Latest Articles about Transit
![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/cb0814_wf1-640x361.png)
China’s Future Naval Base in Cambodia and the Implications for India
Introduction At the 2019 Shangri-La Dialogue in Singapore, People’s Republic of China (PRC) Defense Minister Wei Fenghe dismissed a question on whether the PRC is seeking a future military presence in Cambodia (VOA Cambodia, June 3). This question arose following an assessment by the U.S.... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/northern_sea_route_atomflot-640x476.jpg)
Russia Emphasizes Non-Military Threats in the Arctic Region
In an article in the military-theoretical journal Voyennya Mysl, Russian Colonel Oleg Gavrilovstates that “on the basis of the analysis of national interests of Western countries in the Arctic region, it is possible to ascertain those [interests] that are adverse to Russia’s.” Among others, he... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/Belkomur-640x412.jpg)
Russia’s Belkomur Arctic Railway Project: Hope, Illusion or Necessity?
At the fifth annual gathering of the International Arctic Forum, hosted by St. Petersburg, Russia, on April 9–10, 2019, participants voiced two diametrically opposing opinions regarding the so-called Belkomur (Arkhangelsk–Syktyvkar–Kudymakar–Perm) strategic railway project in the Russian High North. Yury Trutnev, a deputy prime minister of... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/20190711_ChinaRussiaRail-640x426.jpg)
Domestic and International Considerations Hamper Development of Russo-Chinese Rail Links
The common desire of Moscow and Beijing to develop railways linking Asia with Europe is not making as much progress as the two parties had hoped or as many had expected. This is due in part to international concerns involving third countries, including the Central... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Vladimir-Putin-at-St-Petersburg-Forum-EDM-June-21-2019-640x360.jpg)
Integrating the Eurasian Union and China’s Belt and Road: A Bridge Too Far?
The 23rd St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, which convened on June 6–8, was, as every year, pronounced a huge success by the Russian authorities. Certainly, the 19,000 participants from 145 countries and the 3.1 trillion rubles’ ($49 billion) worth of contracts announced marked new records... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Anaklia-Port-works-EDM-June-18-2019-640x337.jpg)
Georgia’s Anaklia Deep-Water Port Faces a New Challenge
Recent developments around the construction of a new deep-water port in Anaklia, on Georgia’s Black Sea coast, have reinforced skepticism that the “project of the century” (as it has come to be known domestically) will ever be able to attract sufficient foreign investment and become... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Georgia-cargo-train-EDM-June-10-2019-640x427.jpg)
A China-Europe Rail Link Circumventing Russia Could Have Major Geopolitical Consequences
To buttress the country’s flagging economy, Moscow has counted on the Russian Federation being the primary transit route for Chinese goods being shipped to Europe. However, Beijing’s commitment to becoming the dominant player on the Northern Sea Route (The Barents Observer, June 7) as well... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/Anaklia-Deep-Sea-Port-groundbreaking-ceremony-December-2017-EDM-May-20-2019-640x480.jpg)
Russia Tries to Bog Down the Anaklia Deep Sea Port Project
On May 6, Turkish, Azerbaijani and Russian representatives met in Ankara and issued a joint memorandum on significantly transforming the Baku–Tbilisi–Kars (BTK) railway project. The Georgian leadership made clear that it was dissatisfied with the trilateral proposal, which was signed without Tbilisi’s consent (see EDM,... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Ilhan-Aliyev-and-Xi-Jinping-EDM-April-30-2019-640x426.jpg)
Azerbaijan Eyes More Cooperation With China Within Belt and Road Initiative
On April 24, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev arrived in China to attend the second Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation (Report.az, April 24). This was Aliyev’s second official visit to the world’s most populous country, since 2015. In light of growing Chinese involvement in... MORE
![](/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Russian-subs-moving-through-Turkish-Straits-EDM-April-23-2019-640x410.jpg)
Moscow Wants to Have It Both Ways on Montreux Convention
Moscow wants to have it both ways on the Montreux Convention, which governs naval passage through the Turkish Straits (the Bosporus and the Dardanelles), casting itself as a supporter of this agreement when it works to its advantage but at the same time ignoring and... MORE