Uzbekistan Leverages Regional Diplomacy as an Investment in its Future
On June 9, Tajikistan hosted the first annual Uzbek-Tajik Interregional Investment Forum, during which an estimated $1 billion of deals and investment…
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Kazakhstan Should Rethink How It Accepts Repatriated Ethnic Kazakhs
On May 23, Kazakhstan’s Deputy Interior Minister Arystangali Zapparov informed three ethnic Kazakhs who crossed the Chinese-Kazakhstani border in recent…
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Tensions Simmer in the Wake of Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Clashes
On May 25, 177 Tajiks were forced to return to Tajikistan after flying into Bishkek’s Manas International Airport, while another 100 Tajiks were stuck in…
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Armenia and Azerbaijan Take Welcome Action to Counter Rising Tensions
On June 12, Azerbaijan and Armenia took important and welcome steps to reduce tensions between the two counties and in…
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President Biden Nominates Karen Donfried and Donald Lu for Senior State Department Positions for European and Central Asian Affairs
United States President Joe Biden has announced a large number of nominees for senior State Department positions in an effort,…
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Balanced Geopolitics: International Actors in Central Asia
After the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991, the newly independent Central Asian republics aimed to increase their ties…
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A New U.S. Policy For The Strategic Caspian Region: Fly Our Flag Higher And Focus On Azerbaijan And Kazakhstan
The common perception is that U.S. foreign policy changes with each U.S. presidential administration. In fact, U.S. foreign policy is remarkably…
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Kyrgyz Voters Approve Constitutional Amendments: What Does it Mean for the Kyrgyz Republic?
On April 11, Kyrgyzstan held a referendum on constitutional amendments that would greatly expand the power of the presidency. Central…
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Contrary to Previous Claims, Evidence Shows Iskander Missiles in the Second Nagorno-Karabakh War
Following months of denial by Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia, Azerbaijan’s National Agency for Mine Action (ANAMA) provided evidence that suggests that Armenia…
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With Increasing Turkic Council Activity, Ties Between Turkey and Caspian Region Ready to Expand
With the possibility of new transit corridors connecting Turkey and the Caspian region, as well as a growing number of…
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