Last week’s clashes between civilians, border guards and troops from the states of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan in Central Asia create the framework for a larger-scale war focusing on the long-running water dispute (Batken border zone). So, far the recent clashes have resulted in the deaths of more than 30 people, injuring 150 and displacing more
The globalisation of economies combined with the rapid growth of the Chinese economy is causing skepticism in both the US and the EU as its dynamics cannot be ignored or constrained by sanctions measures. The EU considers China’s economic figures to be impressive and China as an economic size helps solve global problems, but no
The fact that US President Joe Biden’s strategy intends to isolate China while affecting China’s security interests forces China to adopt other types of geo-strategic agreements. But these agreements may increase the chances of armed conflict. Within this framework, at the heart of the Chinese Agreements is the uninterrupted guarantee of the energy supply of
Since China managed to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic in a short time, managing to return to economic and social normality without having to make mass use of domestically produced Covid-19 vaccines, it has the potential to organize vaccine diplomacy. Vaccination rates in China are lower than those in the EU, but China fully controls
The Turkey-Ukraine alliance is changing the entire geopolitical situation in the Black Sea. Turkey is still trying to impose new conditions on defence and geopolitical sectors that are unfavourable to Russia. The Montreux Convention Regarding the Regime of the Turkish Straits (1936) grants Turkey full control of the Straits and guarantees freedom of navigation by
The French National Assembly adopted a resolution supporting the recognition of the Independence of the Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). The resolution was adopted by 188 votes against to 3. The recognition of the Republic of Artsakh was voted in favour on 25 November 2020 and the French Senate by a vote of 305 in favour
The Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) which was signed by 15 countries in Asia and the Pacific on November 15th including countries other than China like North Korea, Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Philippines (US Asian allies) but does not include U.S. is the world’s newest and biggest regional trade deal. The initial scope of RCEP
From Libya to the South Caucasus, geopolitical developments are changing in a climate of deep liquidity that is causing swings in the “winners” and “losers” in the interests they represent. The Geopolitical Axis of South-West and Central Asia The core of the countries that make up this geopolitical axis is based on Islamic nationalism and
Given that current Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is an Islam-nationalist and provides all kinds of support to those states that were part of the Ottoman Empire and more generally to those peoples who speak the Turkish language, an informal alliance is gradually being formed to NATO standards in Southeast Europe, Central Asia and the
The Azeri army captured the strategically important city of Shusha and the Armenians suffered a crushing defeat, since if there was no ceasefire the Azeri army could occupy the whole of Republic of Artsakh (Nagorno-Karabakh). That is why the war in Nagorno-Karabakh officially ended. Russia and Turkey now appear as the region’s only security guarantors
