A Region in Waiting: The Case for Central Asia in U.S. Foreign Policy
Donald Trump has yet to assume office as President of the United States, yet his articulated foreign policy agenda is already reverberating across the...
Putin’s Failures, Like Hitler, Come from His Misunderstanding of the Balance of Power
President Vladimir Putin has, most likely due to political caution, not made any detailed public predictions on how and why Russia will win the...
The Kazan Declaration and BRICS: Redefining Global Power Dynamics
The 16th BRICS Summit, held in Kazan, Russia, marked a turning point in the global order, with the Kazan Declaration serving as a powerful...
Indifference in the Face of Power: Russia’s Apathy Toward Both Putin’s Reign and His Fall
In recent years, Russian society has become increasingly atomized, characterized by widespread political apathy and disillusionment. This societal disintegration is a product of a...
Turkmenistan’s Economic Leap through Gwadar
In a significant move that could reshape the landscape of regional trade, Pakistan and Turkmenistan are set to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU)...
Navigating a “challenging and difficult” path towards democracy
Back in 2022, I participated regularly in meetings and interactions with constitutional scholars and governance experts from countries all around the world, including EU...
Russia’s Arctic Geopolitical Ambitions
It has been a strong ambition of multiple Soviet and Russian Leaders to gain control over the vast rich resources of the Arctic regions....
Tajikistan and the Taliban
Three years after coming to power by military means, the Taliban has stabilized the situation in Afghanistan and managed to achieve diplomatic progress in...
K-Silk Road Boosts Seoul’s Central Asia Presence
In Uzbekistan, although cars on the street have a Chevrolet logo, the origins of these cars can be traced back to the Daewoo and...
Central Asia and the Taliban
Central Asian countries, which have a rather limited historical experience of independent statehood, find themselves in a difficult geopolitical situation. It is worth noting...