AnalysisUzbekistan
Grid Limitations and Blackouts: Why does Central Asia Keep Losing Power?
The region’s latest major blackout on August 14 knocked out power across four of the five Central Asian states
Liam Gibson, Kurtis Yan·
Tajikistan
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AnalysisRegional - South Caucasus
Beyond the SCO: Central Asia’s New Geography of Power
Beyond the handshaking, the platitudes, and the boilerplate declarations
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
AnalysisWater Security
Afghanistan's Qosh Tepa Canal and the Limits of Central Asia's Water Governance
The greatest threat posed by Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal might not be the amount of water
Ana Maria Kvatashidze·
AnalysisTajikistan
Tajikistan’s Water Paradox: Can New Money Fix an Old Constraint?
Tajikistan is both water-rich and power-poor, and a wave of international financing arriving this summer
Zohra Movsumova, Liam Gibson·
AnalysisEnvironment
A “Peace” of the Pie: Water-sharing Agreement Signed in Dushanbe Amid Growing Scarcity in Central Asia
As water scarcity in Central Asia intensifies, Kazakhstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan signed a trilateral agreement
Liam Gibson·
AnalysisEnergy
No More Fuel for the Fire? What the Russian Fuel Crisis Means for the Caspian Region
Despite its vast energy wealth, Russia is now facing a growing fuel crisis of its own making
Lilly Horrigan·
AnalysisStrategic Minerals
BRI at a Boiling Point: Anti-China Violence and the Security of Chinese Mining Projects in Central Asia
Five Chinese nationals were killed in Tajikistan by unknown assailants in two separate cross-border attacks
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisTajikistan
Code of the Steppe: Tajikistan’s Push to Shape AI in Central Asia
As Central Asia looks to Artificial Intelligence (AI) to lead its digital transition, Tajikistan has just taken ...
Zhanel Sabirova·
AnalysisEnergy
Tajikistan’s Efforts to Build Out its Energy System Reflects Geopolitical Competition
Last September, Tajikistan’s Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Daler Juma, laid out ambitious plans
Nicholas Castillo·
AnalysisCentral Asia
Central Asia in Focus: Two Afghan Governments Represented in Tajikistan
Welcome to Central Asia in Focus, a newsletter that offers insight and analysis on the events shaping the region's political future.
Bruce Pannier·
AnalysisSecurity
Iranian Defense Minister Visits Tajikistan
While Iran embarks on a security offensive to the West, it is looking to enlarge its influence in the East. As Central Asia faces security threats on nearly
Samantha Fanger·
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan Near a Border Agreement
In 2022, fighting over the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border killed roughly 100 people, reigniting fears about the long-running border dispute.
Nicholas Castillo·
AnalysisSecurity
Renewed Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Tension Pressures the CSTO
Despite escalating tensions between their countries, the Presidents of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan met on September 20 on the sidelines
Nicholas Castillo·
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan Push for Regional Independence with First-Ever Trilateral Summit
Underscoring a broader shift in Central Asia as governments grow wary of foreign dependencies, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan aligned their interests at an unprecedented...
Haley Nelson·
InfographicEconomy
Tajikistan's Foreign Trade Turnover for 2022: Infographic
The Caspian Policy Center has collected data from the Customs Service under the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan to determine total trade turnover and Tajikistan's leading trade partners in 2022.
Caspian Policy Center·
AnalysisSecurity
The Caspian Region’s Reactions to the Current Russo-Ukrainian War, a Series: Tajikistan
In response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Tajikistan has opted for neutrality, and officials have so
Toghrul Ali·
Uzbekistan and Tajikistan Conduct Joint Military Exercises amid Afghanistan Border Concerns
On August 3, a military delegation from Tajikistan arrived
Josephine Freund·
AnalysisSecurity
Former U.S. Ambassador to Tajikistan Breaks Down the Situation in Gorno-Badakhshan
With reports of violence and conflict in the Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous Oblast in Tajikistan
Ambassador (Ret.) Susan M. Elliott·