• Balance of power shifts and energy interests in Central Asia? 

      Piet, Rémi B. ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2015 , Book chapter)
      The energy-rich Central Asian states of Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan represent a natural object of desire for the geopolitical interests of their ambitious neighbours. Whether perceived as an important component ...
    • Diversifying relationships: Russian policy toward GCC 

      Issaev, Leonid; Kozhanov, Nikolay ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2021 , Article)
      The interaction between Russia and Gulf countries represents the story of ups and downs, severe conflicts and sharp warmings that can largely be explained by the permanently changing role and place of each of these players ...
    • Not Just hydrocarbons: Japan's multifaceted foreign policy approaches towards the GCC states 

      Matsuda, Kazuto; Kozhanov, Nikolay ( Palgrave Macmillan , 2023 , Article)
      This paper argues that in spite of the prevailing belief that the relations between Japan and the GCC states are primarily driven by the hydrocarbon trade, the Japanese authorities' efforts to strengthen their ties with ...