National Security PEMSII Analysis of Russia
Tensions between Washington and Moscow have increased dramatically since the invasion of Ukraine, making a conflict between the United States and Russia more likely...
An alternative World Order: From the Lens of Russia and Iran
In today's era, some parties, including the movements of political Islam, Ayatollah Khamenei, the leader of the Islamic Republic of Iran, and Vladimir Putin,...
The Perils of Russian mobilisation
The unexpected military defeat in the Kharkiv oblast and major reversals in the Donetsk, Luhansk, and Kherson oblasts has forced Vladimir Putin to announce...
Kazakhstan’s New Measures to Protect Human Rights
It has been approximately two months since Kazakhstan held a historic referendum on amendments to the country’s Constitution. That moment on June 5 marked...
Kyrgyz Neutrality in Russia-Ukraine Conflict
Seemingly, the relations between Russia and Kyrgyzstan have not changed since the commencement of Russia’s special military operation (SMO) in Ukraine. Kyrgyzstan continues to...
Mikhail Gorbachev: A Game that Wasn’t Saved and Had No Cheat Codes
Mikhail Gorbachev’s death caused a surge of debates on his political heritage. As expected, opinions were split. Negative comments focused on the Soviet Union’s...
Russia-Zimbabwe’s Parliamentary Relations Still at Exploratory Stage
Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Zimbabwe Jacob Mudenda and his delegation paid a reciprocal working visit late September to Moscow,...
The Road Ahead: Dissecting Russia’s Economic Diplomacy With Africa
During the September ceremony to receive foreign ambassadors, Russian leader Vladimir Putin offered spiteful goal-setting policy outlines and some aspects of lofty Russia’s economic...
Shanghai Cooperation Organization Summit and Later Developments: The Politics Analyzed
The summit’s mood was a somber one, toned down by Ukraine war, mounting global economic and environmental crises.
Important developments are:
Strengthening Economic Ties
New initiatives planned...
The Alliance of Downtrodden Empires
There are many commonalities and differences, to the point of contradiction, in the Russian, Iranian, and Turkish political and economic positions, calculations, and priorities....