The situation after the NATO troops left Afghanistan continues to worry not only Kabul, but also neighbouring and regional states. While the conflicts in the north of the country caused the closure of some representative offices in Afghanistan, Tajikistan is working on strengthening its southern border with Afghanistan.
The analysts of the Eurasian Development Bank have published a report on the prospects and potential implications of Uzbekistan’s integration into the Eurasian Economic Union.
For more than a hundred years the relation of the East Slavs has been the subject of heated public debate. From the past it was believed that Russians, Ukrainians and Belarusians are the three branches of the single nation formed in ancient Russia. Today, however, the opposite point of view is spreading. According to these views, the peoples mentioned are different nations located on different sides of the geopolitical rift between Europe and Asia. Even today, we see that the discussions on this issue have moved from the level of citizens to the level of heads of state.