Astana 2017: Kazakhstan’s City on a Hill
Kazakhstan, a country with immense oil wealth but relatively little global influence, has recently been trying to convert its wealth into influence. The successful...
La-La-Land of Central Asia: Kazakhstan and its “Astana Code of Conduct”
As defining terrorism in any particular case implies a political component, this very category becomes quite extensive - a subject to different readings and...
No victory for Putin: The Trump dossier scandal
There is no doubt whatsoever that Russia has compiled ‘information’ on Trump. Russian intelligence considers it a rightful duty to compile information on persons...
The Threat of “Salafi Sufism”: An Opportunity for Regional Cooperation in Central Asia
Sufism, a philosophy whose most distinctive feature is tolerance, and its followers have been always known for their forbearance. It has been accepted and...
Uzbekistan to Create Own Military-Industrial Complex by 2022
As part of the 25th anniversary celebrations of the creation of Uzbekistan as an independent state, newly elected president Shavkat Mirziyoyev declared his intention...
Russia is ready to restore its relations with Europe
An interesting conversation with Gianluca Savoini, President of the Lombardy-Russia Association and close advisor on Russian affairs of the leader of the Northern League...
Central Asia: An Unlikely Source of Extremism
The New Year’s attack on the upscale Reina nightclub in central Istanbul that killed 39 and injured some 70 people is still under intense...
Sino-Russian neighborhood policy: Kazakhstan – Euroasian heart of gold
Q uite untill recently Kazakhstan was commonly identified as an impervious, legendary and fascinating place, one of passionate, bloody dusks whose natural...
Reset Button: What Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Election Means for Uzbekistan’s Domestic and Regional Future
A s Uzbekistan headed for the polls on December 4 to choose a successor for longtime strongman Islam Karimov, his prime minister...
Gift to the Patriarch Kirill: Fullness of Orthodox Christendom has shown Unity
F or the past five months since the Council in Crete, concerns about a possible split have been making rounds around the...