by Prabir Purkayastha | Apr 4, 2022 | Activism, Afghanistan, Armenia, Belarus, China, Climate Change, Economics, Environment, Europe, Food, History, Human Rights, India, Iraq, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Libya, Politics, Russia, Saudi Arabia, Tech, Trade, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Venezuela, War
The West’s actions against Russia since the war in Ukraine could signal an emerging new order that shuns the U.S. for weaponizing the dollar and Western control over the global financial system.
by Vijay Prashad | Mar 26, 2022 | Afghanistan, Armenia, Asia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Belarus, China, Economics, Europe, Food, History, Human Rights, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Middle East, Russia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Trade, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, Uzbekistan
Rising food prices and financial turbulence have set the alarm bells ringing across the region.
by John P. Ruehl | Mar 25, 2022 | Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Europe, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, Uzbekistan
While Russia’s original and shifting objectives in Ukraine remain unclear, the Kremlin is increasingly wary of a publicized, drawn-out conflict. A potential intervention by its military alliance, the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO), could give Russia a diplomatic victory and an acceptable path to de-escalating its campaign if it can leverage its influence over member states effectively.
by Vijay Prashad | Mar 16, 2022 | Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Economics, Human Rights, India, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Politics, Russia, Slovenia, Tajikistan, Trade, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, United States, Uzbekistan, War
The conflict between Russia and Ukraine has already begun to have a negative economic impact on the five Central Asian republics.
by John P. Ruehl | Jan 29, 2022 | Afghanistan, Armenia, Asia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, China, Europe, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Syria, Tajikistan, Turkey, Ukraine, United Nations, United States, Uzbekistan
The intervention by the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in Kazakhstan marks a change for multinational security both regionally and around the world.