Volume 16 Issue 107

Articles from Volume 16 Issue 107

Uzbekistan Faces Mounting Economic Costs From Staying out of Russian-Led Eurasian Union

07.25.2019 Fozil Mashrab

During his address to the 20th Plenary Session of Uzbekistan’s Senate, on June 21, President Shavkat Mirziyoyev expressed fears that the country’s manufacturers could face...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Belarus Volume 16 Issue 107

Sino-Tajik Exercises: The Latest Chinese Encroachment Into Russia’s ‘Sphere of Influence’

07.25.2019 Stephen Blank

At the end of July, Tajikistan and China will hold joint military exercises in Tajikistan’s Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Region. These ostensibly anti-terrorist exercises will feature Tajikistani...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Central Asia Volume 16 Issue 107

Kremlin Moves in Africa Open a New Round in Russia’s Broader Cold War Against the West

07.25.2019 Paul Goble

Russia is back in Africa after a nearly-two-decade-long hiatus (see EDM, June 14, 2018; September 4, 2018; November 6, 2018). In some respects, contemporary Moscow...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor Africa Volume 16 Issue 107

First Ever Sino-Russian Joint Air Patrol Barely Avoids Triggering Regional Conflict

07.25.2019 Pavel Felgenhauer

The Chinese Ministry of National Defense published a white paper yesterday, July 24, entitled “China’s National Defense in a New Era.” The document accuses the...

Publication Eurasia Daily Monitor China Volume 16 Issue 107