Eurasia News

  I n the contemporary era, energy has become one of the primary drivers shaping international politics and power relations among nations. The Eurasian region, with its vast reserves of natural gas in Central Asia and Europe's growing demand for secure energy supplies, has transformed into a significant geopolitical battleground. As numerous authors have already stated in their writings on the topic for the International Institute IFIMES, energy transit projects such as pipelines hold a central strategic position. Among these, the Trans-Caspian Pipeline project stands out as a strategic initiative aiming to meet this demand and create a new route for transferring energy from Turkmenistan to Europe.   Background: The Trans-Caspian Pipeline T he Trans-Caspian Pipeline is – as the numerous IFIMES authors have earlier noted, and professor Anis H. Bajrektarevic elaborated in his 2020 book ‘Caspian’ – a proposed project designed to transport natural gas from Turkmenistan, across the...

  T he NATO Parliamentary Assembly , a transatlantic forum bringing together 269 parliamentarians from the Alliance’s 32 member states, held a NATO Conference in Dayton from 23 to 26 May 2025 to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the signing of the Dayton Peace Agreement , which brought an end to the 1992–1995 war in Bosnia and Herzegovina .   Landau – the star of the Dayton gathering T he thirtieth anniversary of the Dayton Peace Agreement [ 2 ] was marked by a series of thematic panels and other events. For the first time since 2003, the NATO Parliamentary Assembly took place in the United States. Key topics included Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the situation in the Middle East , the future of the NATO Alliance, and the political situation in Bosnia and Herzegovina . The Dayton Dialogue, focusing on peace and security in the Balkans , was the central panel of the event.  The address delivered by US Deputy Secretary of State  Christopher Landau  drew ...