Asia

Azerbaijan and its population of nine and a half million, sits along the western coast of the Caspian Sea, bordering Russia to its north, Iran to its south, and Georgia, Armenia, and Turkey to its west. Its geostrategic position alone makes it...

These days, when Europe and the Middle East are remembering the 100^th anniversary of the start of the First World War, a few historians and political scientists are giving due attention to the study of the effects of the Sykes - Picot...

The Chinese province of Xinjiang has recently become the site of an episode of violent terrorism. A suicide bombing has killed 39 Chinese people in a market place, and in addition, 29 were stabbed to death at a train station.  The response...