The learning experience of a group of students returning from a study mission in Moscow as part of the Eastwest European Institute’s “World in Progress” program
On the 6th of December the White House announced they will not send a diplomatic delegation to the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2022. This move angered China but it risks to remain an isolated effort by the US without the support of many of their allies
On November 26 a series of bilateral and trilateral meetings were held in Sochi between the leaders of Russia, Azerbaijan and Armenia, to discuss recent developments in the Nagorno-Karabakh region. What were the results? What can we expect in the near future?
Mongolia has deposits of copper, coal, gold, tin, tungsten, silver, iron and many other minerals. All these resources make the country very important in terms of international supplies of raw materials
After the virtual meeting between Biden and Xi, there seems to be hope for a nonconfrontational relationship between the two most powerful countries on Earth. But the issue of Taiwan is an explosive problem with no clear solution in sight
Central Asia is a particular region with a very fragile environment, characterized by the presence of two large lakes, the Aral Sea and Lake Balkash, and a very dry climate
The 2021 Eastwest Study Mission to Moscow saw six students travel to Russia to explore the wider mindset from the core organisations that make up this Eurasian state
Diplomatic relations between Russia and NATO hit a new record low as Russia announces to suspend the work of its permanent mission to the Atlantic Alliance in Brussels and that of NATO diplomats in Moscow. Is this part of the usual ‘tit-for-tat’ or will it be game over?
Central Asia has always been considered a fragmented territory, where tribal clans hold power to the detriment of central bureaucracies. The main powers interested in penetrating the region are China, Russia, Turkey and Pakistan
