Category: Eurasia
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Behind the Tensions: Türkiye and Azerbaijan
The ongoing tensions between Türkiye and Azerbaijan have been significant in terms of their political and public financing dimensions. Yet I cannot shake the sense that these analyses, each important in its own right, may be part of a broader strategic picture. How so? I believe Azerbaijan is raising the stakes on the basis of…
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Germany Enters Russia’s Shadow War
Germany’s foreign intelligence chief said the country has become a prime adversary in a “shadow war” with Russia. (Reuters) What is your most up-to-date and in-depth assessment? CIO-100, Chief Intelligence Officer: This is CIO-100. Here’s the synthesized intelligence you need. BND President Martin Jäger’s warning today is more consequential than the headline alone suggests. It…
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The Arctic’s Rise as Eurasia’s Strategic Trade Corridor
Russia and China are moving to turn the Arctic into a regular Europe-Asia shipping corridor as instability around the Strait of Hormuz threatens traditional trade routes. According to Reuters, Russian state nuclear corporation Rosatom, which operates the Northern Sea Route (NSR) through the Arctic, has issued permits for seven Chinese transit vessels to sail to…
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Ukraine Hits Iranian Vessel in Caspian
Iran’s Foreign Ministry said a Ukrainian attack on an Iranian commercial vessel in the Caspian Sea on Saturday triggered an explosion, killing one crew member and injuring another. Aragachi has announced that Zelensky’s Drone Strike on an Iranian Vessel in the Caspian Sea will receive a response from Iran. What is your most up-to-date and…
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Moscow Under Persistent Reach
Ukraine launched one of its largest drone attacks on Moscow since the war began, striking the Gazprom Neft refinery in Kapotnya for the second time this week and targeting sites in Rostov and occupied Ukraine. President Zelenskyy called the strikes ‘long-range sanctions,’ crediting his forces for the precision hits that disrupted a facility producing 11…