In December 2017, Pearse Redmond and I finally managed to record a new episode of Porkins Great Game. We start off by explaining why we want to take the show in a new direction, focusing more on the Eurasian rimlands and less on Central Asia and the Caucasus region. This brings us to the 2016Continue reading “Porkins Great Game: Episode #17 – The Unquiet Frontier”
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The ‘Rimland Imperative’: How Trump’s Chief Diplomat for European-Eurasian Affairs Wants to Counter Russia, China & Iran
Since his appointment as U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for European and Eurasian Affairs, Aaron Wess Mitchell has mostly stayed out of the spotlight but his geopolitical views are already having a profound impact on U.S. foreign policy, as illustrated by the Trump administration’s newly released National Security Strategy and the decision to provide lethalContinue reading “The ‘Rimland Imperative’: How Trump’s Chief Diplomat for European-Eurasian Affairs Wants to Counter Russia, China & Iran”
The Disastrous Track Record of the New ‘Leader of the Free World’
Donald Trump’s surprise victory in the U.S. presidential election came as a shock to many, including German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Merkel has made no secret of her admiration for Hillary Clinton. “I admire her strategic thinking and her strong commitment to the trans-Atlantic partnership,” Merkel told Germany’s Bild am Sonntag newspaper in an interview earlierContinue reading “The Disastrous Track Record of the New ‘Leader of the Free World’”
The New Great Game Round-Up #104
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 President Petro Poroshenko is now fighting on multiple fronts after the neo-Nazis from PravyiContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #104”
The New Great Game Round-Up #102
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 U.S. Supreme Court ruling legalizing same-sex marriage across the entire country was widely celebratedContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #102”
Porkins Great Game: Episode #8 – Proxy War in Transnistria
On this edition of Porkins Great Game, Pearse Redmond and I discuss the appointment of former Georgian President Mikheil Saakashvili as governor of Ukraine's Odessa region and how this ties in with recent developments surrounding the pro-Russian breakaway region of Transnistria. We also take a look at the European Games in Azerbaijan and OMV's plansContinue reading “Porkins Great Game: Episode #8 – Proxy War in Transnistria”
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”
The New Great Game Round-Up #97
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 disappearance of Colonel Gulmurod Halimov, commander of Tajikistan's Interior Ministry paramilitary squad (OMON), hasContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #97”
The New Great Game Round-Up #94
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. While Russian President Vladimir Putin held his 13th annual question and answer marathon session, MoscowContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #94”
Porkins Great Game: Episode #6 – Kadyrov-FSB Turf War
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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