Bilateral contacts between Germany and the nations of Central Asia have intensified considerably since the Russian invasion of Ukraine, but many challenges remain. buff.ly/4bzShRJ

Today at Lossi, @timonostermeier's take on last week's summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Astana 🇰🇿, which saw the accession of Belarus 🇧🇾 to this Beijing- and Moscow-led forum. lossi36.com/2024/07/11/the…

Are we in Cold War II? Niall Ferguson, Barry Buzan, and others think so. #NATOSummit looks like that, too. The SCO and BRICS are China's and Russia's pet institutions in this "new Cold War", I argue in my latest for Lossi 👇 lossi36.com/2024/07/11/the…

Germany's chancellor Olaf Scholz visited Central Asia. There, he met five assertive presidents but missed an opportunity to display a strategic outlook. thediplomat.com/2024/09/centra… #centralasia #germany #globalgateway #russia #ukraine #afghanistan #kazakhstan #uzbekistan

Trying to bring to life a regional partnership in Central Asia, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan was motivated by geopolitics and migration – and the Taliban. buff.ly/3XyN3A7

This week at Lossi 36, Timon Ostermeier analyses Central Asia’s hydropower developments, highlighting Tajikistan’s Rogun Dam and the strategic involvement of the EU, China, and Saudi Arabia in the region’s renewable energy sector. lossi36.com/2025/02/20/big…

The European Commission presented its long-awaited Defence White Paper in March, along with several initiatives to rearm 🇪🇺and a strategy to increase civil-military preparedness. Read our analysis here: 👇 europe.hss.de/en/news/detail…

Calls for leadership in Europe are growing stronger, with “coalition of the willing” emerging as the buzzword of recent months. Can France, Germany and Poland take on this leadership role? shorturl.at/N5eSC

🌍 The EU’s enlargement in the Western Balkans faces major challenges — from internal reforms to external pressure by Russia & China. Can Brussels move forward with its merit-based approaches to secure a stable, united Europe? 🧩➡️ tinyurl.com/mrxbf4te #EUenlargement