On this edition of Porkins Great Game, Pearse Redmond and I talk all things Afghanistan: the booming opium production, Turkmenistan's invasion, NATO's “withdrawal” and China's growing role in the war-torn country. We also examine the possibility of a Euromaidan-style color revolution in Kyrgyzstan and the sacking of Georgian Defense Minister Irakli Alasania, which caused aContinue reading “Porkins Great Game: Episode #3 – Afghan Withdrawal, Kyrgyz Maidan & Trouble in Georgia”
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The New Great Game Round-Up #77
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 May of this year, China launched a one-year-long no-holds-barred anti-terror campaign in its far-westernContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #77”
The New Great Game Round-Up #76
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. So-called color revolutions have long been used by the United States to replace governments allContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #76”
The New Great Game Round-Up #75
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. Three months ago, Armenia and Azerbaijan were on the brink of all-out war after theContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #75”
The New Great Game Round-Up #73
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. After performing a pilgrimage to Mecca and holding talks with King Abdullah and other high-levelContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #73”
The New Great Game Round-Up #72
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. Every day, the new star in the world of takfiri terrorist groups, the Islamic StateContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #72”
The New Great Game Round-Up #68
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. Since the start of China's year-long anti-terror campaign in May of this year, every weekContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #68”
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