Russia & Central Asia

In the wake of the Geneva meeting of January 21 between Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov, below is my guidance to ministers focussed on the military-strategic and politico-strategic implications…

Kazakhstan’s commodities-dependent economy has been suffering since 2014 when oil and mineral prices crashed. In just three years, gross domestic product dropped by 42%, from $235.6 billion in 2014 to $137.3 billion in 2016. A modest…

Quando il 2 gennaio decine di persone sono scese in piazza a Zhanaozen, una città della regione di Manghistau, nell’ovest del Kazakistan, di circa 150 mila abitanti, per protestare contro l’aumento del prezzo del GPL, quasi nessuno si…

Cargo aircrafts are being unloaded; track and wheeled armored vehicles equipped with electronic warfare systems are advancing towards the old capital of Kazakhstan; military personnel are giving out orders. It is January 9th and the 2,500…

La questione ucraina, rilevante già di per sé, riguarda in effetti l’intero assetto di sicurezza dell’Europa e di buona parte dell’Eurasia. I giorni tra il 10 e il 13 gennaio hanno visto una serie di incontri ad alto livello, in tre…