<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. 

Eurasia

Armenia

Tajikistan

Turkmenistan

Ukraine

Uzbekistan

Azerbaijan

Georgia

Belarus

Kazakhstan

Kyrgyzstan

Russia

Moldova

The Nagorno-Karabakh Conflict

Cyber

The Ukraine Conflict

The Politics of Pipelines

The New Silk Road

Commodities: A Cautionary Tale

A Crude Recovery

The Second Space Race

Echoes of the Cold War

Russia's Internal Struggle

The Fight for Russia’s Borderlands

Moscow Looks to the East

Instability in Central Asia

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Russian officers patrol central Moscow on May 5, 2026, in front of the Kremlin, a few days ahead of the Victory Day military parade, to be held at Red Square on May 9. 

Military & Security

Politics

Russia-Ukraine Conflict

While Ukraine is unlikely to attack Moscow during the May 9 parade, its expanding long-range strike capabilities will steadily increase the war's political, economic and psychological toll on Russia ahead of the September elections.

Ukrainian Strikes Put Russia on Edge Ahead of Victory Day Parade

Assessments

An aerial view shows the Kazakh village of Ulken (foreground), where the country's first nuclear power plant is set to be built, on Sept. 22, 2024.

Energy

Kazakhstan will seek to balance its reliance on Russia to build its first nuclear plant by partnering with China on subsequent projects and by leveraging new mining laws to extract downstream technology from foreign partners.

Kazakhstan's Strategy to Control Its Nuclear Future Amid Russian Leverage

United States

Iran

Japan

South Korea

Vietnam

Europe

India

Employees walk at the construction site of a gas metering station, part of the pipeline link between Bulgaria and Greece near the village of Malko Kadievo, on March 18, 2022. 

Economics

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

The Weekly Rundown: No U.S.-Iran Breakthrough, EU Ban on Spot Market Russian LNG

U.S.-Iran Relations

Russian President Vladimir Putin (center) and Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan (left) hold talks at the Kremlin in Moscow on April 1, 2026.

Russia is actively calibrating pressure on Armenia to derail its pro-EU course, as the Iran war temporarily impedes Yerevan's push to reduce its reliance on Russia-linked trade corridors.

Armenia's Push for Autonomy Meets Russian Resistance

Hungary

Peter Magyar, lead candidate of the Tisza party, speaks to reporters in Budapest on April 13, 2026, after his party's sweeping victory in Hungary's parliamentary elections.

With a two-thirds supermajority, the new government will be able to dismantle Orban's entrenched institutional and economic influence, as well as reset EU relations. But a swift and drastic reversal in Hungary-Ukraine relations remains unlikely.

Hungary's Pro-EU Opposition Wins Big, Ending the Orban Era

Lithuania

Latvia

Estonia

A soldier from the "Taifun" unmanned aerial vehicle unit prepares a new strike drone for flight on April 7, 2026 in Ukraine. 

Although Moscow is threatening retaliation against Baltic states over supposed involvement in Ukraine's drone attacks on Russian energy infrastructure, the Kremlin will not risk a direct military confrontation with NATO.


Direct NATO-Russia Confrontation in the Baltic Unlikely, Despite Ukrainian Strikes on Russian Energy Infrastructure 

Columns

On Geopolitics

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Americas

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Asia-Pacific

South Asia

The Geopolitics of Demographics

Social Issues

Demographic decline, driven by falling fertility rates worldwide, is likely irreversible but will also increasingly differentiate countries based on their ability to adapt through sound immigration, labor, technological and fiscal policies.

Adapting to Demographic Decline: Policy Tradeoffs and Global Divergences

Environment, Science & Technology

The Geopolitics of Natural Resources

As competition for natural resources and critical raw materials intensifies, companies -- not just countries -- must be more mindful of risks in their physical supply chains.

