Maximilian Hess

Maximilian Hess is a Central Asia fellow at the Foreign Policy Research Institute.

Articles by Maximilian Hess
Joe Biden meets Cherelle Griner about the release of Brittney Griner in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 8, 2022 in Washington.
Joe Biden meets Cherelle Griner about the release of Brittney Griner in the Oval Office of the White House on Dec. 8, 2022 in Washington.

Biden’s Hostage Diplomacy Was a Historic Mistake

Argument
Maximilian Hess
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 27, 2018.
Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan in the Kremlin in Moscow on Dec. 27, 2018.

Russia Can’t Protect Its Allies Anymore

Analysis
Maximilian Hess
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (right) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding on increasing import of Azeri natural gas.
Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev (right) and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen shake hands after signing a memorandum of understanding on increasing import of Azeri natural gas.

Will a New War Crash Europe’s Azerbaijani Gas Dreams?

Analysis
Maximilian Hess
Erdogan in Albania
Erdogan in Albania

Why the West Should Make Peace With Erdogan Now

Argument
Maximilian Hess
Honor guards carry the coffin of Rustam Zarifulin, a Kyrgyz soldier who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, in Kara-Balta, Kyrgyzstan, on March 27.
Honor guards carry the coffin of Rustam Zarifulin, a Kyrgyz soldier who died fighting for Russia in Ukraine, in Kara-Balta, Kyrgyzstan, on March 27.

Restive Caucasus Sees Signs of Discontent with Putin’s War

Analysis
Maximilian Hess
Russia's navy ships take part in a military exercise called Kavkaz (the Caucasus) 2016 at the coast of the Black Sea in Crimea on September 9, 2016.
Russia's navy ships take part in a military exercise called Kavkaz (the Caucasus) 2016 at the coast of the Black Sea in Crimea on September 9, 2016.

Welcome to the Black Sea Era of War

Analysis
Maximilian Hess
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov poses with an ancient Akhal-Teke breed three years old studhorse, Begkhan, that won an Inernational Annual Horse Beauty contest in Ashgabat on April 23, 2016.
Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov poses with an ancient Akhal-Teke breed three years old studhorse, Begkhan, that won an Inernational Annual Horse Beauty contest in Ashgabat on April 23, 2016.

Turkmenistan Is All About the Berdimuhamedovs

Analysis
Maximilian Hess, Luca Anceschi
Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko before their meeting with European leaders on Ukraine's crisis, on Oct. 17, 2014 in Milan, Italy. (DANIEL DAL ZENNARO/AFP/Getty Images)
Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko before their meeting with European leaders on Ukraine's crisis, on Oct. 17, 2014 in Milan, Italy. (DANIEL DAL ZENNARO/AFP/Getty Images)

The Global Financial System Is Dying in a London Courthouse

Argument
Maximilian Hess
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the West Lake State Guest House on Sept. 4, 2016 in Hangzhou, China. (Wang Zhou - Pool/Getty Images)
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin at the West Lake State Guest House on Sept. 4, 2016 in Hangzhou, China. (Wang Zhou - Pool/Getty Images)

China Has Decided Russia Is Too Risky an Investment

Argument
Maximilian Hess
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