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EU Unveils New Middle Corridor Coordinating Platform

EU Unveils New Middle Corridor Coordinating Platform

October 3-4,Turkmenistan hosted a high-level forum for European Union officials ...

Central Asia in Focus: Uzbek Senate Adopts “Undesirable Foreigner” Law

Central Asia in Focus: Uzbek Senate Adopts “Undesirable Foreigner” Law

Bruce Pannier

09/30/2024

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Central Asia+: Summitry Takes Region to New Heights

Central Asia+: Summitry Takes Region to New Heights

Toghrul Ali

09/06/2024

Central Asia is gaining prominence on the global stage as major international ac...

For Kyrgyzstan, Anti-Russia Sanctions Could Spell Trouble at Home

For Kyrgyzstan, Anti-Russia Sanctions Could Spell Trouble at Home

More than two years into the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, Central Asian labor ...

Across Central Asia, Governments Bet Big on Nuclear Power

Across Central Asia, Governments Bet Big on Nuclear Power

In the winter of 2022 - 2023, much of Central Asia experienced dire cold and pow...

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan Officially Accepts Credentials of Taliban Envoy

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan Officially Accepts Credentials of Taliban Envoy

Bruce Pannier

08/28/2024

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Recognizing the Taliban:  Central Asia and an Evolving International Stance

Recognizing the Taliban: Central Asia and an Evolving International Stance

In a major breakthrough for Kabul, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) accepted the c...

PGI: The G7’s Answer to Belt and Road?

PGI: The G7’s Answer to Belt and Road?

In July, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan hosted to a U.S. delegation aiming to enhance...

Central Asia and Azerbaijan Reaffirm Ties in the Consultative Meetings of the Heads of States

Central Asia and Azerbaijan Reaffirm Ties in the Consultative Meetings of the Heads of States

Toghrul Ali

08/21/2024

Central Asian leaders’ commitment to increased regional collaboration and integr...

Afghanistan’s Rocky Road To Re-emergence: Central Asia’s Kabul-stoned Path South

Afghanistan’s Rocky Road To Re-emergence: Central Asia’s Kabul-stoned Path South

Out of the headlines, Afghanistan is undergoing a silent crisis that is adding i...

In Much of Central Asia, Perception of China Declines

In Much of Central Asia, Perception of China Declines

Tajikistan’s Chinese-run Zarafshon gold mine is reportedly wreaking havoc on the...

The Impact of Central Asia’s Critical Repatriation Efforts

The Impact of Central Asia’s Critical Repatriation Efforts

The recent spike in terror-related incidents, including the Crocus City Hall att...

ISKP’s Resurgence: The Growing Threat to Central Asia and Global Security

ISKP’s Resurgence: The Growing Threat to Central Asia and Global Security

The Islamic State in the Khorasan Province (ISKP) has intensified its recruitmen...

Is the SCO “Anti-NATO”? Possibly not with Its Diverse Members

Is the SCO “Anti-NATO”? Possibly not with Its Diverse Members

July’s Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) conference in Astana, Kazakhstan,...

Strategic Minerals Explained:  Ukraine, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia

Strategic Minerals Explained: Ukraine, the South Caucasus, and Central Asia

This is the first in a series of articles planned to provide a comprehensive ove...

The United States Needs a New Strategy in Central Asia

The United States Needs a New Strategy in Central Asia

Why is the United States in the wings instead of at the center of Middle Corrido...

Central Asia's Nuclear Ambitions and a Sustainable Energy Future

Central Asia's Nuclear Ambitions and a Sustainable Energy Future

Alongside renewables, energy efficiency, and other innovative technologies ......

Nine Hard Truths Along The Caspian Middle Corridor: Critical Factors Facing The Caucasus and Central Asia

Nine Hard Truths Along The Caspian Middle Corridor: Critical Factors Facing The Caucasus and Central Asia

The word is out. The eight, energy-rich Caucasus and Central Asian countries are...

Central Asia in Focus: Many Problems Surround Bishkek Violence on May 17-18

Central Asia in Focus: Many Problems Surround Bishkek Violence on May 17-18

Bruce Pannier

05/22/2024

Unrest in Kyrgyzstan’s capital, Bishkek, overnight on May 17-18 highlighted the ...