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March's Top News:
- Xi Jinping... From Russia With Love:
Xi Jinping visit to Russia was highly symbolic, as is the case with first foreign visits (See: NTS). Energy was at the forefront of the visit with two different outcomes for the oil and gas talks. The other issue was geopolitics as the visit signalled that the world is changing by shifting West to East (See: Reuters). Xi argued that its "time to ...
... Russia or China. Further, it is clear to me that China is a growing influence in the region. But Russia does not necessarily see China as a competitor as they both have many shared interests: energy being one of them as both need energy and access to Central Asian energy. The other being the issue of security, vis-à-vis potential for Islamic terrorism and the drug trade; both countries suffer from this as Russia has the Caucasus region whereas China has the Western Xinjiang province with its separatist movements....
During the process of preparing and researching for my dissertation «The Role of Eastern Energy Strategy in the Russian Foreign Policy: Opportunities and Threats» at the HSE, I was introduced to this insightful publication «Energy Outlook Until 2035». Today I wish to share its findings and conclusions with anyone who is ...
... trading power to the neighbouring states to make up the winter deficit.
Asian Development Bank
Islamic Development Bank,
World Bank
Regional Energy Security, Efficiency and Trade (RESET) Program, Central Asia
US Agency for International Development
Central Asia Energy-Water Development Program (CAEWDP)
World Bank
Increasing the effectiveness of the existing inter-state mechanisms, basin management authorities, promoting cooperation resting on the rules of the international law
Developing a Geographical Information ...
