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Geopolitics / International

Iran-Azerbaijan Relations Under Stress Following Embassy Attack

Feb 03, 2023 at 10:22 | RFE/RL staff

A gunman stormed the Azerbaijani Embassy in Tehran on January 27, killing one guard and wounding two others. Iran said the attack was motivated by personal reasons, but…

Explained: The Sweden-Turkey NATO Stalemate

Feb 03, 2023 at 09:55 | The Jamestown Foundation

The Turkish government insists that Sweden significantly change its permissive approach to the Partiya Karkaren Kurdistan (PKK, or Kurdish Workers’ Party) and other anti-Turkey…

Why Russia Is Failing To Gain Influence In Africa

Feb 02, 2023 at 10:18 | The Jamestown Foundation

The broad coalition built last week for supplying main battle tanks to Ukraine signifies a new surge in strengthening the unity of the US-led Western alliance, and Russia…

South Korea Reinforces Its Position In European Defense Market

Feb 02, 2023 at 10:06 | The Jamestown Foundation

The recently established military relationship between South Korea and Poland is a multidimensional phenomenon, reaching beyond security in its traditional meaning. In fact, large-scale arms contracts are almost…

String Of Deals Highlights Russia's Waning Central Asian Influence

Feb 02, 2023 at 09:21 | RFE/RL staff

In a speech at the signing of a historic border agreement between Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan in Bishkek, Uzbek leader Shavkat Mirziyoev heaped praise on his Kyrgyz counterpart, Sadyr…

Space Politics: A Battle For Lunar Minerals Is Unfolding

Feb 01, 2023 at 09:00 | Haley Zaremba

Space has been commercialized. It’s now being militarized. Next could it be colonized? Some experts think we’re on track for an all-out space race between the United States…

How Will Western Tanks Transform The Battlefield In Ukraine?

Jan 30, 2023 at 10:11 | RFE/RL staff

Leopard 2 and Abrams tanks pledged by the West will give Ukraine a substantial boost in its fight against invading Russian forces, but numbers are a key factor…

Ukraine’s Economy Likely To Shrink Further In 2023

Jan 27, 2023 at 08:32 | The Jamestown Foundation

Russia’s re-invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 took a heavy toll on the Ukrainian economy. Moscow focused on destroying the Russian-speaking industrial heartland in the southeast, displacing millions…

EU Expands Role In South Caucus With Armenia-Azerbaijan Border Mission

Jan 27, 2023 at 08:20 | Eurasianet

The EU will deploy a 100-strong monitoring mission to Armenia's border with Azerbaijan for a term of two years, a more robust version of an

Can China Mend Its Ties With The West?

Jan 26, 2023 at 09:06 | RFE/RL staff

China is aiming to improve relations with the West, particularly its ties with Europe, which have been hurt by Beijing's support for Russia throughout Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.…

How China Is Transforming Africa’s Economies

Jan 26, 2023 at 08:51 | ZeroHedge

In 2000, China was the leading source of imports for only a few African countries: Sudan, Gambia, Benin and Djibouti. But as Statista's Martin Armstrong…

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…

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…

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…

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

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