‘Big Beautiful Belt’ of US-Aligned States Takes Form Across Eurasia
February 18th, 2026
Via Nikkei Asia, a look at the growing number of middle powers seeking closer ties to Trump: A belt of U.S.-aligned states is taking shape across Eurasia, and President Donald Trump will bring many of its members to Washington on Thursday for the inaugural meeting of the Board of Peace. A bulk of the board’s […]
Read more »Azerbaijan: A Strategic Addition to the C5
November 21st, 2025
Via The Frontier Post, a report on Azerbaijan: At a meeting in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, last Sunday, the leaders of the five Central Asian states — Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan — made an important decision that could have geopolitical ramifications for Eurasia. At the Seventh Consultative Meeting of the Heads of State of Central […]
Read more »Saudi Arabia Signs Major Green Energy Pact With Central Asian Nations
November 16th, 2024
Via Arab News, a report on Saudi Arabia’s new major green energy pact with Central Asian nations: Saudi Arabia has signed a joint executive program with Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, and Kazakhstan to strengthen collaboration on renewable energy development and transmission. The deal was signed on the sidelines of the 29th UN Climate Summit in Baku by […]
Read more »Serbia Secures Winter Gas Supply and Expands Green Energy Cooperation with Azerbaijan
September 27th, 2024
Via CE Energy News, an article on Serbia’s growing energy cooperation with Azerbaijan: Serbia’s Minister of Mining and Energy, Dubravka ?edovi? Handanovi?, announced that the country will have secure access to about one million cubic metres of gas from Azerbaijan this winter, enhancing Serbia’s energy security. After a bilateral meeting with Azerbaijan’s Minister of Energy, Parviz Shahbazov, […]
Read more »Azerbaijan’s Middle Corridor Initiative: Pivot For Energy Connectivity
September 2nd, 2024
Via Eurasia Review, a report on Azerbaijan’s Middle Corridor initiative: Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (Middle Corridor) On August 30, Azerbaijan’s Minister of Finance Samir Sharifov participated in a panel discussion titled “Middle Corridor: Reshaping the Euro-Asia Connectivity,” as part of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) annual meetings in Tbilisi, Georgia. This indeed highlights a significant […]
Read more »Azerbaijan: The Petrostate Hosting This Year’s Global Climate Negotiations
August 5th, 2024
Via The New York Times, a look at Azerbaijan where the causes and effects of climate change are on vivid display and the painful trade-offs needed to fight it are acutely felt: In a few short months, diplomats from nearly all the world’s countries will descend on Azerbaijan, a small petrostate on the Caspian Sea, […]
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