Will Georgia be accepted in EU?
On May 10, Georgian Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili formally handed over a seven-volume tome to the European Union’s ambassador in Tbilisi, Carl Hartzell
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Azerbaijani heritage in Armenia's capital annihilated in unforeseen cultural genocide
Cultural genocide against the Azerbaijani heritage in Yerevan throughout the 20th century
How Iran gets oil to Venezuela
The widening energy cooperation between the nations is helping cash-scrapped Venezuela obtain supplies to convert its extraheavy oil and boost exports. A Venezuela-owned tanker in March sailed to a remote spot in the Indian …
Will Turkey overcome housing crisis?
This week, Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan introduced new measures aimed at stimulating the purchase of real estate by offering low interest rates
Does Erdogan close NATO doors for Sweden and Finland?
Turkey doesn’t favor Sweden and Finland joining NATO, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in Istanbul on Friday, potentially dashing the two countries’ hopes of a quick accession to the military alliance
Defeated Armenia arms population
Armenia’s ruling party is seeking to significantly loosen the rules for civilians to obtain guns, proposing new legislation that they say will help the country better defend itself in the wake of the 2020 military defeat to Azerbaijan
World runs out of energy capacity at all levels, Saudi energy minister warns
Persistently low investment in conventional energy sources risks leaving the world running out of spare production capacity for crude oil, refined products, and natural gas
World becomes more dangerous place: Japan doubles its defence budget
Japan is proposing to double its defence budget to around £86 billion, or 2% of its GDP
South Caucasus may become Eurasia's main transit corridor
The Ukrainian crisis has delivered a second major shock to the global economy after the coronavirus pandemic
What’s in Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Referendum?
On June 5, Kazakhs will vote on a package of reforms intended to transform the country from a super-presidential system to a “presidential system with a strong parliament”
Rising dollar puts Asian Central Banks on defence
The dollar’s relentless advance to a two-year high is roiling Asian currencies and pushing policymakers into action to curb losses
Four processes of relations normalization in Middle East
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan visited Saudi Arabia at the invitation of King Salman in the final days of Ramadan, starting a new chapter in bilateral relations. It was clear that Ankara and Riyadh needed to hold talks on many …
What options for replacing Russian gas are Europe's priorities
From April 1, Russia began to accept payments for gas from unfriendly countries in rubles in order to get away from settlements in dollars and euros. Refusal from operations in Russian currency in the Russian Federation is regarded as a …
Kazakhstan's choice: integration into EAEU common energy market or building unified energy system of Central Asia
Kazakhstan’s government has set an ambitious goal of reaching net-zero emission by 2060, planning to gradually reduce its reliance on coal, which is the main source currently for electricity generation
OPEC splits US legislators
A U.S. Senate committee passed a bill yesterday that could expose the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries and partners to lawsuits for collusion on boosting crude oil prices
US natural gas prices surge as Europe turns away from Russian energy
Benchmark more than doubles from past decade’s average as exports grow and producers hold back
China’s ‘innovation machine’: how it works, how it’s changing
Right now, this system is undergoing changes which may have profound implications for the global economic and political order
Why Armenian currency rises
The dram has gained about 15 percent against the dollar in recent weeks, bolstered by an influx of Russians to Armenia and a move to buy gas in rubles rather than dollars
The fossil fuel companies profiting from Europe’s oil trade with Russia
As the European Union prepares a full-scale embargo on Russian oil imports, EURACTIV …
Iran intends to contest with Russia and China in Central Asia
In recent years, China has propelled itself to the position of Central Asia’s leading external partner — in the process, investing previously unthinkable sums of money in the region and expanding its political and economic influence
