Analytics | Asia

The country still gravitates towards Russian energy sources, particularly gas, due to the complexity of quickly restructuring its energy balance. The problem lies in settling the balance between Japan's obligations to the G7 (sanctions against Russia) and its own national interests in energy security...

Today, the escalation of global conflicts has further complicated the situation. Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine has united Moscow and Pyongyang around common interests, creating new challenges for regional stability...

The Alaska summit reflects Washington's attempt to rebuild the global balance of power: to pull Russia away from China, which is the main rival of the US, and to focus all resources on it.

The South Caucasus has recently been given a real chance to achieve lasting peace. On 8 August, in Washington, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan, with the mediation of US President Donald Trump, signed a declaration outlining the contours of future peace in the region...

On 19 June 2025, another meeting of the Committee of Secretaries of the Security Councils of the Collective Security Treaty Organisation (CSTO) was held in Cholpon-Ata, Kyrgyzstan...