More Work from Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center

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  Commentary

  Carnegie Politika

  Multiple Wars Are Ruining Central Asia’s Efforts to Diversify Its Trade Routes

  This year’s wars have made alternative routes to transit through Russia no less risky for Central Asian countries.

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    Galiya Ibragimova

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  Commentary

  Carnegie Politika

  The Afghanistan–Pakistan War Poses Awkward Questions for Russia

  Not only does the fighting jeopardize regional security, it undermines Russian attempts to promote alternatives to the Western-dominated world order.

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    Ruslan Suleymanov

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  Commentary

  Carnegie Politika

  Once Neutral on the Ukraine War, Arab States Increasingly Favor Moscow

  Disillusioned with the West over Gaza, Arab countries are not only trading more with Russia; they are also more willing to criticize Kyiv.  

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    Ruslan Suleymanov

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  Commentary

  Carnegie Politika

  Baku Proceeds With Caution as Ethnic Azeris Join Protests in Neighboring Iran

  Baku may allow radical nationalists to publicly discuss “reunification” with Azeri Iranians, but the president and key officials prefer not to comment publicly on the protests in Iran.

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    Bashir Kitachaev

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  Commentary

  Carnegie Politika

  What Russia Will—and Won’t—Do for Its Embattled Ally Iran

  It’s one thing to export Russian helicopters to Iran to fight the insurgency, and it’s easy to imagine Moscow becoming a haven for fleeing Iranian leaders. But it’s very difficult to imagine Russian troops defending the Iranian regime on the ground.

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    Nikita Smagin