Russia

Simply put, the future is Asian, and Europe would be wise to ensure it protects Asian democracies from the threatening autocracy in their neighborhood: China.

Instead of lecturing India, the West should take India’s interests seriously and make better offers to New Delhi than Moscow does.

Putin is expected to move funds through smaller banks, lean on energy sales, deal in cryptocurrency, and rely on Russia's relationship with China.

Pressure that both sides face from the United States and the West gives their partnership new depth.

In the mindscape of the U.S. strategic community, China now enjoys the position which the Soviet Union had during the Cold War. Moscow is keen to disrupt that emerging bipolar order.

Contradictions in the India-Russia relationship, rooted in China and the Quad, will be difficult to overcome in the long term.

Accession to the Eurasian Economic Union provided some relief to Kyrgyz migrant workers, but difficulties remain. 

Russia had worked for years to establish contacts with the Taliban, even though it designated the group a terror organization in 2003.

Administrative punishments against Central Asian labor migrants and COVID-19 restrictions reveal the vulnerabilities of Russia’s labor market.

In the face of isolation from the West, Russia feels that it has no choice but buttress this strategic partnership with China.

Growing geopolitical rivalries will continue to drive the development of hypersonic and other lethal weapons systems.

A dangerous incident has repercussions in Asian waters.