More: Eurasia
The Uighur issue
The autonomous region of Xinjiang, in the People’s Republic of China – with a relative majority of Turkmen Muslim people (45%) and the Han...
The Geographical Lynchpin: Great Power Jockeying in the Caspian
Zbigniew Brzezinkski defined “Eurasia” as one of the most important geopolitical concepts. He observed, “Ever since the continents started interacting politically, some five hundred...
Putin, Dugin and the Coming Wild Ride on Leviathan
It does not strain the imagination to snare drum tautness to imagine Vladimir Putin, bare chested in his best rodeo persona, bronco-busting Leviathan. However,...
The Russian Federation’s geopolitics
In a now famous speech delivered at the Conference on Security, held in Munich in 2007, Vladimir Putin harshly clarified the structural determinants of...
Terrorist threat in Central Asia. One problem, different approaches
Terrorism and security have newly become one of the top priorities in post-Soviet Central Asia. States are discussing how to face the threat of...
Africa Could Reverse Trade Imbalance With Russia
African leaders, export trade organizations and corporate businesses have an extraordinary opportunity to design a well-timed strategy to take advantage of the growing market...
Eurasian Economic Union and Pakistan-Belarus Free Trade Engagements
The newly created Eurasian Economic Union (EEU) has shortly got the momentum as an economic hub for the countries of the region. The EEU...
Turkish Dilemma: Problems in being a Greater Caspian Force?
In the wake of Turkey’s recent election – supposedly fraught with corruption and fraud – and amid some of the worst violent outbreaks it...
Kazakhstan & WTO: End of an Odyssey or New Leap Forward?
Kazakhstan applied to join the World Trade Organization (WTO) in January of 1996. Twenty long years later (July 27, 2015), President Nazarbayev signed the...