Founded in 1984, The Jamestown Foundation is an independent, non-partisan research institution dedicated to providing timely information concerning critical political and strategic developments in China, Russia, Eurasia and the world of terrorism. Jamestown produces three periodic publications: Eurasia Daily Monitor, Terrorism Monitor and China Brief. Jamestown research and analysis is available to the public free of charge via Jamestown’s website, www.jamestown.org.
Via the Jamestown Foundation When Moscow announced plans in 2000 for the creation of a north-south trade corridor, its initial goal was to bypass the…
Via the Jamestown Foundation In May 2018, the World Bank opened bidding to “all eligible firms from any country” on a $72.6 million submarine fiber-optic…
Via the Jamestown Foundation On June 23, Kazakhstan, Azerbaijan and Georgia established a joint logistics company to improve cargo transportation between Central Asia and the…
By the Jamestown Foundation In December of last year, China’s central government lifted its stringent “zero-COVID” restrictions, signaling to the public it shifted its principal…
Via the Jamestown Foundation On June 20, after meeting with Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev in Astana, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier announced Germany’s recent endorsement…
Via the Jamestown Foundation Russia, more than any other advanced country, has long depended on its rivers and canals to move people and cargo…
Via the Jamestown Foundation During a regional conference held in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, in May 2023, President Serdar Berdimuhamedov underscored the paramount importance of the Lapis Lazuli…
Via the Jamestown Foundation Russia is searching for new long-term partnerships in outer space instead of relying on cooperation with the United States, Europe,…
Via the Jamestown Foundation From June 27 to 29, the second round of the United States–mediated negotiations between the foreign ministers of Armenia and Azerbaijan…
By Pavel Luzin via the Jamestown FoundationRussia’s military industry continues to bolster efforts to increase arms production in the face of strangling Western sanctions. The results…
via Jamestown FoundationOn May 8, Uzbekistani President Shavkat Mirziyoyev announced snap presidential elections, which are now set to take place on July 9—more than three…
Via the Jamestown FoundationChinese President Xi Jinping has promulgated a new law on foreign affairs to legitimize tough measures that Beijing is taking against the…
Via the Jamestown FoundationYevgeny Prigozhin and his Wagner Group’s aborted munity in Russia has demonstrated the weakness of the Kremlin in controlling the situation inside the…
via the Jamestown Foundation “Azerbaijan has proven to be a reliable partner of NATO [North Atlantic Treaty Organization],” declared President Ilham Aliyev in December 2021…
Via Jamestown.orgIn April 2023, the first trilateral political consultation between the deputy foreign ministers of Iran, India and Armenia was held in Yerevan (Shargh Daily,…
Via the Jamestown Foundation In May 2023, United States National Security Council spokesman John Kirby announced that Russia is looking to purchase additional Iranian drones…
Via the Jamestown FoundationOn May 25, the Council of the European Union ultimately renewed the temporary agreement for the bloc’s trade liberalization with Ukraine for…
Via the Jamestown FoundationTurkmenistan and Tajikistan plan to collaborate on creating a new transport corridor that will allow both countries to access Europe via the…
via the Jamestown FoundationTensions in the Balkans are escalating again as Serbian security forces have allegedly kidnapped three Kosovo police officers inside the territory of…
Via the Jamestown FoundationOn June 5, Georgia announced plans to build a second civilian airport near Tbilisi. During a recent government meeting, Prime Minister Irakli Garibashvili…