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L’Asia Centrale, banco di prova della relazione Russia-Cina

Davide Cancarini Nov 18, 2019

Cresce l’attenzione, a livello internazionale, per l'Asia Centrale post-sovietica – ossia il quintetto composto da Kazakistan, Uzbekistan, Tagikistan, Kirghizistan e Turkmenistan. Il motivo di interesse sta soprattutto nella centralità…

The former Soviet “stans”: from the energy rent to regional cooperation

Jacopo Maria Pepe Nov 18, 2019

With the collapse of the Soviet Union, the five central Asian republics Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kirgizstan have (re-) emerged as independent states. The task of building new state institutions and a functioning…

Il nuovo Grande Gioco allargato attorno all’Afghanistan

Emanuele Giordana Nov 18, 2019

Il 19 ottobre la Commissione elettorale indipendente (Iec) avrebbe dovuto annunciare i risultati preliminari del voto presidenziale del 28 settembre scorso ma, come molti pensavano, ha posposto la data a un futuro indeterminato. Tutto è…

How the Kashmir dispute has gone “glocal”

Hindol Sengupta Nov 18, 2019

The latest quarrel between India’s main political parties – the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Indian National Congress (INC) – was triggered by a tweet by Jeremy Corbyn. The British Labour Party leader tweeted that a team of…