Articles by Edwin Yeo
Born January 10, 1986, Edwin is a student at the National University of Singapore, majoring in political science with a focus on post-Soviet Eurasia and the development of supranational organizations in the region. He was also a visiting student at the European University in Saint Petersburg during the Spring and Summer of 2009. Check out his personal blog @ http://aissure.wordpress.com/.
neweurasia’s Edwin Yeo has been quoted by the Xinhua News Agency, the official press service of the People’s Republic of China during his assignment to the Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Yekaterinburg. Want to know what “neweurasia” looks like in Chinese characters?
Russian President Dimitry Medvedev speaks. Sorry about the lopsided video, I didn’t realize it when I was filming!
Below are photos from the Council of Heads of States, which involved only SCO member countries, and …
With the SCO moving into the final days of the SCO Summit and as the curtains are beginning to close, have the voices of Central Asia been heard in this summit? It’s an important question, especially given the fact that the SCO Summit is going on back to back with the inaugural BRIC Summit. in the midst of all these, where is Central Asia? Some would view that central asian interests have been pushed aside due to the BRIC summit and hence viewing Russia as the one who has gained the most.
As one does a google search on the latest news reports on the upcoming SCO Summit, it is interesting to see that majority of the most updated and comprehensive press releases have been by the …
Below are photos of my new home-away-from home, the international press centre of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. Also, follow my Twits @ neweurasia: http://twitter.com/neweurasia!
Yekaterinburg, Russia’s fifth largest city and birthplace of Boris Yeltsin, is not unfamiliar with controversies or media attention. Throughout its history, the city has experienced a number of rocky events including the murder of the last Romanovs and the U2 spy plane incident in 1960. Now it can add to the list the 2009 summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization. neweurasia’s Edwin Yeo reports live from the event!
The military might of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) was demonstrated this past Saturday. Helicopters, fighter jets, armoured vehicles, an nearly one thousand troop from Russia, China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan participated in war games …
Despite positive overtures between Russia and the United States, the differences of approach between the two powers on the question of Afghanistan may kill this hoped-for partnership of convenience even before it can start. Let’s break it down …
After a highly successful SCO Conference in Moscow, the ball is now in America’s court — but will America swing and miss? Reflecting upon the subsequent Hague Conference on March 31st, in which 70 foreign …
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