Central Asia

Daily Memo: Kosovo Frictions, Australian LNG Supplies

Geopolitical Futures - August 1, 2022

Kosovo tensions. Kosovar Serbs blocked roads and set up barricades in protest of authorities’ decision to ban cars with Serbian licenses plates and documents from entering Kosovo beginning Aug. 1. Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic accused Kosovo of planning to attack, though the time he said the attack would begin has already come and gone. Kosovar […]

Daily Memo: Egypt Cancels Ukraine Wheat Deals

Geopolitical Futures - July 28, 2022

Canceled. Egypt has terminated contracts to purchase 240,000 metric tons of wheat from Ukraine, which it agreed to in December 2021. The wheat was...

Daily Memo: Europe’s Coal and Gas Supplies, Russia’s Car Imports

Geopolitical Futures - July 26, 2022

Energy for Europe. Kazakhstan has doubled coal exports to the European Union since the beginning of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. At the beginning of...

Daily Memo: Odesa Strike, Lavrov in Africa

Geopolitical Futures - July 25, 2022

Odesa strike. A day after the signing on Friday of an agreement to facilitate the export of grain from Ukraine, two Russian Kalibr missiles...

Daily Memo: Turkey Calls for US Withdrawal, ECB Raises Rates

Geopolitical Futures - July 21, 2022

Turkey in Syria. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again called on the U.S. to immediately pull out its troops from east of the Euphrates...

Daily Memo: France and the UAE Talk Energy, Russia Dodges Dollars

Geopolitical Futures - July 19, 2022

Energy cooperation. France and the United Arab Emirates signed a strategic agreement on cooperation energy during a visit to Paris by UAE President Sheikh...

Daily Memo: Europe Negotiates More Energy From Algeria and Azerbaijan

Geopolitical Futures - July 18, 2022

Algerian energy. Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi arrived in Algeria on Monday to negotiate deals to increase energy supplies to Italy, which counts Algeria...

Daily Memo: The EU’s Latest Russia Sanctions and Possible Gas Deal With Azerbaijan

Geopolitical Futures - July 15, 2022

More sanctions. The European Commission will adopt a seventh package of sanctions against Russia on Friday. It will impose restrictions on imports of Russian...

Daily Memo: Ukrainian Grain Deal Close, Italy’s Governing Coalition in Jeopardy

Geopolitical Futures - July 14, 2022

Grain exports. Turkey, Russia, Ukraine and the U.N. are nearing an agreement to resume Ukrainian grain exports that were blocked following Russia's invasion. Turkish...

Daily Memo: Turkey Hosts Grain Talks, Europe Tracks Weapons

Geopolitical Futures - July 13, 2022

Grain drain. Military delegations from Russia, Ukraine and Turkey, as well as United Nations representatives, are meeting Wednesday in Istanbul to discuss restoring Ukrainian...

Uzbekistan Struggles to Integrate Karakalpakstan

Geopolitical Futures - July 8, 2022

(click to enlarge) The Republic of Karakalpakstan, located in northwestern Uzbekistan, is a product of the peculiar boundary delimitations within the Soviet Union. It was...

Daily Memo: Canada Urged to Return Gas Pipeline Part, Gantz Meets With Abbas

Geopolitical Futures - July 8, 2022

Turbine trouble. Canada has reportedly signaled it will return a turbine needed for the maintenance of the Nord Stream 1 gas pipeline, which delivers...

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