Russia

Gas Unity Move from Russia: Transforming Energy and Economic Elements to Political Instrument

Deputy Prime Minister of Russia Aleksandr Novak, who spoke at the fourth Russia-China Energy Trade Forum organized in Moscow, stated that Russia, Kazakhstan, and Uzbekistan have had a single gas-carrying system since the Soviet Union and big opportunities to...

After the Sochi Summit: Road to Peace or a Frozen Problem?

The Armenian-Azerbaijani conflict, which is the most important problem of the post-Cold War period in the geopolitics of the South Caucasus, and the occupation of “Karabakh and 7 districts”, took a new form with the Second Karabakh War, which...

Different Security Concepts and Strategies of China and Russia

According to the West, Russia and China are trying to create strong military alliances in Asia in order to improve bilateral cooperation in the field of security as well as to limit the power of the North Atlantic Treaty...

The Expansion of Russian Geopolitics from Land to Sea: “the Russian Naval Doctrine”

States that have ancient traditions and global goals, and ambitious try to hande their long-term projections and strategies independently of cyclical issues. At this point, The Moscow administration is trying to shape its foreign policy strategy based on the...

Can Finland Become a Member of NATO?

The Russian occupation of Crimea in 2014 and Ukraine in 2022 has led to serious disquiet in the Baltic region. Without a doubt, Sweden, and Finland, which are not members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) have worried...

Serbia’s Position in the Russian-Ukrainian War

It is observed that Serbia did not take a decisive stance since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian War. The relations in the Belgrade-Moscow line could be described as a traditional alliance between two Slavic and Orthodox nations. As a...

Is the “Russia-China Axis” Possible?

The alliances established for defense and security purposes in international relations are dangerous formations which will be able to lead to total wars in a short time. For instance; the beginning of the events causing the First World War...

Taliban Divergence in Russia-Iran Relations?

On October 27, 2021; just a week after the Summit in Moscow hosted by Russia, a conference on Afghanistan was held in Tehran, Iran on 20 October 2021. The meetings in question demonstrate that the concerns of the states...

Russia Factor in India’s China Strategy

On October 19, 2021, D. Bala Venkatesh Varma, the Indian ambassador to Moscow, said that New Delhi’s evolving bilateral relations constantly with Washington should not be a concern for Moscow. As a matter of fact, Russia considers that it...

Taliban Summit in Moscow: Expectations and Results

On October 20, 2021, the third Moscow Talks were held, hosted by Russia, focusing on Afghanistan-based developments. The meeting was attended by representatives of 10 countries and a high-level Taliban delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Abdulselam Hanefi of...

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