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East Asia
What to Expect from the New American President Trump’s Foreign Policy
by Greg R. Lawson – Contributing Analyst, Wikistrat In light of the surprising election of Donald J. Trump to become the 45th President of the United States, leaders around the world are scrambling to determine what this means for their own national interests. On one hand, this is an entirely…
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Central Asia
Hydropower Plant Discussions in Central Asia
Akmaral SABATAR, The MagazineN, Kyrgyzstan The Rogun Hydropower Plant (HPP) is being constructed on the Vakhsh River in the Pamir Mountain, Tajikistan. The dam will be the world’s tallest one and will provide the country a stable energy supply. Emomali Rahmon, the president of Tajikistan, joined the opening ceremonies of…
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West Asia
From the Obligation Policy Towards Stability: The New Phase of Israel-Turkey Relations
by Selim Han Yeniacun – Hebrew University of Jerusalem. The bumpy relations of two democratic states have always caused confusion on minds, especially by Western societies since the proclamation of independence of Israel that read by David Ben Gurion to recent conflagration spreading whole northern regions of Israel, Turkey was the…
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Central Asia
Turkmenistan and Georgia to promote joint transport projects
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov discussed the further cooperation prospects at the meeting with his Georgian counterpart Giorgi Margvelashvili, the Turkmen Dovlet Habarlary state news agency reported, Trend published. Stressing that Georgia plays an important role in the integration of the Black Sea and the Caspian Sea, President Margvelashvili confirmed the…
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Central Asia
KPK-Baluchistan lawmakers divulge CPEC a future hub of world trade
By Nazir Siyal – KARACHI (Pakistan) The CPEC (China–Pakistan Economic Corridor) a window of opportunity for rest of the world after strategic role of the Chinese government that remained a friend of Pakistan always stood with at every critical juncture, whereas, Russia and other countries have now revealed interest in…
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East Asia
Beijing must adapt to unusual US-Russia ties
Liu Ying (Global Times, People’s Daily) The direction of US-Russia relations under Donald Trump’s leadership has become a hot topic recently. Although normal official channels of collaboration between Moscow and Washington have been closed, the two have been seeking other ways to ease bilateral tensions. Since the end of 2013,…
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Central Asia
The United States and Uzbekistan Presidential Elections: Possible Impact on Afghanistan and Central Asia Policy
(Timings of the American and Uzbekistan Presidential Elections nearly within a month together with the functioning of China-Pakistan Economic Corridor and forthcoming Tripartite meeting of Russia, China and Pakistan over Afghanistan may likely lead to major policy shifts in America’s Afghanistan and Central and South Asian policy trends). BACKGROUND: …
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East Asia
Japan and Russia to ease visa rules
Japan and Russia have agreed to promote tourism and ease visa requirements for each other’s citizens under an economic cooperation plan proposed by Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe in May, Japanese officials said Friday. Some other aspects of the eight-point action plan — such as cooperation on pediatrics, and promotion…
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Central Asia
Yildirim to visit Russia in December
Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım will pay a visit to Russia in the first week of December in a bid to accelerate the ongoing normalization process between Ankara and Moscow. Yıldırım and Russian Prime Minister Dimitry Medvedev will chair the meetings in Moscow, Hurriyet reports. According to sources, the main…
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East Asia
Bridge to nowhere?
The New Yalu Bridge separates the twin cities of Sinuiju and Dandong, lying opposite each other on the Chinese and North Korean sides of the Yalu River respectively. The very existence of the bridge, however, is nowhere to be found in local Chinese media. State censors do not want a…
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