Jason Wahlang

The Armenia–Azerbaijan conflict has called into question the CSTO’s role as a regional security guarantor.

• Jason Wahlang |
• March 11, 2024 |
• IDSA Comments

Geopolitical and geo-economic reasons account for the Central Asian nations, barring Tajikistan, following a multi-vector approach towards the Afghan Taliban regime.

• Jason Wahlang |
• February 19, 2024 |
• IDSA Comments

The Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, reignited in 2020, continues to undermine regional security.

• Jason Wahlang |
• December 22, 2023 |
• Issue Brief

Research Analyst, Manohar Parrikar IDSA, Dr Jason Wahlang’s article ‘Post-Prigozhin Wagner: What the Future Holds’ has been published in myRepublica Nepal on 23 September 2023.

There were reports of other PMCs providing Wagner support during the Ukraine campaign in Bakhmut but they did not involve themselves in the coup attempts and were limited to serving their leadership and the Russian state. There is a limited chance that any other PMC would take up strong anti-state sentiments as Wagner did, and they would instead learn from the mistakes of Wagner and ensure a pro-state policy to ensure their long-term survival, says Dr Wahlang.

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The Islamic State in Khorasan Province (ISKP) is seeking to expand its regional influence in Central Asia.

• Jason Wahlang |
• June 28, 2023 |
• Issue Brief

With the West and Russia having stakes in the Balkans, a new proxy conflict could emerge between Serbia and Kosovo.

• Jason Wahlang |
• May 11, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

Kazakhstan has strengthened its partnerships with regional and extra-regional actors amidst the ongoing regional turmoil.

• Jason Wahlang |
• April 27, 2023 |
• IDSA Comments

Russia’s partial mobilisation has also had regional domestic repercussions, especially so in the Central Asian Republics.

• Jason Wahlang |
• November 24, 2022 |
• IDSA Comments

The main focus of the 22nd Summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation in Samarkand was on strengthening regional cooperation and trade connectivity in Eurasia.

• Jason Wahlang |
• November 14, 2022 |
• Backgrounder

The fluid geopolitical situation arising out of the Russian military intervention in Ukraine has added to the challenges of Turkmenistan’s leadership in implementing their stated neutrality-based foreign policy doctrine.

• Jason Wahlang |
• July 20, 2022 |
• Issue Brief