The so-called Western Balkan states – all of them located in the central and southern parts of the Balkan Peninsula, not in the West – have always attracted the interest of the regional actors, Russia, Turkey, and the European Union.
The Quad and Japanese Nationalism: The Genie Is out of the Bottle
forces in the Pacific, with as many as 100,000 personnel stationed there and wide-ranging freedom for American forces even to fly over central Tokyo at will (leading many Japanese to compare their situation with a military occupation).
The Myth of Miatsum: Armenia Stuck between the Past and Reality on the Ground
It was then that the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Armenia made a decision to build the Tsitsernakaberd memorial in Yerevan, embodying the territorial claims of Armenians toward their neighbors, and primarily toward the Republic of Turkey.
European Foreign Fighters and Their Children Are in Limbo
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Child returnees from conflict zones
The retrieval of Daesh fighters is and will remain a difficult issue as it is an unprecedented incident.
India and Pakistan: Are the Two Rivals Becoming Friends?
Pakistan to maintain its legitimacy in the affairs of the China–Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), to remove itself from the “Grey List” of the Financial Action Task Force (FATF), to reach a better settlement in Afghanistan, build good relations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and have access to trade in Central Asia.
What’s behind Joe Biden’s “Armenian Genocide” Statement?
Turkey can cooperate and/or contain Russia in the Middle East and Central Asia, it has strategic relationship with Azerbaijan and Ukraine, and has a role in the Afghanistan peace process, not to mention Syria and Iraq.
Orthodoxy and Russian Foreign Policy: A Story of Rise and Fall
Read: Is Russian Cultural Hegemony in Central Asia Finally Over?After World War II, the Church in the USSR was under the strict and official supervision of a special state body known as the Council for Religious Affairs under the Council of Ministers, which was closely associated with the Committee for State Security (KGB).
India is Lobbying to Put Pakistan on FATF’s Black-list: Will it Succeed?
The intergovernmental organization founded in 1989 on the initiative of the G7, plays a central role in global efforts in combatting terrorist financing.
Hindutva Ideology: India’s Gradual Move Towards Genocide
This is India today, an increasingly autocratic and nationalistic state that’s now exerting its illiberal political ideology well beyond its…
Lebanon at Crossroad: Brain Drain and Freefall of the National Currency
Investments are central to human capital development because it delivers economic benefits in the long term.
How the Cross-Border Tribes Living between Afghanistan and Pakistan Impact Regional Politics
On the one hand, it is central to the territorial integrity and Muslim identity of newly independent Pakistan.
The Future of Daesh: Cracks in the Wall?
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The Future of Daesh
The future of Daesh, in light of its ideology and presence in Syria and Iraq, is uncertain.
The Afghan Factor in Biden’s Iran Foreign Policy
As the US soon enters the third decade of the “Global War on Terrorism”, Biden is inheriting a complicated situation in Afghanistan and the rest of Southern Central Asia.
What Is China’s Endgame in Northern Iraq?
For many, northern Iraq was a safe area that could be defended using its own forces, independently from Iraq’s central administration.
Iran’s Accession to the Eurasian Union Will Benefit Russia and Kazakhstan
Also, Kazakhstan’s experts believe that, from an economic perspective, Iran’s potential membership in the EAEU will have a huge impact on the economy of the Central Asian nation.
Biden Places MBS under Pressure, But Keeps Him for the Future
At the same time, Washington cannot simply avoid the repercussions of containing China (“the strategic threat”) and Russia (“an opponent”) for the Middle East, Africa and Central Asia.
How Does China View the Muslim World?
In a quest for geopolitical advantage, China is casting its lot with the most despised reactionaries of Islamdom—the predatory generals of Egypt and Syria, the feuding tyrants of the Persian Gulf, and the fossilized police states of Central Asia.
China’s Economic Interests in the GCC: Economic Gains over Politics
The BRI is intended to entrench China’s strategic advantage as the central hub of the world’s supply and value chain, exporting excess capacity to meet a massive global deficit for transport infrastructure.
Why Did the United States Add Israel to CENTCOM?
The move, the last of many gifts granted by Washington to Tel-Aviv under former President Donald Trump, saw Israel’s inclusion inside Central Command (CENTCOM).
The Arrest of Alexey Navalny: Who in Russia Is Afraid of the Kremlin Critic?
That was even the case during the Soviet time when the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union was a de facto tsar, while members of the Central Committee played the role of boyars.