Eurasia / Opinion
New initiative launched to redirect Gulf energy flows away from Strait toward Mediterranean
Syria envisioned as key cog in new energy distribution network.
Armenia accelerates trade shift toward EU after Russian pre-election pressure
Relations between Yerevan and Moscow remain strained, following a pattern seen in Moldova, where Russian trade restrictions and political pressure ultimately helped push exports toward the EU.
Russia goes on the offensive against Armenian PM Pashinyan
Ahead of Armenia’s June 7 parliamentary election, Russia is carrying out a full-scale pressure campaign against Nikol Pashinyan’s government.
TCHAKAROV: Armenia after an opposition victory — Georgia 2.0?
An opposition win would not be an economic, political or geopolitical disaster.
Energy, transit and geopolitics reshape ties between EU and Azerbaijan
The European Union and Azerbaijan are rebuilding relations after years of strain, says a Carnegie Politika analysis.
COMMENT: What to expect from the fifth Tashkent International Investment Forum
The fifth Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF) will take place on June 16–18, 2026 just as the government floated the Uzbekistan National Investment Fund (UzNIF) on the London Stock Exchange. The economy is booming and FDI is rising fast.
COMMENT: UzNIF’s IPO marks a milestone for Uzbekistan’s capital markets
The listing of the Uzbekistan National Investment Fund (UzNIF) on the London Stock Exchange marked a landmark development whose importance extends far beyond a single financial transaction. It signifies a new phase in Uzbekistan’s transformation.
Georgia’s drift from the West opens a strategic window for Armenia on Europe-Asia trade routes
South Caucasus' strategic value has risen since Russia's invasion of Ukraine, but Georgia's importance is in question as relations with the West deteriorate, says OSW report.
TCHAKAROV: Inside the seductive complexity of Armenia's election maths
At first glance, Armenia's upcoming elections may seem easy to dissect. They are anything but.
Why global population collapse will keep the wars coming
Demographers warned for decades that ageing, declining states grow more dangerous, not less. The wars now spreading from Eastern Europe to the Gulf to East Asia look increasingly like the opening engagements of a long contest over who outlasts whom.
Armenia’s pro-Russia opposition faces uphill battle despite frustration with Pashinyan
Armenia's fragmented, pro-Russia opposition appears ill-equipped to convert discontent with Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan into progress in the polls, says Carnegie Politika comment.
Orbán’s election defeat shakes illiberal allies in Southeast Europe
Implications for leaders across Southeast Europe who have aligned themselves with Viktor Orban's brand of illiberal governance.
Georgia's economic boom was built on temporary factors and is now fading, analysts warn
Georgia's headline GDP growth figures conceal a more troubling reality: the factors that drove the economy's expansion since 2022 were largely temporary and are already beginning to fade.
TCHAKAROV: Shockwaves from Tehran in the Caucasus and Central Asia
The spillover effects of recent developments in Iran have already begun to manifest themselves in ways that demand investor attention.
Why Russia’s targets in Emerging Europe are talking about the “Moldova playbook”
As critical elections approach in Hungary and Armenia this spring, the recent experience of Moldova is increasingly being brought up by politicians, analysts and election observers.
Kazakhstan no longer paying even lip service to democracy, say analysts
Commentaries amount to scathing response to new constitution. Country’s leader Tokayev now has an “even smoother conveyor belt for presidential diktats”, says one.
COMMENT: Georgia sees modest rebound in foreign investment as politics stabilise
FDI rose in 2025, signaling a tentative recovery in investor confidence following a period of domestic political uncertainty, according to a report from GlobalSource Partners.
COMMENT: War in Iran sends shockwaves across Armenia and Azerbaijan
Armenia and Azerbaijan facing growing economic, political and security risks, according to a report published by Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.