Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 20 Issue 18 - Although Russian - Iranian ties date back to the Islamic Revolution, Moscow’s ongoing conflict in Ukraine (or special military operation as the Kremlin has always declared) and Tehran’s nuclear ambitions have strengthened the cooperation and pushed these Western adversaries together.
Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 20 Issue 17 - Over the past two months, the tension in Greek-Turkish relations has reached new heights. What triggered it seemed to have been the age-old Turkish claims concerning the continental shelf delimitation and the total demilitarisation of the Greek Islands in the Eastern Aegean.
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev's official visit to the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2022) confirmed the diplomatic, economic and political partnership between Russia and Kazakhstan and the strategic role that Tatarstan and Bashkortostsn play in promoting Moscow-Nursultan relations.
The Russian Federation is not immune to jihadist propaganda and terrorist activities. Arrests in the last months of people connected to Hayat Tahrir al-Sham have demonstrated that this terrorist organisation has created or attempted to create a network in different Russian regions.
SpecialEurasia published in media partnership with Dunyo Information Agency the interview of the acting Minister of Foreign Affairs of Uzbekistan, Vladimir Norov, about the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation and the Uzbek new foreign policy.
Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 20 Issue 12 - The Russian Federation will host international business companies and government representatives at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF 2022), an event that underlines the Kremlin's economic strategy and foreign politics in Eurasia and the global arena.
Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 20 Issue 9 - The constitutional referendum in Kazakhstan marked a historical event aimed at consolidating the final transition from a super-presidential form of government to a presidential republic with an influential parliament and an accountable government.
Geopolitical Report ISSN 2785-2598 Volume 18 Issue 2 - The 2021 proclamation of the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan reveals several straightforward and/or controversial relationships with state and non-state figures at the regional level. This intricate web of relations plays a role in outlining the Taliban regime’s assets and challenges.
Through the analysis of the weekly issue N. 334 of the al-Naba newsletter, the official media product of the Islamic State, it is possible to assess the threat in operational terms of the jihadist organisation in Eurasia.
Kyrgyzstan and Italy recently celebrated the 30th anniversary of establishing diplomatic relations. Recent official meetings between Italian and Kyrgyz political and business representatives underlined Italy's interest in deepening cooperation with central Asian markets.
The recent Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) meeting underlined the Kremlin's strategy to strengthen its influence in Eurasia through military cooperation and diplomacy. In the aftermath of the Ukrainian Crisis and with the increasing influence of China's Belt and Road Initiative, Russia confirms its desire to be the principal player in Eurasia.
The strengthening of relations between Russia and Turkmenistan is a sign that the Kremlin wants to increase its presence in the Turkmen and Central Asian markets and take advantage of the local opportunities, especially in the energy sector.
The Western sanctions against Russia caused by the Ukraine conflict have changed the Kremlin's foreign policy, which currently seems to be more oriented toward the Eurasian market, as the recent Iran-Russia trade conference highlighted.
While the Western world is increasingly moving away from Russian exports, Moscow and Tehran are taking measures to intensify trade and economic cooperation, as evidenced by intensive negotiations between the parties.
The possible signing of the JCPOA might support Pakistan's desire to play a strategic and logistic role in the Eurasian energy market linking transit corridors and pipelines.
After the Islamic State (IS) leadership announced the appointment of the new organisation's Caliph, Abu al-Hassan al-Hashimi al-Quraysh, we might predict increasing terrorist attacks and operations in Eurasia, especially in the AfPak, Syria and Iraq.
E' stato pubblicato oggi il primo report dal titolo "La diplomazia del nucleare russo nello spazio post-Sovietico" facente parte del progetto "Geopolitics of Nuclear Energy in Eurasia" avviato da SpecialEurasia in partnership con ASRIE Analytica, il CeSEM - Centro Studi Eurasia Mediterraneo e Opinio Juris - Law & Politics Review.
Il Generale di Divisione (ris.) Mario Ruggiero, attualmente Direttore del Centro Studi Esercito, prenderà parte al Webinar "Sicurezza e minaccia terroristica nello scacchiere geopolitico euroasiatico"organizzato il giorno 16 dicembre 2021 alle ore 19.00.