, 2026, for the...
Russia-Africa Summit 2026: Consolidating Policy Strategies
With the current rapidly changing geopolitical situation, Russia has been redefining and reassessing its policy parameters while debating strategic approaches within the principle of...
China’s Russia Worry
Beijing’s biggest geopolitical concern each time Trump and Putin warmly embrace one another or the United States make a friendly gesture towards Russia is...
The importance of Secretary Rubio’s trip to Uzbekistan
Secretary Marco Rubio will visit Samarkand, Uzbekistan, in “mid-October” to attend a C5+1 summit to engage the Central Asian region. He will also lead...
Emptying the Embassies: Russia’s Campaign Against Kyiv as a Functioning Capital
Two Bridges and a Warning
At about 11:30 on 1 October, a Russian jet drone struck Kyiv's Southern Bridge while a metro train was crossing...