Drug Trafficking in Tajikistan: A Very Deep but not Incurable Evil
For many years, Tajikistan has been gravely affected by drug trafficking. At least 15-20 tons of opium and between 75 and 80 metric...
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Russians eavesdropped on secret conversations between German general’s German chancellor promises “meticulous investigation”
Berlin/Singapore (1/3 – 38.46). Russian propagandists have published a recording of a "conversation between four senior German officers". In it,...
German army chief wants more money for equipment.
Berlin (2/3 – 62.50). Lt. Gen. Alfons Mais says the €100 billion committed by the government last year is insufficient....
Can Kyrgyzstan And Tajikistan Consign Their Deadly Border Conflicts To The Past?
On the first anniversary of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan’s deadliest border war, marked in September, irascible Kyrgyz national-security chief Kamchybek Tashiev...
Can Ukraine Still Win?
As Congress continues to delay aid and Volodymyr Zelensky replaces his top commander, military experts debate the possible outcomes. Long...
Russian Diplomat Says Libya is Practically Divided and the West Wants It a War Zone
A Russian diplomat, Director of the International Organizations Department at the Russian Foreign Ministry, Pyotr Ilyichev, said that Libya has...
Russia’s Plans for Libya Could Shift Regional Power Balance
As Moscow tightens its grip on the eastern regions of Libya, it has triggered new geopolitical tremors within the wider...
What Wagner’s Post-Prigozhin Future Looks Like on the Ground in the Central African Republic
On his final trip to the Central African Republic (CAR) last month, the former Wagner boss Yevgeny Prigozhin visited la Maison Russe, or the Russian House,...
Algeria and Russia Are Uniting to Divide West Africa
The July 26 coup in Niger retains the potential for inciting both a continental African and international crisis. As a result of...
Russia Targets Environmentalists
Frankfurt, Brussels (4/8 – 30) As the political crackdown on any form of opposition in Russia continues almost a year...
