Articles related to Russia/China
Winning In Aleppo? At What Cost?
Winning In Aleppo? At What Cost? Russian aggression in Syria requires fresh thinking from those opposed to an Assad future Sam Eastoe Despite being the largest city in a violently ruptured Syria, Aleppo escaped the onset of the Syrian Civil War by approximately 16 months, until rebel fighters swarmed into the city in July 2012. […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/10/winning-in-aleppo-at-what-cost/
Eurasian Integration: We’re Missing the Point
By Sophie Henderson For the last month or so, Brexit has monopolized much of the region’s and world’s political interest. As the European integration project is thrown into question, European nations may turn to increasingly insular policies and internally-focused media. Yet, relatively unnoticed by Western Media, there has been a steady integration of Asian political, […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/08/eurasian-integration-were-missing-the-point/
Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and the Dam
Tajikistan and Uzbekistan have never been the coziest of neighbours, but Tajikistan’s President Emomali Rahmon’s ongoing energy-vanity project has pushed tensions to the edge of war. The Rogun Dam is Rahmon’s 3600 MW dream and, if ever completed, will be the world’s tallest dam, at 335 meters. The scale of the project alone raises financial, environmental […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/07/tajikistan-uzbekistan-and-the-dam/
Caucasus in Conflict, Pt. II
Due to the recent events surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh, IISA has contacted experts from Armenia as well as Azerbaijan for strategic comments. Unlike in standard Western media this is a constantly recurring topic in the Caucasus, and heavily discussed on social media. N.b. The views presented do not necessarily reflect those of IISA. In Part II we […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/blog/2016/04/caucasus-in-conflict-pt-ii/
Caucasus in Conflict, Pt. I
Due to the recent events surrounding Nagorno-Karabakh IISA, has contacted experts from Armenia as well as Azerbaijan for strategic comments. Unlike in standard Western media this is a constantly recurring topic in the Caucasus, and heavily discussed on social media. N.b. The views presented do not necessarily reflect those of IISA. Today in Part I […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/featured/2016/04/caucasus-in-conflict-pt-i/
China’s Evolving Middle Eastern Policy
[pullquote align=center] It is well known that China has emerged over the last few decades as a world power. China’s relations with other regions of the world has gained precedence. This blog post will examine China’s growing relations with the Middle East. [/pullquote] China’s Middle East policy can be described as being both realistic but […]
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Link https://iisa.org.uk/blog/2016/02/chinas-evolving-middle-eastern-policy/
