Eurasia / Opinion
Mongolia’s economy in 2024 a very mixed bag
Coal mining export earnings set to once more drive growth, but country badly needs to wean itself off fossil fuel revenues. Creation of a sovereign wealth fund a move in that direction.
CENUSA: (Geo)political polarisation in Georgia and Moldova and what is at stake for the EU and Russia
Under the influence of electoral calculations for the year 2024, political processes in Georgia and Moldova have acquired a geopolitical component of significant proportions.
COMMENT: Aliyev continues to block the chance of peace in the South Caucasus
Although Armenia and Azerbaijan are now the closest they have been to signing a peace treaty in the last 30 years, there is a high probability that it will not be signed.
Why are Russian peacekeepers leaving Karabakh?
The early withdrawal of the Russian peacekeeping contingent from the Karabakh region in Azerbaijan is a pivotal event for the South Caucasus.
How Kazakhstan leveraged “uranium power” to hold reins in nuclear fuel dealings with China
Researcher says Kazakhstan is no mere “node in Beijing’s transregional geoeconomic strategy”. Such thinking obscures Chinese actors’ adaptive approach to local interests and overlooks gains Kazakhstani actors “skillfully extracted”.
COMMENT: The EU's policy dilemma in Georgia – choosing between bad and worse
Freezing Georgia’s progress towards EU accession over the ‘foreign agents’ bill could alienate the Georgian population and bring much joy to the EU’s adversaries.
Central Asia: Welcome to the “opportunity zone”
The Great Game’s got a new name.
COMMENT: Armenia's decisive turn towards the West
There’s a high probability that a new geopolitical balance can be established in the South Caucasus where Russia will finally be absent.
PANNIER: Caspian military drills that exclude Russia and Iran have some people in Moscow asking questions
Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan going ahead with “Birlestik-2024”. Russian consternation is growing.
CENUSA: Geopolitics prevails in the EU accession agenda for Ukraine, Georgia and Moldova
The destabilisation of Eastern Europe created a paradigm shift in terms of EU enlargement.
COMMENT: Rising tension between France and Azerbaijan is a drag on peace process with Armenia
France is taking independent steps regarding the South Caucasus, as French President Emmanuel Macron attempts to bolster his role as a top European leader.
PANNIER: Kyrgyz cabinet chief’s strictures on public behaviour have echoes of Iran and Afghanistan
Scruffy trolleybus passengers and wayward daughters-in-law among Akylbek Japarov’s targets, as well as that old favourite, lavish wedding receptions.
CENUSA: Europe needs to reduce the risks of destabilisation in its eastern neighbourhood
Candidate states for EU accession such as Ukraine, Moldova and Georgia remain in a zone of insecurity where Russia can intervene minimally in a hybrid way.
INTERVIEW: Opening up Uzbekistan debt capital market to foreign investors
Uzbekistan is moving towards opening its local debt market up to international investors to create a new source of funding that could be worth billions of dollars a year.
Tashkent Stock Exchange raising its game on marked gains in reform and retail
Delving into pivotal shifts of Uzbekistan's capital market seen throughout 2023, Odil Musaev, managing director at investment banking boutique Alkes Research, offers some insights.