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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. This week, China's President Xi Jinping started his Central Asia tour in Turkmenistan where heContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #19”

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 U.S. President Barack Obama is waiting for Congress approval and pondering if he couldContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #18”

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 recent U.S. visit of Azerbaijan's Defense Minister, it was now the turn of hisContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #17”

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 Azerbaijan is getting dangerously close to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, Russian President VladimirContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #16”

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. With the Russia-Georgia war approaching its fifth anniversary, Russian Prime Minister Medvedev used the opportunityContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #15”

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 disput between the United States and Russia about NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden serves asContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #14”

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 Russia and China will be confronted with a terror campaign at their doorsteps inContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #13”

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. Azerbaijan's interest in the largest Chinese administrative division, Xinjiang, was scrutinized last week. Now weContinue reading “The New Great Game Round-Up #12”