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Geopolitics

G7 Countries Back EU Ban On Russian Diamonds

Nov 09, 2023 at 08:33 | ZeroHedge

Although Russia's economy has not collapsed under Western sanctions, the European Union is preparing to unveil another round of sanctions, focusing on Moscow's diamond exports, potentially as early…

Israel-Hamas Conflict Threatens EU Energy Security

Nov 08, 2023 at 11:01 | Francesco Sassi

The ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, killing hundreds of civilians a day and threatening critical infrastructures of all sorts in the vicinity of the Gaza Strip, has…

China And India Challenge EU Over New Carbon Tax

Nov 08, 2023 at 08:05 | Metal Miner

Via Metal Miner  Both India and China continue to denigrate the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM), or “carbon tax” as it has come…

Moscow's Support For Iran Worries Israel As Regional Tensions Escalate

Nov 08, 2023 at 07:53 | RFE/RL staff

Less than three weeks after Hamas's brutal attack on Israel, leaders of the militant group showed up in Moscow for talks with Russian officials. For many…

European Commission To Assess 10 Countries For EU Membership

Nov 07, 2023 at 07:07 | RFE/RL staff

The European Commission's long-awaited annual enlargement report is set to be released on November 8. The release has been constantly postponed, as the report was originally expected to…

Azerbaijan Softens Stance On Zangezur Corridor As Peace Deal Nears

Nov 07, 2023 at 06:59 | Eurasianet

Over the past week Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan and other Armenian officials have been hinting that a peace deal with Azerbaijan could be imminent.  They say…

Iraq’s New Oil Law Highlights The West’s Fading Middle East Influence

Nov 06, 2023 at 08:27 | Simon Watkins

Rather like the man falling from the 20th floor of an office block saying ‘So far, so good’ when asked how he is doing, so several Iraq oil…

Chinese Ship Implicated In Baltic Sea Pipeline Incident

Nov 06, 2023 at 08:12 | RFE/RL staff

A Chinese ship suspected of damaging an underwater gas pipeline and two telecom cables in the Baltic Sea is returning to China through the Russian Arctic as Finnish…

Kyrgyzstan’s $4.7 Billion Central Asian Railway Faces Major Funding Setback

Nov 01, 2023 at 08:58 | RFE/RL staff

During recent visits to the United States and Germany, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov encouraged investors to participate in the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway project -- a crucial component of…

Armenia Faces Russia's Economic Might As Tensions Rise

Nov 01, 2023 at 08:51 | Eurasianet

Armenia's relations with its strategic partner Russia are getting worse and worse and its leaders seem to desire…

Belt And Road Bailouts Are Soaring As Partners Struggle

Oct 31, 2023 at 09:00 | ZeroHedge

As China's Belt and Road Initiative enters its second decade, the country has been celebrating with much pomp and many global leaders in attendance.

China Expands Central Asian Footprint With Billion-Dollar Agreements

Oct 30, 2023 at 08:56 | Eurasianet

Details are emerging on the bevy of deals signed between Central Asian states and China on the sidelines of the Beijing jamboree celebrating the 10th anniversary of the…

EU Unveils Global Gateway To Rival China's Belt And Road

Oct 27, 2023 at 09:08 | RFE/RL staff

The European Union has announced a raft of multimillion dollar deals at a forum for its Global Gateway program, the bloc’s new infrastructure partnership plan that’s seen as…

Oil Market Blind-sided By Israel’s War On Hamas

Oct 25, 2023 at 10:44 | Cyril Widdershoven

Israel is on the brink of a full invasion of the Gaza Strip, with the Israeli Armed Forces (IDF) prepared to implement a range of military strategies. While regional tensions…

Central Asian Leaders At Odds Over Controversial Canal Project

Oct 24, 2023 at 07:44 | Eurasianet

Officials in Uzbekistan have said a government delegation will travel to Afghanistan in the coming months to conduct negotiations over an ambitious canal project that is sparking deep…

Escalation In Israel-Hamas Conflict May Doom Oil Markets

Oct 23, 2023 at 16:29 | Simon Watkins

In the last 50 years or so, it is difficult to think of a time when so many dangers from so many directions could each spiral…

Armenia-Azerbaijan Peace Talks Reach Critical Crossroads

Oct 20, 2023 at 07:24 | Eurasianet

The 35-year-old Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict could finally be coming to an end after last month's lightning offensive by Azerbaijan to retake Nagorno-Karabakh and the…

Biden Seeks Over $100 Billion In Aid For Ukraine And Israel

Oct 20, 2023 at 07:02 | RFE/RL staff

Laying the groundwork to ask U.S lawmakers for tens of billions of dollars in military assistance for Ukraine and Israel, President Joe Biden linked Russian President Vladimir Putin’s…

China And Russia Vie For Influence As Middle East Crisis Escalates

Oct 18, 2023 at 06:50 | RFE/RL staff

China and Russia have hardened their positions toward the conflict in Gaza in recent days, as the war between Israel and Hamas aggravates…

North Korea's Covert Role In Russian-Ukrainian Conflict

Oct 18, 2023 at 06:44 | RFE/RL staff

North Korea appears to have begun secretly shipping large amounts of munitions to Russia, according to a new report, using ships and trains to move the weaponry and…

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