Eurasian Economic Union News & Analysis
For Russia, Regional Instability Means Opportunity in Central Asia
Faced with geopolitical setbacks across Eurasia, Moscow is turning to Central Asia - one of the few regions where Russian institutional influence persists in structured form - to solidify its influence amid a shifting global order.
Power TRIPP: The Trump Route and the Logic of Transactional Diplomacy
The Trump Route for International Peace (TRIPP) perfectly encapsulates the US president’s preferred style of foreign policy: power exercised through transactional deals rather than institutions, profits rather than principled values, and ultimately the erosion of the US-led liberal order.
Kazakhstan-Azerbaijan Relations Take a Step Forward
Both countries are seeking to maximize independent room for maneuver amid a region increasingly characterized by great power geopolitics.
Russian War Crimes in Ukraine Are Backfiring
Putin’s tactic of targeting civilians is producing negative blowback across the geopolitical board for Russia.
The China-Russia Competition for Central Asia: Tajikistan
This series takes a country-by-country look at the geopolitical competition between China and Russia in Central Asia.
Moldova’s Foreign Policy in 2017: Heading East?
Moldova’s foreign policy could swing toward Russia when pro-EU parties face angry voters in elections next spring.
The China-Russia Competition for Central Asia: Uzbekistan
This series takes a country-by-country look at the geopolitical competition between China and Russia in Central Asia.
Backgrounder: Eurasian Union
Tracing the successes and failures of Russia’s answer to the European Union.
The China-Russia Competition for Central Asia: Kyrgyzstan
This series takes a country-by-country look at the geopolitical competition between China and Russia in Central Asia.
Mongolia: The Future of Eurasia?
As Vladimir Putin fights ferociously to keep Western institutions out of former Soviet states in Eastern Europe, mineral-rich Mongolia on Russia’s southeast border faces a similar dilemma with different actors.
As US Forces Leave Manas, Great Game Stirs in Central Asia
If there’s one thing Moscow hates, it’s other countries encroaching into Russian territory, especially those against which it sees itself as competing for influence and power.