However, some central Asian countries have been able to reduce their dependence on Russia over the past decade or so. China ...

COLUMN. Regardless of the Trump administration's talks on a possible ceasefire succeed, the Black Sea peninsula, annexed by ...

Moscow failed to capture the Donetsk town of Pokrovsk, which has seen much of the heaviest fighting of the war since mid-2024.

In the shifting landscape of Eurasian geopolitics, where historical rivalries and new strategic equations often collide, a ...

At the northern end of the Black Sea, Crimea sits at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, having been at various times in its ...

As prospects for Türkiye’s live music industry grow, IQ checks in with some of those at the sharp end of the business ...

Ukraine’s mineral resources are concentrated in two geologic provinces. The larger of these, known as the Ukrainian Shield, is a wide belt running through the center of the country, from the northwest ...

according to forecasts of the Bank of Russia, will increase by 1-2% in 2025, by 0.5–1.5% in 2026, and by 1.5–2.5% in 2027. This is reported in the medium-term forecast of the Central Bank. The growth ...