Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 23 Issue 3 - The Azerbaijani army's aggression against Armenia raises concerns about the stability of the South Caucasus, an area which plays a fundamental role in the EU Energy Security Strategy.
Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 23 Issue 2 - In recent years, the People's Republic of China has heavily invested in renewable resources, particularly in the hydropower sector. Under the Xi Jinping administration, this energy sector has progressively assumed a role in sustaining part of the electricity demand of both the industrial and civil sectors.
Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 23 Issue 2 - Ilham Aliyev's visit to Italy confirmed Baku's interest in strengthening commercial and business partnerships with Rome and attracting Italian investments in the reconstruction process in the Nagorno-Karabakh territories, which are now under Azerbaijani control.
Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 23 Issue 1 - Over the years, the Islamic Republic of Iran has consolidated its relations with the countries of Central Asia, exploiting either the Persian common ethnic-cultural element or proposing itself as a logistic hub for the energy sector and trade corridors.
In the framework of the Eastern Economic Forum 2022, we met Dr Shoaib Khan to analyse the current state of relations between Russia and India, key areas of cooperation and expectations from the Forum.
Nancy Pelosi's visit to South Korea highlighted Seoul's role in Washington's Asia-Pacific strategy to contrast North Korea's military threat in the Korean Peninsula and, at the regional level, confront the rising Chinese presence.
Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 22 Issue 1 - Nanci Pelosi's visit to Taipei and the U.S. military manoeuvres in the region confirmed Washington's interests in the Asia-Pacific and the United States' attempt to achieve political-strategic goals in an area which has experienced the rise of Chinese military and political presence.
The killing of al-Qaeda's leader Ayman al-Zawahiri in Kabul by a U.S. drone strike confirmed Washington's interests in the region and the Taliban's policy to host terrorist organisations' high-ranking leaders in the country, which has become a "safe heaven" for different jihadist groups.
Tajikistan and China discussed economic, political and regional security cooperation, confirming Beijing's rising role in Tajik local dynamics and Central Asia at the expense of Moscow's regional strategy.
The forthcoming first Arab – China summit scheduled in Saudi Arabia confirms Beijing's interests in the Gulf Arab monarchies and the Middle East and Riyadh's strategy of diversifying its political and commercial partners and decreasing its dependence on the United States.
The establishment of Tehrik-e Taliban Tajikistan (TTT) alarmed Dushanbe Government. It highlighted how the security situation in Central Asia linked with Afghanistan has deteriorated since the Taliban took power in Kabul in August 2021.
The recent phone conversation between the President of Russia and the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia might be interpreted as the Kremlin's move to counter the recent U.S. President Joe Biden's official visit to Riyadh.
Central Asian republics want to establish solid regional cooperation to promote socio-economic projects to stabilise the area and contrast rising problems such as widespread disappointment and protests, terrorist threats and security issues related to the current situation in Afghanistan.
Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 21 Issue 5 - In a world of growing polarity, Kazakhstan has been attempting to portray itself as a bridge connecting the East and the West. However, the so-called Russian "special operation" in Ukraine has forced the Central Asian nation to distance itself gradually from Moscow.
Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 21 Issue 4 - China and Japan are competing in the East China Sea on the local energy resources considered fundamental in Beijing's economic and foreign policy and Tokyo's strategic approach to the Asia-Pacific.