An increasingly complex Russia-Ukraine conflict
Today world is facing another war like situation between Russia and Ukraine. According to the news Russia has deployed around one lac and thirty...
Russia’s Campaign against Ukraine: Putin Stands Up To the World
On Thursday morning, Russian President Vladimir Putin announced the start of a large-scale military action in Ukraine's Donbas. According to former Ukrainian President Petro...
The Ukrainian crisis and the long-range international repercussions
The situation in Ukraine has suddenly changed. After the Security Council of the Russian Federation, the State Duma, the Council of the Russian Federation...
Ukraine: It’s the new world order, stupid
Ukraine is about much more than the security of one sovereign nation. The battle for Ukraine is a battle for the new world order.
In...
Kazakhstan: from the Games of Thrones to the Jewel in the String of Pearls
Authors: Florin Pasatoiu and Cristian Nitoiu*
Kazakhstan: a key player and a logistic hub for China’s Belt and Road Initiative, a member of the Russia-led...
Russia in 2020: Alternative Scenarios of the Near Future
Authors: Andrey Melville and Ivan Timofeev
A Retrospective Introduction
In 2008–2012 we published results of a long-term research project on the alternative scenarios of Russia’s future...
China-Russia strategic alignment: Is international relations entering a new era?
Authors: Sultana Yesmin and Noor Mohammad Sarker*
At the invitation of Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin visited China on February 4, 2022. The first...
France, Germany and the Ukraine Crisis
After French President Emmanuel Macron’s visit to Ukraine and Russia, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz embarked on a visit of Ukraine and Russia. Scholz had...
China’s Disjointed Foreign Policies Concede Agency on Kazakhstan Discourse Control
The most credible scenario of the cause of the January Kazakhstan unrest is an abortive attempt at a palace coup from intra-Nur Otan factional...
Kazakhstan & The Dilemma of Inaction
“We don’t choose the times we live in. The only choice we have is how we respond.” This quote from Munich: The Edge of...