Russia & Central Asia

The argument over missile defense sites in Europe reflects the hindrances that prevent Russia and the West from building a constructive and mutually inclusive relationship. This controversy reveals a lack of mutual trust and understanding…

The recent EU-Russia summit did not achieve progress on the issues which most trouble Euro-Russian relations, confirming a divergence of approach between the two sides on energy supplies, but also more broadly on the respective spheres of…

Quando ai primi del luglio scorso per le strade di Srinagar si sparse la notizia che le forze di sicurezza indiane avevano ucciso il leader separatista Burhan Wani, figura di spicco del gruppo islamista Hizb-ul Mujahideen (il Partito dei…

L’ultima querelle tra Kabul e Islamabad riguarda l’attacco del gruppo pakistano Lashkar-i-Jhangvi (LJ) all’accademia di polizia di Quetta (nello stesso Pakistan) con un bilancio di oltre sessanta morti, avvenuto il 25 ottobre scorso.

What does Russia mean for us? As the Italian-Russian Council for Economic Cooperation met at the Farnesina on October 5 with ministers and industrialists from both countries in attendance, we would do well to have clear ideas on that…