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 Stepping Up its Game in Tajikistan to Counter Chinese Competition At the end ofContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up: December 14, 2016”
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The New Great Game Round-Up: November 30, 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. China Urges Turkey to Extradite Embassy Bombing Suspects to Kyrgyzstan Three months after the ChineseContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up: November 30, 2016”
The New Great Game Round-Up: November 14, 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. Turkish-Russian Rapprochement bodes ill for NATO's Chechen 'Rebels' Long before NATO member Turkey started floodingContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up: November 14, 2016”
Porkins Great Game: Episode #16 – Moderate Rebels & Heroin Warlords
After a long hiatus, Pearse Redmond and I are finally back with a new episode of Porkins Great Game. We start off by looking at the recent parliamentary elections in Georgia and the latest Saakashvili scandal. Our second segment focuses on Afghanistan. We talk about Gulbuddin Hekmatyar's return, the Qatar talks and the growing riftContinue reading “Porkins Great Game: Episode #16 – Moderate Rebels & Heroin Warlords”
The New Great Game Round-Up: October 31, 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. China's Growing Security Role in Central Asia China appears to be taking a more proactiveContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up: October 31, 2016”
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 #113
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. Former Georgian Prime Minister Bidzina Ivanishvili and his nemesis Mikheil Saakashvili have left Georgian politicsContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #113”
The New Great Game Round-Up #112
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. Islamabad's recent offer to bring the Taliban to the negotiation table for renewed peace talksContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #112”
The New Great Game Round-Up #110
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 the Taliban shocked the world by seizing the northern Afghan provincial capital of Kunduz,Continue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #110”
The New Great Game Round-Up #109
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 the conflicts in Syria and Ukraine dominating the headlines, the latest escalation of theContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #109”
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