India, Iran and multipolarity: What the 2025 SCO meeting meant
The 22nd Meeting of Ministers of Defense of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) convened on June 26, 2025, in Qingdao,...
2025-06-28
Trends
Delve into the latest trends and developments across Eurasia’s diverse cultural and political spheres. From geopolitical realignments and economic shifts to societal transformations and cultural expressions, our “Trends” section provides timely analysis and expert perspectives on the forces shaping this crucial region.
2025
The US Strike on Iran: A Paradigm Shift in Middle Eastern Geopolitics and Its Implications for BRICS, SCO, and CSTO
On June 21, 2025, President Donald Trump announced that United States forces had conducted what he described as “very successful...
2025-06-22
Forging a Shared Future: Deepening China-Central Asia Cooperation in a New Era
The president of the PRC’s speech delivered at the second China-Central Asia Summit in Astana reflects China’s strategic and multifaceted...
2025-06-17
Central Asia / China / Xi Jinping
The RIC Triangle Revisited: Strategic Balancing in a Multipolar Eurasia
RIC as a Geostrategic Concept The Russia–India–China (RIC) triangle is not a newly emerging framework but a dormant one experiencing...
2025-06-11
Oil, Science, and Friendship: The Growing Strategic Partnership Between Kazakhstan and Bulgaria
As Bulgarian President Rumen Radev prepares for his official visit to Kazakhstan, the relationship between the two countries finds itself...
2025-06-08
Bulgaria / Kazakhstan
Meloni’s Eurasian Moment: Why Italy is Investing Big in Central Asia
Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s participation in the first-ever Central Asia–Italy Summit on May 30, 2025 in Astana signals a significant shift in...
2025-06-08
China Seeks Deeper Strategic Cooperation with ASEAN and GCC
At the inaugural ASEAN-China-GCC Summit held on May 27, 2025, in Kuala Lumpur, Chinese Premier Li Qiang emphasized China’s commitment...
2025-05-28
Reviving the Merkel Legacy: Xi and Merz Deepen Sino-German Partnership
On May 23, 2025, Chinese President Xi Jinping and German Chancellor Friedrich Merz held a significant phone conversation, marking a...
2025-05-24
Tehran Diplomacy Forum 2025: A New Era of Regional Dialogue and Cooperation
The 2025 Tehran Dialogue Forum, held from May 18 to 19 at the Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS)...
2025-05-21
Iran / West Asia
Kazakhstan: Economic bridge between Asia and Europe
Infrastructure: Accelerated Expansion of Transport Networks Kazakhstan has launched an ambitious plan to build 1,300 km of new railway lines...
2025-05-17
Central Asia / Kazakhstan