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Geopolitics

U.S. Accuses Russia of Breaking U.N. Sanctions on Fuel Shipped to North Korea

May 03, 2024 at 14:10 | Tsvetana Paraskova

The United States says Russia is violating UN-imposed limits on total shipments of fuels to North Korea, signaling it is preparing more sanctions against entities involved in facilitating…

Azerbaijan Feels the Heat as U.S. House Considers Sanctions

Apr 30, 2024 at 09:56 | Eurasianet

Azerbaijan has spent much of the past half-year thumbing its nose at the United States and European Union over Western criticism of Baku’s authoritarian political practices. But it…

China-Kazakhstan Trade Hits Record High

Apr 30, 2024 at 09:50 | RFE/RL staff

"You and I are not just driving along any road, we are driving along the great Silk Road," Ertugan, the driver who is taking me east toward the…

David Cameron Heads to Central Asia to Reinforce Western Influence

Apr 29, 2024 at 09:27 | RFE/RL staff

The pictures didn't necessarily say a thousand words, but they might have gotten at least that many laughs. One showed British Foreign Secretary David Cameron bursting…

Azerbaijan is Quietly Playing a Key Role in Russia's Economic Plans

Apr 25, 2024 at 10:04 | RFE/RL staff

When the presidents of Azerbaijan and Russia met on April 22 at the Kremlin, it wasn't Nagorno-Karabakh, Ukraine, or Iran that took center stage. It was the 50th…

What to Expect From Xi Jinping's Upcoming Eurotrip

Apr 24, 2024 at 09:23 | RFE/RL staff

Chinese leader Xi Jinping will visit Hungary, Serbia, and France on a high-profile tour in early May, marking his first trip to Europe since the…

Ukraine Looks to Turn the Tide Against Russia with Fresh U.S. Aid

Apr 23, 2024 at 09:36 | RFE/RL staff

The impending $60 billion aid package for Ukrainian in the United States is not coming a moment too soon. The situation on the front has been so dire…

What’s The Next Move In The Israel-Iran Standoff And What Will Oil Do?

Apr 22, 2024 at 09:55 | Simon Watkins

There is always the possibility that Israel now does “take the win” as U.S. President Joe Biden advised Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, albeit before Israel launched missile and drone…

Armenia and Azerbaijan Engulfed in Legal Disputes at the Hague

Apr 22, 2024 at 09:24 | Eurasianet

Armenia and Azerbaijan are engaged in a convoluted peace process in the Caucasus. But they are still tangled in a bitter fight in The Hague. Over…

Could the Conflict Between Iran and Israel Turn Nuclear?

Apr 22, 2024 at 09:19 | RFE/RL staff

If Iran decides to respond to a suspected Israeli strike on its territory on April 19, it might not have to pull its punches like it did the…

Is a Full-Blown Trade War Between the U.S. and China Looming?

Apr 22, 2024 at 09:17 | ZeroHedge

By John Liu, Zhu Lin and Abhishek Vishnoi, Bloomberg Markets Live reporters and strategists China’s most promising industries are facing a growing threat of trade restrictions from Western…

The Great Game Returns to Central Asia

Apr 19, 2024 at 09:38 | Eurasianet

The Great Game is playing out once again in Central Asia, but it is getting a new name and adopting a different set of rules. Economics, not politics,…

Putin Looks To Capitalize As West Diverts Attention From Ukraine

Apr 18, 2024 at 09:51 | RFE/RL staff

After several hours of silence following Iran’s unprecedented missile-and-drone attack on Israel, Russia issued its first formal reaction: The Foreign Ministry voiced…

Arab Nations Act Against Iran-Israel Escalation

Apr 18, 2024 at 09:45 | RFE/RL staff

As the world anxiously awaited the outcome of Iran's large-scale attack against Israel, some Arab countries had already taken steps to blunt its impact. When the…

EU Sanctions on Russia Face Legal Challenges

Apr 17, 2024 at 09:16 | RFE/RL staff

It is fair to say that the European Union's sanctions regime against Russia has had a bit of a wobble in recent weeks, particularly with regard to the…

Iran’s Response To Israel’s Strike Was Pure Political Theater

Apr 15, 2024 at 11:54 | Gregory R. Copley

Iran’s attack on Israel on the night of April 13-14, 2024, showed how well the two countries understand each other and recognize that they are not each other’s…

This is The Death Knell For Iraqi Kurdistan’s Independence

Apr 15, 2024 at 08:51 | Simon Watkins

The Federal Government of Iraq (FGI) centred in Baghdad several weeks ago ordered the speeding up of crucial repairs to its own oil export pipeline into Turkey while keeping its…

Iran's Attack on Israel Sparks Global Concerns of Escalation

Apr 15, 2024 at 08:36 | RFE/RL staff

Leading diplomats and politicians across the globe, fearing another major escalation of fighting in the Middle East, urged restraint as the world waited for Israel's response after it…

Iraq Hopes to Expand Economic Relationship With the U.S.

Apr 12, 2024 at 11:05 | James Durso

Twenty-one years ago, the U.S. and its allies invaded Iraq in the erroneous belief that the country possessed weapons of mass destruction and was allied with al-Qaida, the terror group…

Turkey Aims to Triple Middle Corridor Trade by 2030

Apr 12, 2024 at 10:49 | Eurasianet

Turkey is pressing ahead with a tripartite agreement with Georgia and Azerbaijan, aiming to speed freight rail traffic along a Middle Corridor trade route connecting China and Europe…

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