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Turkmenistan Resumes Work on TAPI Pipeline Despite Geopolitical Hurdles
Executive Summary: Earlier this month, a critical section of the Turkmenistan–Afghanistan–Pakistan–India (TAPI) gas pipeline project was inaugurated on the border between Turkmenistan and Afghanistan. The pipeline aims to reshape the energy landscape in Central and... MORE
Russia Faces Significant Future Deficit in Officers Corps
Executive Summary: Russia aims to increase its armed forces to 1.5 million personnel, largely to justify higher military spending. The Kremlin, however, faces difficulties achieving this target, as the war in Ukraine continues to cause... MORE
Zangezur Transit Now at Center of Conflicts in South Caucasus
Executive Summary: The Armenian-Azerbaijani dispute has always been about both Karabakh and regional transit routes, which now center on Zangezur. Addressing this problem is far more difficult than Karabakh because it directly involves not just... MORE
An Assessment of the Audit of Volkswagen’s Controversial Factory in Xinjiang
Executive Summary: A recently leaked copy of the audit of Volkswagen’s much-criticized joint-venture factory in Xinjiang indicates that claims made by Volkswagen inside the report are misleading or false. These include suggestions that the audit... MORE
Georgia’s Ruling Elite Prepares for Complete Capitulation to Russia
Executive Summary: Bidzina Ivanishvili, the informal leader of Georgia, made a recent statement promising an apology to puppet regime of so-called South Ossetia controlled by Russiafor the war in 2008, placing the blame for Russia’s... MORE
Russia Strengthens Ties With Iran to Solidify Position in Middle East
Executive Summary: Russia and Iran’s strategic partnership has strengthened steadily since the beginning of Moscow’s war against Ukraine and has progressed as tensions in the Middle East are rising, largely due to the war in... MORE
Ukraine Eyes American Technology as Cornerstone of Future Energy Mix
Executive Summary: Ukrainian nuclear company Energoatom and US-based Westinghouse are working on implementing agreements to deploy new AP1000 pressurized water reactors, which have emerged as a key component for the future reconstruction of Ukraine’s energy... MORE
Russia Looks to Target Achilles’ Heel of Western Economies on Ocean Floor
Executive Summary: Western officials have raised concerns about increased Russian naval and sabotage activity, which could potentially target the global underwater cable network vital for international communication, financial transactions, and trade. Russia’s specialized unit, the... MORE
Moscow Considers Borrowing From Tehran’s Economic Model to Weather Sanctions
Executive Summary: As Russia suffers under Western sanctions, Kremlin propagandists have turned their attention to Iran and advocated studying the Iranian experience of living under sanctions including Iranian scientific innovation and economic development. Russian officials... MORE