The historical Heartland – or Central Eurasia – already is, and will continue to be, the prime battlefield in the New Great Game, fought between the United States and the China-Russia strategic partnership. The original Great Game pitted the British and Russian empires in the late 19th century, and in fact, never got away: it…
On the SCO, Russia, China, India, Iran and Pakistan sit at the same table, writes Pepe Escobar. Bukhara The Noble, the “Dome of Islam”, with a history stretching back 2.500 years, bears too many marvels to mention: from the two-millennia-old Ark, a fortress around which the city developed, to the 48-meter high Kalon minaret, built…
What Senator Menendez demands is nothing short of a soft coup brought about by voluntarily reversing Kyrgyzstan’s recent “Democratic Security” successes under the Damocles’ sword of “security and economic” consequences if it dares to refuse. If he has his way, then suspected Color Revolutionaries will be released from prison, Western “NGO” intel fronts will be…
Factors beyond Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, and Tajikistan’s control, namely the continued uncertainty in Afghanistan and Kazakhstan’s disturbing compliance with some of the West’s anti-Russian sanctions, have combined to push these three together into an unexpected alliance of convenience. Despite being the least populated and with an artificial economy dependent entirely on energy exports, Turkmenistan has suddenly…
In early July, several leaders of Azov, a terrorist organization, were transferred from Turkey to Ukraine where they were honored as heroes upon returning home. This gesture followed immediately after Vladimir Zelensky’s visit to Ankara. In addition to this incident, new agreements between Turkey and Ukraine were widely covered in mass media, including the confirmation…
Even though this corridor is less efficient than transiting through Kazakhstan, it more than makes up for that by mitigating the strategic consequences of Astana’s potential “defection” to the West, which can’t be ruled out after recent events. Governor of Russia’s Astrakhan Region Igor Babushkin announced the creation in early July of a “Southern Transport…
