SCO 2019 Summit: Controversial Stability
Annual Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) summit held from 13-14 June 2019 in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. It was the 19th summit of the Eurasian major institution since its establishment and the 2nd meeting in an enlarged Council of heads of state. This also was the first trip abroad of Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev after his […]
China Meets New Hongxit?
Hong Kong’s accession to mainland China in 1997 was a great achievement for Chinese diplomacy and Deng Xiaoping personally. The former British colony joined Beijing; the world recognized Hong Kong as part of China. However, China established a Special Administrative Region (SAR) status for Hong Kong and retained extended autonomy […]
Eurasia Outlook 2018: Economic, Social and Political Perspectives in Eurasia
Since 2015, the Eurasian Research Institute (ERI) has been issuing weekly e-bulletins that contain analytical articles on a wide range of topics related to political, economic and social developments in the Eurasian space, as well as the news block that covers recent activities in the region. As demonstrated by the […]
Евразийский обзор 2018: экономические, социальные и политические перспективы Евразии
С 2015 года Евразийский научно-исследовательский институт (ЕИИ) выпускает еженедельные электронные бюллетени, которые содержат аналитические статьи по широкому кругу тем, связанных с политическими, экономическими и социальными изменениями на евразийском пространстве, а также новостной блок, который освещает последние события в регионе. Как свидетельствуют положи тельные отзывы, которые мы продолжа ем получать от […]
Current Status of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea
Since the signing of the Convention on the Legal Status of the Caspian Sea during the Fifth Summit of the Caspian Littoral States held in Aktau on August 12, 2018, a number of important steps and measures have been taken to further develop cooperation in the Caspian Sea. As of […]
Asya Avrupa No: 41
Kıymetli Okuyucularımız, Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Uluslararası Türk-Kazak Üniversitesi’ne bağlı Avrasya Araştırma Enstitüsü camiası adına sizleri saygıyla selamlıyorum. Enstitümüz tarafından aylık olarak çıkarılmakta olan Asya Avrupa’nın 41. sayısını, Kazakistan’ın yakın gelecekte bölge ekonomisinde çok daha merkezî bir rol alacağının bilincinde olarak, bu ülkedeki yatırım olanaklarının tanıtılmasına ayırıyoruz. Avrasya’nın kalbindeki bu büyük […]
Kyrgyzstan’s Regional Politics under Jeenbekov
In the past two years, regional cooperation in Central Asia has been undergoing significant changes due to the transformation of the political establishment in some of the regional countries. Kyrgyzstan, with its special place in the region, the so-called “democratic island” of Central Asia, has also influenced this trend. Therefore, […]
Mediterranean Migrant Crisis: Impact of Irregular Refugee Deals
On March 15, 2019, the civil war in Syria which started after Syrian armed forces used brutal force to crack down on protesters demanding the resignation of President Bashar al-Assad entered its ninth year. The escalation of the conflict between the government and the opposition forces has turned the country […]
Geography of the Presidential Elections in Ukraine
Ukraine held two-round regular presidential election on 31 March and 21 April of 2019 in a two-round system as it is regulated by its constitution. As no candidate received an absolute majority of the vote in the first round, a second round was held between the incumbent president Petro Poroshenko […]
Moldova after Parliamentary Election
On 24 February of 2019, parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova were held. The previous parliamentary elections in the Republic of Moldova took place on 30 November 2014. According to the Constitution of the Republic of Moldova, parliamentary elections must be held within three months before the expiration of […]