The New Great Game Round-Up: October 18, 2016

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. Georgia Elections: Russia Wins, Saakashvili Loses The run-up to the parliamentary elections in Georgia underlinedContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up: October 18, 2016”

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”

Porkins Great Game: Episode #3 – Afghan Withdrawal, Kyrgyz Maidan & Trouble in Georgia

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”

The New Great Game Round-Up #74

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. Russia's southern neighbor und staunch NATO ally Georgia has been hitting the headlines on aContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #74”

The New Great Game Round-Up #70

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 nearly four years of negotiations, the European Union und Kazakhstan finally agreed on aContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #70”

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