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How Putin blundered into Ukraine — then doubled down
At about 1am on February 24 last year, Sergei Lavrov, Russia’s foreign minister, received a troubling phone call.…
Russia at War: Bakhmut still holds
London, Brussels (14/2 – 17) Pu·to·ni·a /ˈpo͞otəˈnēə/ Pu·to·ni·an /ˈpo͞otəˈnēyən/ Noun; A state of semi dictatorship under the self-illusion…
World’s biggest uranium miner seeks extra shipping capacity bypassing Russia
Kazatomprom (KZAP.KZ), the world’s biggest uranium miner, is seeking to boost the capacity of its alternative shipping route which…
The Narcostate
It’s perhaps not surprising that Tajikistan, which shares a poorly guarded, 750-mile border with opium-rich Afghanistan, has become a…
Escaping Russian war: Central Asia pursues its own agenda
Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine has encouraged Central Asian states to strengthen their multi-vector orientation of foreign policies.…
Central Asia emerges gingerly from the shadow of Russia
Regional leaders fret that the Kremlin is no longer a guarantor of order and at worst could turn…
Putin arrives in Bishkek to address Eurasian Economic Union summit
Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Kyrgyzstan to take part in a summit of the Eurasian Economic Union…