Trends of the integration processes in the Caspian Sea region
The Second Caspian Sea Economic Forum highlighted regional countries' strategies to implement their cooperation in logistics, transport corridors, tourism and energy projects.
The Second Caspian Sea Economic Forum highlighted regional countries' strategies to implement their cooperation in logistics, transport corridors, tourism and energy projects.
The Stavropol territory welcomed representatives from the Middle East and Africa in the event "North Caucasus in the Changing World", whose goal was to create a link between the region and potential foreign investors and markets.
The first "Central Asia-Russia" summit in Astana confirmed the Russian importance in the region and the Kremlin's strategy to increase economic cooperation with Central Asian republics.
While the CSTO military exercises were taking place in Tajikistan, Dushanbe received U.S. representatives who confirmed Washington's interest and strategy in strengthening the security and defence of the Tajik-Afghan borders.
Tokayev's suggestion to create an organisation in the framework of the CIS to promote the Russian language might be interpreted as Kazakhstan's attempt to normalise relations with Russia, which were downgraded due to the Ukraine conflict and the Western sanctions.
Since the beginning of the Ukraine conflict, the Chechen leader Ramzan Kadyrov has played a decisive and influential role in assisting the Russian military operations on the ground with his kadyrovtsy and Chechen troops and supporting the Kremlin's ideological confrontation with the West.
Due to its geographical position in the Asia-Pacific, Myanmar plays a strategic role in China's regional policy, especially in connection with the Malacca Dilemma.
Recent arrests of Russian citizens in the Stavropol territory linked with the Islamic State confirmed that jihadist propaganda penetrated the Russian territory by exploiting local problems and influencing the Muslim communities disseminated in the country, especially in the North Caucasus, where the Kremlin has contrasted local militancy and religious extremism.
Due to the Ukraine conflict and the following Western sanctions, Russia and Belarus have increased their economic and trade cooperation by increasing joint projects in different fields.
Recent propaganda on Telegram spread by a 'foreign agent' who promoted separatism in Kazakhstan highlighted possible future problems that the Central Asian republic might face since different ethnic minorities live in the country.
Russia and the Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan (IEA) signed the most significant deal since the Taliban movement came to power last year, confirming Kremlin's interests in the country and Moscow's will to become a key regional actor.
Due to the borders drawn by the former Soviet Union with no regard for ethnic, political, economic, and cultural factors, the Central Asian countries Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have faced each other for 31 years, and the recent military escalation highlighted regional instability and geopolitical strategies promoted by Dushanbe and Bishkek.
The Embassy of the United Arab Emirates in the Russian Federation organised an event in the city of Makhachkala to promote the national culture and create a link with Dagestan, a strategic North Caucasian republic located on the Caspian Sea.
In October 2022, representatives of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Azerbaijan, Iran, and Russia will attend the second Caspian Economic Forum hosted in Moscow to discuss future energy cooperation and projects.
The possibility that Donbas will soon hold a referendum to join the Russian Federation might significantly influence the Eurasian geopolitical chessboard by exacerbating the confrontation between Moscow and the West and, therefore, impacting regional and international political and socioeconomic dynamics.