The Geopolitics of Natural Resources: An Introduction

Israel-Hamas Conflict

The second quarter will test global resilience as lingering conflicts and energy shocks converge to heighten economic uncertainty and geopolitical volatility.

2026 Second-Quarter Forecast: An Excerpt

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Israel

China

People on March 15 in Tehran, Iran, clean up rubble from a missile attack. The Iran war will almost certainly continue through the next week amid Israeli threats to escalate and expand strikes due to Iranian attacks targeting Israeli civilians and the U.S. deployment of additional military assets to the region.

The Weekly Rundown: The Iran War Continues, a European Parliament Delegation Visits China

The U.S. Department of State approved a foreign military sale to Ukraine of up to $374 million worth of extended-range Joint Direct Attack Munition kits and related equipment, Bloomberg reported on May 5. 

U.S., Ukraine: Washington Approves Guided Bomb Kit Sale To Sustain Ukraine's Precision-Strike Capacity

A sanctioned Russian tanker, the Universal, has drifted nearly 1,600 kilometers (1,000 miles) off the Cuban coast since mid-April, Bloomberg reported on May 5.

Cuba, Russia, U.S.: Russian Tanker Headed To Cuba Halts in the Atlantic

Italy

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni met Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in Baku and said Italy would deepen cooperation with Azerbaijan in energy, defense, security, transport, logistics, investment and political dialogue, Bloomberg reported on May 4.

Azerbaijan, Italy: Meloni Pledges Closer Energy Ties With Baku Amid Iran War Supply Disruption

Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Svyrydenko said the U.S.-Ukraine Reconstruction Investment Fund had received 282 project financing applications from more than 15 countries one year after its creation under the U.S.-Ukraine minerals deal, The New Voice of Ukraine reported on May 5.

Ukraine, U.S.: Reconstruction Fund Draws 282 Project Applications One Year After Launch

Kazakh Deputy Energy Minister Sungat Yesimkhanov said Kazakhstan may stop importing electricity from Russia in 2027 if planned domestic power facilities are commissioned by the end of 2026 or early 2027, TASS reported on May 5.


Kazakhstan, Russia: Astana Targets 2027 End To Russian Power Imports

Armenia hosted the European Political Community summit in Yerevan for the first time, bringing together more than 40 leaders from countries including France, the United Kingdom, Italy, Ukraine, Poland and Moldova, Armenpress reported on May 4.

Armenia, EU: Yerevan Hosts EPC Summit Ahead of First EU-Armenia Summit

Algeria

Iraq

Kuwait

Oman

Saudi Arabia

United Arab Emirates

The seven OPEC+ members implementing voluntary production cuts agreed to increase production by 188,000 barrels per day in June, according to a statement released on May 3. 

Global: OPEC+ Agrees to Modest but Symbolic Production Hike in First Meeting Without the UAE

Ukraine's repeated drone strikes on Russian energy infrastructure in April, including a fourth attack on Tuapse within a month, pushed Russian refining runs down to their lowest level since 2009, The Moscow Times reported on May 1.

Russia, Ukraine: Ukrainian Strikes Force Tighter Russian Fuel Management

Eurasia

SITUATION REPORTS

U.S., Ukraine: Washington Approves Guided Bomb Kit Sale To Sustain Ukraine's Precision-Strike Capacity

Cuba, Russia, U.S.: Russian Tanker Headed To Cuba Halts in the Atlantic

Azerbaijan, Italy: Meloni Pledges Closer Energy Ties With Baku Amid Iran War Supply Disruption

Ukraine, U.S.: Reconstruction Fund Draws 282 Project Applications One Year After Launch

Kazakhstan, Russia: Astana Targets 2027 End To Russian Power Imports

Armenia, EU: Yerevan Hosts EPC Summit Ahead of First EU-Armenia Summit

Global: OPEC+ Agrees to Modest but Symbolic Production Hike in First Meeting Without the UAE

Russia, Ukraine: Ukrainian Strikes Force Tighter Russian Fuel Management

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