The “Community Of Central Asia” Could Reduce Russia’s Regional Influence By Andrew Korybko This new group might foster a stronger sense of shared regional identity among its members, even ethnic in the pan-Turkic sense (Tajikistan being the exception), than the one… Read More ›
Trump’s C5+1 Gambit: Can Washington Dislodge Russia And China In Central Asia? By Uriel Araujo Trump’s C5+1 outreach targets critical minerals, energy security, and a strategic foothold in the Eurasian heartland. Yet Russia’s deep ties and China’s decades-long investments raise doubts… Read More ›
Pan-Turkism Was Dealt A Blow After Central Asia Threw Northern Cyprus Under The Bus By Andrew Korybko Some in Russia are breathing a sigh of relief that Pan-Turkism isn’t taken as seriously by the Central Asian countries as they thought and… Read More ›
Kazakhstan’s Ambitious Regionalization Vision Presents Obstacles And Opportunities For Russia By Andrew Korybko Trilateral Russian-Iranian-Indian cooperation could gently balance Turkiye’s rapidly expanding influence in Central Asia. Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev shared an ambitious regionalization vision in his de facto manifesto earlier… Read More ›
Kyrgyz Mob Violence Against South Asian Students Is A Symptom Of Its Clan-Centric Society By Andrew Korybko Certain clans have been cultivated by foreign-backed “NGOs” to serve as Colour Revolution foot soldiers since the start of the century, while others are… Read More ›
Kyrgyzstan’s Decision To Stop Accepting Russia’s Mir Bank Card Is Unfortunate But Understandable By Andrew Korybko This tiny country can’t realistically resist the US on the financial front, but everything that it’s doing on the political one proves that it doesn’t… Read More ›
The North-South Transport Corridor Isn’t Russia’s Only Geo-Economic Project In Central Asia By Andrew Korybko Altogether, the pros of Russia’s two lesser-known geo-economic projects in Central Asia far outweigh the cons, which is why the Ministry of Transport is pursuing the… Read More ›
Kyrgyzstan Moved To Preemptively Discredit The US’ Latest Meddling Scheme By Andrew Korybko It took half a year to get everything into motion, but the US is now poised to go through with its destabilization plans on the pretext that Blinken… Read More ›
Kazakhstan’s Pro-EU Pivot Poses A Challenge For The Sino-Russo Entente By Andrew Korybko The Sino-Russo Entente dislikes Tokayev’s reliance on the EU as the means for averting Kazakhstan’s potentially disproportionate dependence on them. His pledge to uphold the West’s anti-Russian sanctions… Read More ›
Kyrgyzstan Is The US’ Next Regime Change Target By Andrew Korybko What Senator Menendez demands is nothing short of a soft coup brought about by voluntarily reversing Kyrgyzstan’s recent “Democratic Security” successes under the Damocles’ sword of “security and economic” consequences… Read More ›
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