French strategic expert Bruno Tertrais charts the awakening of empires contesting the United States’ monopoly on global leadership in “War of the Worlds: The Return of Geopolitics and the Clash of ...

The EU and Central Asia will hold their first-ever summit this week to boost trade and diplomatic ties but Russia and China cast a long shadow. Diversifying trade exchanges away from Russia and ...

Russia and China loomed large over the first EU-Central Asia summit as both sides aimed to boost trade and diplomatic ties. The EU pitched itself to Central Asia as "reliable" amid a turbulent ...

But as Russia tries to reaffirm its role in the region, China has also been quietly expanding its influence. Could this growing competition over Central Asia affect Beijing and Moscow’s broader ...

However, to lure Central Asia from other suitors, such as Russia and China, the EU needs to be proactive and visible. "Central Asian countries should benefit from the Global Gateway initiative but ...

On April 3-4, delegations from the European Union and the five Central Asian nations will convene in Samarkand for the first-ever Central Asia-European Union Summit. This landmark gathering takes ...

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A Russian ballistic missile strike Friday on the central Ukrainian city of ... as U.S. and European leaders pressed Russia to accept a ceasefire in the conflict.