Despite this major trend in Central Asia, the pro-Russian, or seemingly pro-Russian, policies of regional leaders may have a ...

Seymur Mammadov is a special commentator for News.Az and the director of the international expert club EurAsiaAz. The article ...

Sino-American competition in infrastructure and energy is nothing new. However, recent strategic pivots by both America and ...

Central Asia’s illiberal peace has endured through inter- and intrastate conflict, but its ability to survive environmental ...

In late 2025, Russia launched a new Russian-language television channel in Kyrgyzstan, aiming to extend the reach of Kremlin-friendly messaging in Central Asia. The initiative highlights the enduring ...

The Central Asian nation has long had a stake in global counter-terrorism efforts.

Central Asia has entered a new phase of geopolitical significance in which regional states are no longer viewed merely as peripheral actors ...

China's highest-ranking military official under Xi Jinping was brought down in a fresh purge over the weekend, sparking pressing questions about Beijing’s designs on Taiwan, competition with the ...

As Iran's Ayatollahs of massacre thousands of citizens, Russia and China are aiding the regime. President Trump has abandoned the uprising. Is it time to break up Iran?

Moldova leaving the Commonwealth of Independent States is yet another proof of Moscow’s growing geopolitical weakness. Russia ...

Greenland has emerged as a strategic Arctic linchpin, as climate change opens sea routes and resources, intensifying ...