by Vijay Prashad | Sep 21, 2022 | Armenia, Asia, Azerbaijan, China, Economics, Europe, India, Indonesia, Iran, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Politics, Russia, Tajikistan, Trade, Turkey, Ukraine, Uzbekistan
Despite countries that attended the SCO summit not seeing eye to eye on various issues, they have built trust with each other and are interested in cementing diplomatic and economic ties.
by John P. Ruehl | Aug 27, 2022 | Afghanistan, Asia, Belarus, China, Economics, History, India, Joe Biden, Mongolia, Politics, Right Wing, Russia, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Trade, Ukraine, United States, War
China had warned of “serious consequences” in the lead-up to the visit but has avoided any significant military escalation so far.
by John P. Ruehl | May 24, 2022 | Afghanistan, Asia, Australia, China, Denmark, Economics, Europe, Finland, France, History, Human Rights, Iceland, India, Japan, Joe Biden, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Norway, Pakistan, Politics, Russia, Sweden, Tajikistan, Trade, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United Nations, United States, Uzbekistan, War
India’s balanced approach to the Russia-Ukraine conflict has provoked the ire of Washington.
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.
