Kazakhstan Needs Robust Reforms to Boost Productivity and Growth
Kazakhstan needs to boost productivity to reverse the slowdown in economic growth, says a new World Bank report released today.
The new Country Economic Memorandum...
Great game in Central Asia: Rivalry persists
On October 19, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin visited Uzbekistan. According to media reports, Moscow and Tashkent focused on “prospects for further strategic partnership,” cooperation...
Russia-Africa Social Forum
On October 22, the first Russia-Africa Social Forum, organised jointly by the World Association of Foreign Alumni of Russian Universities and African Business Initiative...
Why and How Russia is poised to strengthen its Afghan Role
After the Soviet Union's withdrawal from Afghanistan and the USSR's subsequent disintegration, Russia seemed neither interested in nor capable of securing a pro-Moscow regime...
Russia and Multilateral Diplomacy in East Asia
When Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov attended the ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in August 2018 it was revealed that President Vladimir Putin was planning...
Putin Welcomes New Ambassadors in Moscow
Russian President Vladimir Putin has strongly reminded newly arrived foreign ambassadors of their important mission of promoting relations between their individual countries and Russia, encouraging political dialogue...
Kazakh court case tests Chinese power
A Kazakh court is set to put to the test China’s ability to impose its will and strongarm Muslim nations into remaining silent about...
Why the upcoming Congress of the Leaders of World is so vital for peace and prosperity
Religion has been, and remains, an immense spiritual force for good in our world. The shared values which underpin all world’s major faiths have...
The “Russian Card” in the International Game
In recent years, Russia has unfailingly found itself the focus of the international community’s attention: Russia makes newspaper headlines, appears in TV reports and...
Is Russia a real national security threat to the west or is it only a paper tiger?
Since, the 2008 Presidential elections debate of America, the American political elite and the deep-state consider Russia a number one geo-political threat, to the...