The New Great Game Round-Up #83

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. Urumqi, the capital of China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, was rocked by several terrorist attacksContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #83”

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 #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”

Porkins Great Game: Episode #1 – ISIS is everywhere in Central Asia

The wait is finally over: The new podcast series produced by Pearse Redmond and me, Porkins Great Game, is now up and running! This new podcast will deal exclusively with Central Asia and the Caucasus region, and will explore the various geopolitical machinations that compose the “New Great Game.” Porkins Great Game will be aContinue reading “Porkins Great Game: Episode #1 – ISIS is everywhere in Central Asia”

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