On October 6, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF, India), and Institute for Political and International Studies (IPIS, Iran) held a joint roundtable “Developments in Afghanistan and their regional implications: Russian, Indian and Iranian Perspectives”
On October 6, 2021, Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC), Vivekananda International Foundation (VIF, India),...
... in turn can be leveraged to improve its negotiating potential with those aforementioned two regions of Eurasia. The first part of the article series elaborated on the geostrategic situation in North Africa, the Levant, the Gulf, the South Caucasus, Iran, Central Asia, and South Asia, while the present piece is more focused on Russia’s opportunities in these regions and narrative engagement with them. Although they can be read separately, it is recommended that they are reviewed together in order to obtain a better understanding of everything.
Andrew Korybko:
The Geostrategic ...
... overarching trend to pay attention to is the growing coordination between Turkey, Azerbaijan, China, Pakistan and even Iran in this region. Led by the Chinese connectivity infrastructure and aided by Turkish soft power, it might end up being the case that Russia “loses” Central Asia without even realizing it, especially if the Chinese-Iranian strategic partnership makes the Islamic Republic a more prominent regional player through improved connectivity, while Pakistan’s enormous economic potential is tapped through N-CPEC+.
One possible solution is to aid India’s entry into the ...
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Conference "Development of Strategic
Partnership between Russia and Iran"
organized by RIAC, the Center for Energy and
Security and Institute of Iran Eurasian Studies
The potential for cooperation between Russia and Iran in Central Asia, both on a bilateral basis and within the SCO, is impressive enough. The elements of competition do not undermine the good reasons for mutually beneficial collaboration, but rather highlight the issues that require further joint consideration....