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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. After Ilham Aliyev won the heavily rigged presidential election in Azerbaijan and consolidated his power,Continue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #29”

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 the Aliyev regime had already made a mockery of democracy in the Azerbaijani presidentialContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #28”

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. Last Monday, China's famous Tiananmen Square became quite unexpectedly the scene of another tragic event.Continue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #27”

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 China is building a New Silk Road and wrapping up deal after deal inContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #26”

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. Millions of labor migrants, in particular from Central Asian countries, travel to Russia in searchContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #25”

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. This week's presidential elections in Azerbaijan ended with the expected result. Incumbent President Ilham AliyevContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #24”

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. Afghanistan's northeastern province of Badakhshan and its role in Washington's plans for the region hasContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #23”

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. As anticipated last week, the CSTO leaders agreed on Monday during the Collective Security CouncilContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #22”

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. At the beginning of this week, a series of terror attacks shook Russia's North CaucasusContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #21”

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. Prince Bandar bin Sultan's threat, to unleash the Chechen terrorists under his command during theContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #20”