Russia Readies to Boost Cooperation with Mozambique
President Vladimir Putin has held an extended meeting with the visiting
Mozambican leader Filipe Nyusi in the Kremlin where both discussed bilateral
cooperation between the two...
Towards the First All-African Conference in Sochi
As Russia prepares to strengthen its overall
corporate economic profile during the African leaders' summit, policy experts
are questioning bilateral agreements that were signed, many of...
Neo-Kennan Paranoia and the Hope for Russia’s Downfall
For more than two decades I have written about missed
opportunities and egregious missteps on the part of America (sometimes
accidental, sometimes seemingly deliberate) when it...
Russia and Africa at the Crossroad
A decade
and half ago, precisely in May 2004, this opinion article has since remained
unpublished by the local Russian and foreign media. But, this time...
Russians Thinking About Constitutional Changes?
Hints in
the Russian media over the past several weeks suggest that there might be some
important constitutional changes ahead. In the long run, that could...
Shifting Sands: Chinese encroachment in Central Asia and challenges to US supremacy in the Gulf
China and Russia are as much allies as they are rivals.
A joint Tajik-Chinese
military exercise in
a Tajik region bordering on China’s troubled
north-western region of Xinjiang...
No More Business as Usual: Improving Water Usage in Central Asia
Central Asia’s future economic development, including
its energy and water security, depends to a great extent on how effectively
countries manage their natural water supplies, especially...
Vladimir Putin vs Liberalism 1:0
Certain that Western and liberal democratic leaders would limit
themselves to verbal denials, Russian president Vladimir Putin knew he was
kicking into an open goal when...
The Age of a New Cold War
It has been au courant since the Ukrainian
crisis in 2014 that a new Cold War started between the West and Russia.
Proponents of this view...
Economic integration: A driving force for sustainable development
Leading thinkers from the world over gather at the Astana Economic Forum
this week. Their focus is on the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable
Development,...