The recent visit of Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi to Belarus and Russia should not be read as a routine round of diplomatic engagements or as a symbolic reaffirmation of existing alliances. It reflects a more deliberate recalibration of Iran’s foreign policy within an evolving Eurasian environment shaped by sanctions […]
Central Asia
What Could The Contours Of A NATO-Russian Non-Aggression Pact Look Like?
Awareness of the threats that NATO poses along these three fronts and the division of labor between the top five states therein – Finland, Sweden, Poland, Romania, and Turkiye – enables Russia to devise the most effective countermeasures and propose the best means for managing future tensions. It was earlier […]
Putin Sent Some Veiled Messages To Pakistan In His Interview With Indian Media
They’re meant to convey to Pakistan that India is and always will be Russia’s top partner in South Asia, so nobody there or elsewhere should imagine that the improvement of Russian-Pakistani relations is aimed against India in any way or will ever take such forms. Putin gave an extended interview to the […]
Central Asia’s Rising Geostrategic Significance
The recent Washington summit of the “C5+1” format marks a pivotal moment in U.S. policy toward Central Asia (CA), setting clear priorities aimed at strengthening American influence in a region of growing geopolitical importance. Central Asia has long stood at the crossroads of major geopolitical currents, yet U.S. engagement with […]
On The Historical Legacy Of Pan-Turkism
At the origins of the “unifying” concept lie destructive ideas On November 22, 2025, the Organization of Turkic States held the first meeting of Supreme Audit Institutions, opening another page in cooperation between the countries of the Pacific Region. If you open the official website of this structure, you will […]
Europe’s Dual Crisis: Migration Pressure Meets Economic Strain — And The Lessons Unlearned (I)
Europe stands today at a difficult crossroads. On one side, renewed migration flows — driven by conflicts, instability, and despair in multiple regions — are placing pressure on social systems and political cohesion across the continent. On the other side, the fallout from sweeping sanctions on Russia, imposed after the […]
Soft Power, Tajik Style: How The West Is Reformatting Tajikistan’s Information Space Under the Guise of “Media Literacy”
A high-profile Digital Media Forum has just wrapped up in Dushanbe, officially dedicated to “combating fake news” and “working with AI.” In reality, the event was yet another open demonstration of how Western and Turkish structures are systematically building a network of loyal media activists in Tajikistan—activists trained to follow […]
Aref’s Moscow Visit Shows How Iran Is Stress-Testing Asia’s Economic Architecture
When Iran’s first vice-president, Mohammad Reza Aref, travelled to Moscow for the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation’s (SCO) prime ministers’ meeting, it came at a moment of renewed pressure on Tehran. The snapback mechanism has been reactivated, Western sanctions discussions are re-intensifying, and the regional environment remains unsettled after the recent twelve-day […]
Development Of Nuclear Energy In Central Asian Countries
Recently, the Central Asian states have been facing a growing energy shortage in the region, which has a very negative impact on the pace of development of national economies. Thus, according to forecasts of the Ministry of Economy of Uzbekistan, by 2030 the population of the republic will exceed 40 […]
Recognition Of The Palestinian State: An Impossible Reality
The contemporary Middle East is entering a new phase in which the idea of a viable Palestinian state is receding, even as the conflict itself remains central to regional politics. Military escalation, deep political fragmentation on both sides, and shifting priorities among Arab states and global powers have combined to […]






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