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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. On September 20, 1994, Azerbaijan's President Heydar Aliyev and nine foreign oil companies signed theContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #67”

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 heads of state and the heads of government of the North Atlantic TreatyContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #66”

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. Both the Russian-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) and the Chinese-led Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO)Continue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #65”

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. It is hardly a secret that the conflict in Ukraine has less to do withContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #64”

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. A few days ago, Russia responded to the ridiculous Western sanctions and announced retaliatory measures,Continue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #63”

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 recent weeks, China has introduced a number of extreme measures, such as banning matches andContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #62”

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 recent Latin America tour of Russian President Vladimir Putin, which ended with the longContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #61”

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. Europe's dependence on Russian gas has been a thorn in Washington's side for quite someContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #60”

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 the Western media is still making a fuss about China's 'Ramadan ban', the ChineseContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #59”

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 situation in China's Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region has been very tense since the startContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #58”