Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan in the Race for Rare Earths Strategic Cooperation in Central Asia
Central Asia in the Global Rare Earth Race
As Washington and Beijing have escalated their trade confrontation, the rare earth sector has emerged as one...
Why the Russia–Ukraine War Has Become a Contest of Endurance?
"The Russia–Ukraine War has now exceeded the duration of the First World War, yet Russia is short of achieving its original political objectives, and...
Russia Targets Ukraine’s Fortress Belt in Major Offensive
Russia is slowly advancing into Kostiantynivka, a strategic city in Ukraine, while its progress along the broader 1,200-km front has mostly stalled. Fighting has...
EurAsian (Networks of) Corridors
For over a century, discussions about Eurasia have been dominated by the language of competition. The last two decades accelerated it further: Analysts compare...
Zelensky Pressures Belarus Over Support for Russian Drone Operations
Diplomatic sparring between Ukraine and Belarus escalated sharply on 19 June, when Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky demanded that Belarus dismantle communications infrastructure allegedly used...
Ankara-Tashkent relations: What’s the next milestone?
Authors: Marin Mae Ekstrom and Wilder Alejandro Sánchez*
The Organization of Turkic States (OTS) recently held a summit focused on “Artificial Intelligence and Digital Development.”...
Turkmenistan-Uzbekistan-Tajikistan Corridor as a Possible Game Changer for China and Central Asia
The U.S. naval blockade of Iran has exposed a critical vulnerability in China’s trans-Eurasian transport network. As a result, freight traffic between Xi'an and...
Putin-Xi Meeting: Strategic Alignment or Managed Distrust?
Vladimir Putin, the president of Russia, arrived in Beijing on 20th May, 2026, for a high-level visit just following the meeting between Trump and...
Who Speaks in the Kurultai? The Logic of Power Behind Consultation
In August 2026, Kazakhstan will hold an unusual election. The newly established unicameral parliament—the “Kurultai”—will, for the first time, be formed entirely through party...
Mali Crisis Puts Russia’s Africa Ambitions at Risk
Mali's military government, which relies on Russian support, is facing significant setbacks that could harm Russia's reputation in Africa and its interests in the...