Eurasia / Opinion
COMMENT: Ukraine eyes key role in Azerbaijani gas transit to Europe
Kyiv wants to become a transit hub for Azerbaijani gas after ending Russian gas transport, but plan faces political, logistical and economic hurdles.
PANNIER: Taliban’s relations with Central Asia imperilled as Trump turns off aid taps
Afghanistan pays for electricity and food imports with US development assistance. No more?
RIDDLE: Sanctions and the Eurasian Economic Union
The first months of 2025 are likely to mark a turning point in the history of sanctions against Russia: after three years of "escalating" but steadily reducing the tempo of sanctions policy. Are sanctions working?
Are Georgia and Serbia heading for coloured revolutions?
As protests swell in Georgia and Serbia, the critical question is whether demonstrators will force change or prove ineffective against their deeply entrenched ruling elites.
URUS-ClearPic: Across Eurasia, China is leveraging supply risk successfully – so could others
In late 2001, when much of the world – especially the US and the West – was preoccupied by 9/11 and the resulting military campaigns, China acceded to the World Trade Organisation. This marked a shift in its global trade and China’s playbook.
COMMENT: Armenia makes a strategic turn from Russia towards the West
Moscow realises it is losing Armenia, which has been considered its main ally in the South Caucasus for decades.
PANNIER: Tajikistan, Taliban tone down the hostile rhetoric
Grudging acceptance that relations need to improve seen in Dushanbe and Kabul.
COMMENT: Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and China accelerate efforts to expand the Middle Corridor
Pressing need for expanded infrastructure as freight traffic along the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route increases.
Is Georgia having its EuroMaidan?
As in Ukraine's EuroMaidan revolution, Georgia's protests are directed at a leader with links to Russia who was attempting to pull the country away from its pro-EU path.
INTERVIEW: Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank financing Central Asia’s green future
The Chinese-owned multilateral development bank, Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), has become a major player in Eurasia and a driving force between driving sustainable development in the region.
INTERVIEW: Mobilising private finance for a greener future
EBRD director of sustainable business Gianpiero Nacci details how MDBs are bringing in private investment to help close the climate finance gap.
COMMENT: Will COP29 become a milestone in Azerbaijan’s long-term energy strategy?
After years of reliance on fossil fuel exports, Azerbaijan is steadily switching to renewable energy sources.
COMMENT: After a slow start, the Georgian protests are gathering momentum
The opposition initially appeared caught by surprise by Georgian Dream's election fraud, and lost all momentum and international media attention, but the protests are now visibly more energised.