Central Asia

West tests the ties between Russia and Kyrgyzstan

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Kyrgyzstan has successfully lived through the spring, which promised to be very heated. Actively supported and directed by the west,…

The US Tactics of Withdrawal and its Regional Implications

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Keeping in mind the critical objectives the US wanted to achieve through politico-military domination of Afghanistan----which crucially included control over…

How the West will oppose increased Russian influence in Central Asia

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After witnessing unfortunate events in the Crimea and not having been able to realize its ambitions in Ukraine, the USA…

Kazakhstan’s oil may be moving through Azerbaijan on the way to the global markets

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Kazakhstan’s president has examined the idea and a minister has announced possible changes to the country’s energy policies. This, of…

The Corporate Colonization of Afghanistan

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A recent TIME Magazine article featured the "US NGO" Roots for Peace, which it portrayed as a victim of a regrouping Taliban…

Gazprom grows with acquisition of KyrgyzGaz

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It took three years of negotiations and one dollar for Kyrgyzstan and Russia to finalise the sale of Kyrgyz gas…

Afghan Elections & the Myth of Progress

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Elections held this week in Afghanistan, while highly publicized as a showpiece in NATO's lengthy intervention, will most likely not…

From Domination to Negotiations: The US Misadventures in Afghanistan

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The assumption and the sustainment of the ‘super power’ role by any all means possible has been the most defining feature of the…

The ‘War on Terror’, War Crimes and Violence in Afghanistan

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The US led ‘war on terror’ against the so-called ‘global terrorists’, who are simply projected as a vital threat to…

US exit strategy in Afghanistan shadows 1989 Soviet withdrawal

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On the twenty fifth anniversary of the Soviet withdrawal from Afghanistan, the Taliban have likened the success of the holy…

Saudi Arabia – USA – Kyrgyzstan and Wahhabism

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International terrorism and extremism are exported particularly actively in this era of globalization. Almost all countries, where there is a…

The Myth of ‘Peace and Development’ in Afghanistan

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A central element of the US’ Counter-Insurgency Strategy (COIN) against Taliban in Afghanistan was economic development and rehabilitation of the…

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