Russian invasion of Ukraine

China and Russia's growing military-technical cooperation aims to preserve strategic stability, but it could have the opposite effect.

Sanctions enforcement continues to rely on static lists of named entities and accounts when evasion networks are built to morph and reroute at every point of friction.

While many Central Asian migrants have been coerced or pressured into fighting for Russia in Ukraine, a number of Kazakh citizens have taken up arms voluntarily.

The difficulties facing the China-Russia-Europe rail link only underscore China’s failure to invest in the obvious alternative: the Middle Corridor.

Despite international pressure, Beijing-Moscow security ties have strengthened since 2022 – but pointedly in areas away from the Eastern European theater.

Four people were detained in Osh on April 19 in connection with a case of mercenary recruitment.

Zelenskyy claims that Kyiv has information on at least 155 Chinese citizens fighting with the Russian forces in eastern Ukraine.

A Russian contact offered the man up to $1,000 to recruit his passengers into traveling to Russia to work in the conflict zone. 

Southeast Asia is an especially appealing strategic frontier in Moscow’s dream of a multipolar world. But the reality of Russian engagement in the region is complicated.

Whatever the U.S. intentions, the outcome of the Russia-U.S. dialogue would be beneficial for China.

Moscow doled out permanent entry bans on Foreign Minister Iwaya Takeshi and eight other top officials and business leaders in retaliation for Japanese sanctions on Russia for its invasion of Ukraine.

The U.S. was a notable flip-flop, for the first time siding with Russia in voting against such a resolution. Were there any notable changes in Asia-Pacific voting?