Blunder and Blowback in U.S.-Russia Relations
From the Cuban Missile Crisis to the war in Ukraine, relations between the United States and the Soviet Union—and later post-Soviet Russia—have followed a...
Xi–Tokayev Deals Mark Shift From ‘Golden Thirty Years’ to Deeper Ties
Chinese President XI Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev met in Astana this June, signaling a boost in their bilateral relations. These two leaders...
Why Russia Media Personalities Could Legally be Charged with Genocide Incitement in the Ukraine War
The Russian Federation has a formidable military that has been one of the arms of the Kremlin to enact its worldview. Alongside the military,...
Caspian Media Forum Marks its 10th Anniversary in Astrakhan
With more than 700 people as well as an estimated 3,000 participants online, the 10th Caspian Media Forum under the theme "The History of...
Applying More Pressure on Russia by Bringing CSTO Members into the Western Fold
The Russian Federation resumes its invasion of Ukraine with little concern for the country’s sanctions, loss of soft power, and numerous military losses. Despite...
Trump has won the strategic game of the next hundred years
On August 15, 2025, the “fateful” meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump and his Russian counterpart took place in Alaska. The meeting marked the...
The impact of the Russian-Ukrainian war on the post-Soviet space
The intensification of the Russia-Ukraine conflict in February 2022 marked a new and serious phase following Russia’s annexation of Crimea in 2014. This war...
Finally, Two Presidents Will Meet
The world looks forward to witnessing an upcoming summit between two presidents who represent two different characters. This summit comes after a period of...
Trump Eyes Role as Russia-Ukraine Peace Broker — and a Nobel Prize
The United States' strategic decision to draw a roadmap and set the conditions for normalizing the political situation between Russia and Ukraine deserves a...
Systems Resist Outside Shocks – but Youth Can Move Them from Within
Kazakhstan’s most underestimated strategic asset is neither hydrocarbon reserves nor its transit corridors but the sheer youth of its people. With a median age...