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Geopolitics

Iran’s Weapon Exports Are Becoming A Big Problem For The West

Jan 24, 2023 at 09:14 | The Jamestown Foundation

As Russia’s war against Ukraine approaches its second year, several news outlets have reported that Moscow is eyeing two Iranian missile systems in particular as solutions to its…

Georgia To Restart Anaklia Deep-Sea Port Project

Jan 23, 2023 at 08:58 | The Jamestown Foundation

In all likelihood, the Georgian government has decided to seriously deal with the project of constructing the strategically important deep-sea Port of Anaklia, which was suspended in 2020…

Zelensky: Blockades Still Hindering Grain Exports From Black Sea

Jan 23, 2023 at 08:36 | RFE/RL staff

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has called for the removal of obstructions that he said continue to disrupt food exports from his country's Black Sea ports. Speaking…

Georgia Becomes A Regional Trading Hub

Jan 20, 2023 at 09:52 | Eurasianet

Over the past year, Georgia recorded significant growth in trade turnover with neighboring Armenia and Azerbaijan. As it expands its role as a trading hub, it is being…

Armenia And Azerbaijan Deadlocked In Talks Over Key Corridor

Jan 20, 2023 at 09:37 | Eurasianet

In the background of Azerbaijan’s ongoing blockade of the only road in and out of Nagorno-Karabakh lies the fate of another critical transportation route: the would-be “Zangezur Corridor.” In the…

South Korea Gains Market Share As Arms Exporter

Jan 19, 2023 at 09:29 | The Jamestown Foundation

Russia’s large-scale war against Ukraine has become a game-changer for the architecture of international security—and not only from a regional perspective. Most recently, it provided a window of…

The Global Energy Crisis Is Redrawing Geopolitical Maps

Jan 18, 2023 at 08:15 | Haley Zaremba

We are currently living through a “global energy crisis of unprecedented depth and complexity,” according to this year’s annual energy outlook from the…

Energy Tops The Agenda As Turkmenistan’s Leader Heads To Beijing

Jan 06, 2023 at 09:44 | RFE/RL staff

Hoping to boost his country’s economic prospects and deepen its energy links with China, Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhammedov arrived in Beijing on January 5 for a two-day state…

Is Washington's Uzbekistan Strategy A Blueprint For Central Asia?

Dec 28, 2022 at 12:24 | James Durso

The United States and Uzbekistan recently concluded the second meeting of their Strategic Partnership Dialogue. As Uzbekistan is the most populous country in…

Could The Balkans Become The Next Frontline In Russia’s Geopolitical Game?

Dec 22, 2022 at 09:54 | Editorial Dept

The EU voted on December 15th to grant Bosnia-Herzegovina candidate status, paving the way for it to gain European Union membership. While Bosnians have long bemoaned (tongue-in-cheek) the…

What’s In Store For Europe In 2023?

Dec 22, 2022 at 08:37 | RFE/RL staff

In the nearly two decades I have spent covering the European Union and NATO's relations with its eastern neighbor, the Western Balkans, 2022 has been the most interesting…

Nuclear Deal Doubts Weigh On Iran’s National Currency

Dec 21, 2022 at 08:49 | RFE/RL staff

Iran's national currency, the rial, fell to a record low against the U.S. dollar as unrest triggered by the death in custody of a young…

Russia Strengthens Military Ties With Iran

Dec 20, 2022 at 09:37 | The Jamestown Foundation

The fact that Iran has been transferring drones to Russia and is even helping manufacture them within Russia is well known by now (Ibtimes.com

Iran's Game Plan For The South Caucasus

Dec 19, 2022 at 08:55 | The Jamestown Foundation

The recent war of words between Azerbaijan and Armenia, and the developments of the last several weeks, have demonstrated that both sides are far from inking a peace…

Putin’s Ploy To Lure In Fighters From Central Asia Is Falling Short

Dec 19, 2022 at 08:47 | The Jamestown Foundation

On November 14, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree allowing foreign citizens to serve in the Russian Armed Forces, both as contractors and conscripts. Previously, foreigners could…

NATO On Edge As Russia Ramps Up Military Activity In The Arctic

Dec 16, 2022 at 09:08 | The Jamestown Foundation

The Russian government has taken notice of environmental changes that have steadily opened the Arctic coastlines of countries in the northern hemisphere to increased maritime traffic, with the…

Russia Ramped Up Military Satellite Launches In 2022

Dec 16, 2022 at 08:26 | The Jamestown Foundation

During 2022, Russia launched 14 military satellites: three navigation satellites, two GLONASS-K1 satellites and the last GLONASS-M satellite; two electronic Lotos-S1 intelligence satellites; three inspector satellites, Cosmos-2558, launched…

Central Asia’s ’Water Wars” Are Heating Up

Dec 15, 2022 at 08:53 | The Jamestown Foundation

On November 3, Uzbekistani Foreign Minister Vladimir Norov and his Kyrgyzstani counterpart Jeenbek Kulubaev signed a bilateral deal in Bishkek, under which Kyrgyzstan agreed to cede to Tashkent…

Iran And Russia Accelerate De-Dollarization Push

Dec 15, 2022 at 08:34 | The Jamestown Foundation

In January 2022, Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi arrived in Moscow to discuss monetary and banking issues between Russia and Iran, and the two sides agreed to the removal…

WTO Ruling Reignites U.S.-China Trade Spat

Dec 14, 2022 at 09:38 | Ag Metal Miner

By AG Metal Miner In the latest US steel news, a WTO ruling has sparked a new war…

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