The New Great Game Round-Up #101

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. When the Armenian authorities reluctantly approved a request by the country's energy monopoly, Electric NetworksContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #101”

The New Great Game Round-Up #99

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.Ukrainian oligarch-turned-President Petro Poroshenko is not very popular among his people but at least his equallyContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #99”

Porkins Great Game: Episode #7 – ‘Gladio B’ Extravaganza

On this edition of Porkins Great Game, Pearse Redmond and I focus on Russian President Vladimir Putin’s recent “revelation” that insurgents in the North Caucasus were supported by U.S. intelligence in Azerbaijan. Afterwards, we talk about China’s new terror hot spot Guangzhou and Turkey’s Uyghur adventures, which are now being exposed due to the powerContinue reading “Porkins Great Game: Episode #7 – ‘Gladio B’ Extravaganza”

The New Great Game Round-Up #95

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. Chechen Republic head Ramzan Kadyrov has been making headlines on a daily basis in recentContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #95”

The New Great Game Round-Up #93

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 beginning of this year, China's state-run Global Times shed light on Turkey's roleContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #93”

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 #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 #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”

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