On this edition of Porkins Great Game, Pearse Redmond and I focus on the assassination of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov and the ensuing turf war between Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov and Russia's Federal Security Service (FSB). We also take a look at the Georgia-Ukraine connection and the recent attempt by former Georgian President MikheilContinue reading “Porkins Great Game: Episode #6 – Kadyrov-FSB Turf War”
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The New Great Game Round-Up #92
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. The ISIS threat in Afghanistan has been hyped by everyone and his brother ever sinceContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #92”
The New Great Game Round-Up #91
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. In recent weeks, Uyghur terrorists have been making headlines in several countries, ranging from TurkeyContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #91”
The New Great Game Round-Up #90
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. With all eyes focused on Ukraine, recent developments in the South Caucasus have gone largelyContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #90”
The New Great Game Round-Up #89
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. Although it is still not clear who is responsible for the assassination of Russian oppositionContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #89”
The New Great Game Round-Up #88
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. The “Euromaidan Revolution” was a resounding success. In fact, it was so successful that theContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #88”
The New Great Game Round-Up #87
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. The never-ending story of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India gas pipeline (TAPI) continued this week with a meetingContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #87”
The New Great Game Round-Up #86
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players. At the end of last month, U.S. President Barack Obama made history with his three-dayContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #86”
Porkins Great Game: Episode #5 – East Turkestan Exposed
On this edition of Porkins Great Game, Pearse Redmond and I take a closer look at Turkey's role in U.S.-NATO's East Turkestan project, as recently exposed by the arrest of several Turks and Uyghurs in Shanghai. We discuss Azerbaijan's crackdown on Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty and consider the question of whether Baku's war of wordsContinue reading “Porkins Great Game: Episode #5 – East Turkestan Exposed”
The New Great Game Round-Up #85
The Great Game Round-Up brings you the latest newsworthy developments regarding Central Asia and the Caucasus region. We document the struggle for influence, power, hegemony and profits between a U.S.-dominated NATO, its GCC proxies, Russia, China and other regional players.Over the years, Azerbaijan's President Ilham Aliyev has proved himself to be an excellent Twitter warrior.Continue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #85”