Eurasia

Russia, Central Asia, and the geo-economic frontline between Moscow and the West.

Overview

Aurora's Eurasia coverage spans Russia, Central Asia, and the Caucasus. We interpret sanctions, energy flows, and the geo-economic competition that defines the region post-2022.

Coverage themes

Sanctions & geo-economics

Sanctions enforcement, secondary effects, and the financial architecture of the new Cold War.

Russia & Ukraine

War economics, Russian fiscal endurance, and post-war reconstruction scenarios.

Central Asia & the Caucasus

Trade rerouting, energy corridors, and great-power competition for influence.

Experts on Eurasia

Maximilian Hess

Senior Specialist — Eurasia, Sanctions & Geo-economics

Specialist in sanctions, economic warfare, and the use of trade, finance, and sovereign debt as instruments of foreign policy. Author of Economic War: Ukraine and the Global Conflict Between Russia and the West (Hurst/OUP, 2023) and Tbilisi: Crossroads of the Caucasus (Hurst, 2026). Non-Resident Senior Fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute and Associate Fellow at the International Institute for Strategic Studies; previously head of research and intelligence at AKE International.

Other regions

What we publish on Eurasia

Sanctions enforcement and secondary-effects tracker
Russia macro & war-economy quarterly
Central Asia and Caucasus deep dives
Reconstruction and post-war scenario notes

Aurora's Eurasia coverage is delivered to a small group of institutional clients. Request the briefing or speak with the specialist directly.