<p>Eurasia is the world&rsquo;s most expansive region. It connects the East to the West, forming a land bridge that borders Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and South Asia. Forming the borders of this massive tract of land are the Northern European Plain, the Carpathian Mountains, the Southern Caucasus Mountains, the Tien Shan Mountains and Siberia. At the heart of Eurasia is Russia, a country that throughout history has tried, to varying degrees of success, to extend its influence to Eurasia&rsquo;s farthest reaches &mdash; a strategy meant to insulate it from outside powers. But this strategy necessarily creates conflict throughout Russia&rsquo;s borderlands, putting Eurasia a near constant state of instability.</p>

Eurasia connects the East to the West, forming a land bridge that borders Europe, the Asia-Pacific, the Middle East and South Asia. 

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The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

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The Politics of Pipelines

The New Silk Road

Commodities: A Cautionary Tale

A Crude Recovery

The Second Space Race

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Russia-Ukraine Conflict

Even a sustainable peace settlement would leave Kyiv grappling with a $600 billion reconstruction bill, demanding high levels of foreign direct investment and stringent governance reforms.

Ukraine's Defense Will Continue To Strain Government Finances

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Iran

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Lebanon

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A banner depicting the closure of the Strait of Hormuz on June 3 in Tehran. There will be an elevated risk of sporadic U.S.-Iran clashes over the next week, as no signs of a diplomatic breakthrough in U.S.-Iran negotiations on a memorandum of understanding have emerged.

A look at what the coming week will bring -- and a list of recommended RANE articles from the week that was.

The Weekly Rundown: Armenian Elections, Xi Goes to North Korea

U.S.-Iran Relations

Thousands of Armenians participate in a rally in Yerevan's Republic Square on May 26, 2024. 

Energy

Prime Minister Pashinyan's likely reelection will empower him to finalize a peace treaty with Azerbaijan and deepen ties with the West, though Russian economic pressure and domestic opposition to constitutional changes could undermine these efforts.

What's at Stake in Armenia's Upcoming Election

Turkey

A window view from Turkey's Eastern Express train. 

Improved relations could unlock strategic and economic benefits for both countries, especially if their border is reopened, though Russia's entrenched influence in Armenia remains a key constraint.

Russian Coercion Will Constrain Budding Turkey-Armenia Rapprochement

Technicians work at the main blast furnace at the Zaporizhstal Iron and Steel Works on Feb. 12, 2024 in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine.

Part two of this report examines how either a comprehensive peace agreement or a severe escalation of the war would affect Ukraine's investment climate.



Scenarios for the Future of Foreign Investment in Ukraine, Part 2

An employee assembles a long-range drone in a workshop of the Fire Point company, which manufactures FP-1 deep-strike drones and FP-2 strike drones, Jan. 29 in an undisclosed location in Ukraine.

This two-part report outlines how the trajectory of the war with Russia will act as the ultimate determinant of capital allocation and economic recovery in Ukraine.

Scenarios for the Future of Foreign Investment in Ukraine, Part 1

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Philippines

India

A cargo ship anchored May 16 in the Strait of Hormuz near Larak Island, Iran. Major gaps in negotiations over the Strait of Hormuz and Iran's nuclear program persist, and the U.S.-Iran ceasefire will remain fragile over the next week.

The Weekly Rundown: Rubio Visits India, a Fragile U.S.-Iran Ceasefire

A view taken on Dec. 13, 2023, shows pumping units at the grounds of a fuel tank farm of Russia's oil pipeline giant Transneft.

The intensifying drone strikes are unlikely to trigger an oil sector crisis or alter Moscow's war calculus, but they will financially drain Russian oil companies, even as high prices buoy the Kremlin's revenues.

Assessing the Impact of Ukrainian Strikes on Russia's Oil Sector

Europe

EU and Ukrainian flags fly outside the European Commission headquarters on Feb. 23, 2025, in Brussels, Belgium.

While a European mediator may unblock frozen peace talks, a durable peace settlement remains unlikely until both Russia and Ukraine conclude that continued war is more costly than compromise.

The Limited Promise of EU Mediation in Ukraine Peace Talks

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South Korea

Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and Chinese President Xi Jinping on Sept. 3, 2025, in Beijing's Tiananmen Square.

The Weekly Rundown: Elevated Tensions in the Middle East, Putin Heads to Beijing

Armenia's Central Electoral Commission finalized the June 7 parliamentary election results, giving Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party 64 seats, enough to appoint officials to key state posts without opposition support but not enough to amend the constitution or call a constitutional referendum, Armenpress reported on June 14.

Armenia: Opposition Weighs Boycott After Final Vote Count

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had offered to meet Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Group of Seven summit in France on June 15-17, but Russia was not ready to speak despite U.S. and European support for the idea, Reuters reported on June 15.

Ukraine, Russia: Zelensky's Offer To Meet Putin Is Unlikely To Restart Ceasefire Talks

Kazakhstan's ruling Amanat party said it would merge into the newly registered Adilet party ahead of August parliamentary elections, Reuters reported on June 12. 

Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev-Era Party To Merge With Tokayev's New Vehicle

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The United Kingdom, France and Germany, known as the E3, plan to use meetings with U.S. President Donald Trump at the Group of Seven summit on June 15-17 to seek U.S. backing for a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire proposal that would use the current front line as the starting point for negotiations and include robust security guarantees for Ukraine, Bloomberg reported on June 11.

EU, Russia, Ukraine: Europe Sees Narrow Opening for Ukraine Talks as Russia Targets Kostiantynivka

Ukrainian forces struck several facilities at the Russian-occupied port of Mariupol, leaving the port without power and significantly limiting its use as a logistics hub, Reuters reported June 10.

Ukraine, Russia: Ukraine Expands Strikes on Russia's Southern Logistics Belt

A car bomb killed the driver of a BMW X3 in Balashikha, a Moscow suburb with a large military-linked residential community, Kommersant reported on June 9.

Russia: Balashikha Car Bombing Exposes Threat to Moscow's Military Elite

Hyundai Engineering received a letter of award from Kazakhstan's QazaqGaz for the Karachaganak gas treatment facility project in western Kazakhstan, which will include a gas processing facility and related infrastructure able to process up to 5 billion cubic meters of raw gas per year at the Karachaganak complex, Seoul Economic Daily reported on June 8. 

Kazakhstan, South Korea: Hyundai Wins Karachaganak Gas Processing Project

Armenia's Central Election Commission said Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's Civil Contract party won 49.8% of the vote in the June 7 parliamentary election, giving it a projected 64 of 101 base parliamentary seats under the D'Hondt apportionment method, Armenpress reported on June 8.

Armenia: Pashinyan Wins Election but Falls Short of Constitutional Majority

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SITUATION REPORTS

Armenia: Opposition Weighs Boycott After Final Vote Count

Ukraine, Russia: Zelensky's Offer To Meet Putin Is Unlikely To Restart Ceasefire Talks

Kazakhstan: Nazarbayev-Era Party To Merge With Tokayev's New Vehicle

EU, Russia, Ukraine: Europe Sees Narrow Opening for Ukraine Talks as Russia Targets Kostiantynivka

Ukraine, Russia: Ukraine Expands Strikes on Russia's Southern Logistics Belt

Russia: Balashikha Car Bombing Exposes Threat to Moscow's Military Elite

Kazakhstan, South Korea: Hyundai Wins Karachaganak Gas Processing Project

Armenia: Pashinyan Wins Election but Falls Short of Constitutional Majority

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