SCO & BRICS latest news and insights
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Chinese Premier Li Qiang has arrived in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, to attend the 22nd meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) member states from 24 to 27 October. Founded in 2001, the SCO currently has nine members: China, Kazakh...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The Chinese Premier Li Qiang embarks on a four-day visit to Kyrgyzstan on Tuesday. He will attend the 22nd Meeting of the Council of Heads of Government of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) Member States in Bishkek and pay an official visit to the Kyrgyz Republic from O...
By Rhod Mackenzie
Russian President Vladimir Putin stated on Wednesday, 25th October that the relationship between Russia and Kazakhstan is currently of great importance. Mr Putin conveyed his message through a congratulatory telegram sent to the President of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, on...
History – complete with poetic justice overtones – presented us this week with the ultimate, glaring contrast between the geopolitics of the past, enacted in an incendiary corner of southwest Asia, and the geopolitics of the future, enacted in East Asia’s Beijing, one of the capitals of emerging mul...
By Rhod Mackenzie
The US's desperate attempts to isolate Russia and China through its intimidation,threats and sanctions have not provided Washington with the results they have craved.The rapid expansion of BRICS to 11 countries at their recent summit threatens to turn the political West into a g...
By Rashid Alimov.
The countries of Central Asia, as independent parties engaged in international relations, do not want the region to become an arena of multilateral competition in the spirit of the “Great Game”. They have other long-term interests: strengthening the neighbourhood as well as bui...
