Russia Uses All Means to Recruit Central Asians for War in Ukraine
On August 30, Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court held a hearing for the criminal case against Kyrgyzstani national Askar Kubanychbek-uulu, who was...
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Economic unrest the biggest security hazard facing companies in Europe
Economic unrest is expected to be the biggest security-impacting hazard businesses in Europe will face in the coming year. According...
How worrying is a Russia-Kim Jong Un alliance?
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un's reported plans to visit Russia this month have caused concern among the US and...
Vladimir Putin says military cooperation with Kim Jong Un a possibility
North Korea's Kim Jong Un and Vladimir Putin have discussed "possibilities" for military cooperation, in a highly scrutinised meeting for...
BRICS allies, ‘memory diplomacy’: Russia is hard at work to expand its global influence
Since the start of the Ukraine war, there have been numerous diplomatic visits by Russian officials to Africa and Latin...
Russia’s Shifting Public Opinion on the War in Ukraine
Vladimir Putin’s Russia has sharply constricted the space for free expression in recent years, but some independent pollsters who fled...
Iranian drones over Kyiv are an omen of new global threats
The world is scrambling to respond to manifestations of increasingly symbiotic Russian-Iranian coordination that flout the full spectrum of international...
How Ukraine Can Win a Long War
The war in Ukraine has just passed the 18-month mark. The country’s people, having fought and won three major offensive...
EU’s expanding engagement in Central Asia to counter Russia and China
The geopolitical and security crisis has forced the CARs and the EU to rethink their foreign policy regarding the region's...
China’s Confucius Institutes to Face Restrictions in Germany Amid Security Concerns
The German government has called for "clear limits" to be set up to check China's "direct influence" on science, research,...
