Impressions from a visit to Uzbekistan. For much of the past three decades, Central Asia has been viewed through the prism of geopolitical competition, with major powers seeking influence over a region strategically located at the crossroads of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East. Yet amid this contest for access, markets, resources, and transport corridors, Uzbekistan has increasingly positioned itself ...
For days, there has been a discussion about whether an export train headed towards China will actually arrive at its destination. There is a motivation for all this chatter. The empty noise was further evidence of the fact that ‘the choir of opposition’, also called ‘the Biden crew’ by Mr. Doğu Perinçek, is building opposition to Turkey. Turkey’s increasing exports to ...
The 30-year-old Nagorno-Karabakh conflict had caused no effect on the rest of the world for the past three decades. During this period there have been many wars and conflicts in the world, millions of people have lost their lives, tens of millions of people became refugees and IDPs, and migration patterns have changed drastically. However, the geopolitical traditions and practices ...