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Eurasia Digest, Volume 1, Issue 13
Welcome to Eurasia Digest, a weekly publication of Jamestown’s coverage of Eurasia. Every Friday, Jamestown will publish a compilation of articles written about Eurasia across all our publications. Read the full issue here. In This... MORE
Encircling the West: The PRC Gains Ground in Legacy Chips
Executive Summary: Beijing is on course to dominate innovation in and production of legacy semiconductor chips, which strategists see as a way to push back against U.S.-led containment in critical technologies. These chips, used everywhere... MORE
Kazakhstan Faces Oil Export Challenges Amid Russia’s War Against Ukraine
Executive Summary: Ukraine has escalated its campaign against Russian energy targets, striking the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s (CPC) Kropotkinskaia oil pumping station (OPS) in February. The CPC pipeline is Kazakhstan’s primary export route, handling 80 percent... MORE
Moscow Unwittingly Promoting Rise of Radical Islam in Dagestan by Not Addressing Problems
Executive Summary: Moscow is unwittingly contributing to the rise of Islamism in Dagestan by failing to address social and economic problems and by handing over the region to siloviki who view all protest there as... MORE
Azerbaijan and People’s Republic of China Strengthen Renewable Energy Partnership
Executive Summary: Azerbaijan and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) signed a series of new agreements on renewable energy cooperation, including solar and wind, reinforcing mutual goals of carbon reduction and green energy development. The... MORE
Viktor Orbán to Use Ukraine as Most Important Campaign Issue (Again)
Executive Summary: The Hungarian government launched a nationwide advisory referendum on Ukraine’s EU membership, while the ruling Fidesz-KDNP alliance launched the VOKS2025 campaign to rally the public against Kyiv’s potential accession to the European bloc.... MORE
Moscow Pressures Soldiers to Stay Enlisted to Sustain War Economy
Executive Summary: The Russian economy is stagnating as a result of the Kremlin’s war against Ukraine, making signing a contract with the Ministry of Defense one of the only ways to make money. Between March... MORE
PRC and Russia Operationalize Strategic Partnership
Executive Summary: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) and Russia advanced operational bloc-building at their May 2025 summit, issuing dense agreements and three joint statements that laid out a shared strategic vision across defense, technology,... MORE
Romania’s May Presidential Election Has Far-Right Reaching Consequences
Executive Summary: The second round of the Romanian presidential election on May 18 will be a battle for the country’s pro-Western direction. Romania’s constitutional court annulled the November 2024 election and banned ultranationalist Călin Georgescu... MORE