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 ...

Central Asia was long a diplomatic backwater for the EU, but Brussels’ interest in developing trade relations with regional states spiked following Russia ... a road map for expanding relations ...

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 ...

The strike came as Ukraine seeks strong backing from Western allies to pressure Russia into ending its full-scale invasion. The ‘massive’ strike, injuring 21, hit homes, a hotel and restaurant ...

Given Mongolia’s ambition to expand economic relations with both traditional and nontraditional partners, Ulaanbaatar’s approach to Kazakhstan also eyes the rest of Central Asia. A strategic ...

Today, Central Asia has major environmental challenges and a poor human rights record. Yet, China, Russia, Japan, the United States and Europe are some of the key powers devoting more focus to the ...