Russia

A pair of Russian lawmakers last month said Kazakhstan’s territory was a “gift” from Russia, resurrecting an old offensive tune.

Closer ties between Moscow and Beijing are worth more as a threat than a reality.

India and Russia cancelled their annual summit for the first time in two decades. Is China the reason why?

This is the third Russian ASAT test this year.

Mamytov, Kyrgyzstan's second acting president since October, is a close ally of Sadyr Japarov, who hopes to win election to the real presidency on January 10.

The Russian presence in Central Asia, predicated on the threats from Afghanistan, stymies the political and economic development of the region.

The Russian Navy claims that it expelled USS John S. McCain from Peter the Great Bay.

Even a joint effort from China and Russia won’t be enough to shield them from U.S. economic influence.

The group has always been diverse in terms of economic, political, and security interests. Is it anything more than an ineffective talkshop?

Another diplomatic win for Russian bilateralism or a missed opportunity for one of Moscow’s regional multilateral institutions -- the Collective Security Treaty Organization?

A pair of November 1 charter flights from Moscow to Dushanbe were cancelled.