The #RDIF (headed by Kirill Dmitriev, who has also been serving as Russia's counterpart to Special Envoy Witkoff) and Qatar's #QIA are developing a new joint investment fund. Very critical element for Russia's #G0_SR strategy to pivot away from Western investment but ... 1/

Also critical development as part of Russia's own #G0_SR strategy of using the middle corridor/Silk Road as a key passage to the global economy, to bypass Western sanctions.

Over the past six months, in two articles--one for #BakuDialogues, the other for #Horizons, I've attempted to chart the next direction in Russian foreign policy. A focus on the Global South, especially the Greater Silk Road region, and an embrace of the uses of global disorder ( #G0_SR paradigm). 1/

Nikolas Gvosdev on LinkedIn: #asean #india #keystone #g0_sr #asean So the data supports some ideas I've been mulling. The idea of #ASEAN and #India serving as #keystone interconnectors between China and the West. The data also…

Some signs from the trade data that the #G0_SR paradigm and David Goldman's #sinoforming are taking shape. www.linkedin.com/posts/nikola...

Moscow’s Evolution Towards a G-Zero/Silk Road Paradigm : Russian Grand Strategy - Baku Dialogues Journal

And a refresher on the #G0_SR paradigm: bakudialogues.ada.edu.az/articles/mos...

#Indonesia in #BRICS yet another sign that #ASEAN states along with #India and expanded Silk Road states are interested in expanding their capabilities to hedge. Also critical to Russia’s efforts to operationalize its #G0_SR strategy.

This expectation shaped my belief that Russia has embraced the G-Zero (as part of the #G0_SR paradigm). Explored this for #BakuDialogues last year … 1/

Azerbaijan Airlines crash will test Russia's ability to manage critical Silk Road relations with both Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan. A first test for the #G0_SR paradigm?

North Korea likely to ask for nuclear technology from Russia in exchange for troops, South Korea says | CNN Politics The North Koreans are “very likely to ask” Moscow for advanced technology related to nuclear weapons in exchange for deploying troops to help Russia in its war against Ukraine, South Korean Defense Mi...

More signs that Russia is moving towards embracing a G-zero strategy ... this reverses position from two decades ago about working with the United States to contain spread of nuclear technology. Part of the overall #G0_SR shift. www.cnn.com/2024/10/30/p...

Why Russia Supports the Houthis If Russia is now on a path to no longer be a principal agenda-setting country, then Moscow needs a more disruptive strategy where globalization has fractured and where U.S. effort and attention are pu...

My two cents in The National Interest on why Russia might support the Houthis ... further signs of the #G0_SR paradigm at work? nationalinterest.org/feature/why-...

Seeing list of 13 new #BRICS partners … Very clear hedging signals … several U.S. allies and key partners (esp. in Indo-Pacific) on this list. Keeping options open and part of ongoing bargaining both with DC and Beijing … also important for Russia’s #G0_SR strategy.

Nikolas Gvosdev on LinkedIn: The Complex Politics of Caspian Gas Via Kostis Geropoulos this Christopher (Chris) Weafer piece is quite critical for understanding dynamics in the greater Silk Road region. Also for…

More signs of how Russia pivots to a #G0_SR paradigm ... www.linkedin.com/posts/nikola...

Nikolas Gvosdev on LinkedIn: #bakudialogues #g0_sr In his reporting Ed Conway notes: - We send weapon parts to Russia via Central Asia. - We use Indian refineries to launder Russian oil and turn it into the…

The #G0_SR paradigm owes inspiration to the work of Ian Bremmer (for the G-zero part) and Parag Khanna (for the focus on how Asia is interconnecting for trade). www.linkedin.com/posts/nikola...

The Indian Apartment Behind Russian Efforts to Break US Gas Sanctions A network stretching from Dubai to China is involved in a multi-billion dollar effort to ship gas from Russia's Arctic LNG facility.

Another way Russia is operationalizing the #G0_SR paradigm … (see here for more on that: bakudialogues.ada.edu.az/articles/mos...)

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