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LATEST ARTICLES ( 34 )

The Geopolitical Centrality of Poland

As noted by Romanian philosopher and historian of religions Mircea Eliade, the man of archaic societies sought to live as near as possible to the centre of the... Read more
Posted on 12 May 2013 SOCIETY
The Real Reason Behind Turkey’s Eurasianist Breakthrough

As of last April 26, Turkey is officially a “dialogue partner” of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), the regional security body established in Shangha... Read more
Posted on 02 May 2013 SOCIETY
The Rise of Sinorussia and Its Geopolitical Consequences

The fifth summit of the BRICS, held in Durban last month, might go down in history as the birthplace of a multipolar world order in place of US “imperfect... Read more
Posted on 02 April 2013 SOCIETY
Soviet Union Vs. Eurasian Union: a Geopolitical Comparison

According to Russia’s latest Foreign Policy Concept – a set of views on the basic principles, priorities, goals and objectives of Russian foreign policy – the... Read more
Posted on 01 March 2013 SOCIETY
Syria, Iran and the Future of the CSTO

In May 2007, secretary general of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) Nikolai Bordyuzha invited Iran to join the alliance, stating that “the... Read more
Posted on 14 December 2012 SOCIETY
The Rise of the Moscow-Islamabad Axis

In what can be regarded as one of the most resounding shifts in Pakistani foreign policy, during his visit to Moscow in May this year, Pakistan’s President... Read more
Posted on 26 November 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY
Putin’s Eurasianist Revolution: Myth Or Reality?

Before dying, in November 2010, French esotericist of Romanian origin Jean Parvulesco argued that, whether we are aware of it or not, we find ourselves at the... Read more
Posted on 08 September 2012 SOCIETY
Tuva: the “Center of Asia”

Last June, the General Secretary of the Parliamentary Assembly of Turkish speaking states (TurkPA), Ramil Hasanov, invited the Russian Federation and its... Read more
Posted on 12 July 2012 SOCIETY
India-Tajikistan: a Strategic Partnership?

In the framework of India’s “Connect Central Asia” policy, Indian External Affairs Minister Somanahalli Mallaiah Krishna flew on Monday to Tajikistan for a two... Read more
Posted on 05 July 2012 POLITICS, SOCIETY
The Northern Fleet in Russia’s Grand Strategy

Fourteen years after the Kursk disaster, Russia’s Northern Fleet will soon have a new multi-purpose rescue vessel. Currently under construction by the... Read more
Posted on 28 June 2012 SOCIETY
Turkmenistan: US Secret Ally in Eurasia

On Wednesday, at a meeting of the State Safety Council of Turkmenistan, the Turkmen president and commander in chief of the armed forces Gurbanguly... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2012 SOCIETY
Sibir’ Or Xībólìyà? The Future of Siberia Between Russia and China

On November 14, 1860, the representatives of Czarist Russia and Qing China signed what is known as the Russo-Chinese Convention of Peking. Read more
Posted on 26 June 2012 SOCIETY
CSTO: the “NATO of the East”

On May 15, Russian President Vladimir Putin opened in Moscow the 10th anniversary meeting of the CSTO, the Collective Security Treaty Organization regarded by... Read more
Posted on 26 June 2012 SOCIETY
Uzbekistan’s Quiet Rapprochement with the US

On Thursday this week, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) concluded in Khuzhand, Tajikistan, its ninth counterterrorism joint military exercise. Read more
Posted on 21 June 2012 SOCIETY
Nagorno-Karabakh: the Trigger of World War III?

On February 23, 2012, the controversial leader of Russia’s Liberal Democratic Party Vladimir Zhirinovsky predicted the possible outbreak of World War III this... Read more
Posted on 14 June 2012 SOCIETY
Neo Pan-Turkism: US Weapon for Control of Eurasia?

On Saturday last week, Iranian General Yahya Rahim Safavi accused Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Qatar of serving US and Israeli interests in Syria aimed at... Read more
Posted on 07 June 2012 SOCIETY
Central Asia in the Geopolitics of Iran

Last Monday, the foreign ministers of Iran, Oman, Qatar, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan signed in the Turkmen capital, Ashgabat, an agreement on the establishment... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2012 SOCIETY
Russian Ruble: Eurasia’s Future Common Currency?

On October 3, 2011, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin made headlines by putting forward the idea of a Eurasian Union including several post-Soviet states. Read more
Posted on 03 June 2012 SOCIETY
The Geostrategic Significance of South Ossetia

During a recent visit to the headquarters of the Russian 58th army in Vladikavkaz, the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev said the 2008 South Ossetia War... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2012 SOCIETY
Russia’s Top Secret Bases

Over 400 modern ground- and sea-based ICBMs, 8 ballistic missile submarines, about 20 general purpose attack submarines, over 50 surface ships and some 100... Read more
Posted on 03 June 2012 SOCIETY