AnalysisKyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Steppes Up World Nomad Games, Takes Home Gold in Cultural Diplomacy
During the working hours of August 31, world leaders convened in Bishkek
Julia Mohr·
Economy
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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·
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·
AnalysisAzerbaijan
Trans-Caspian Links: The Growing Investment Portfolio Between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan
Cooperation between Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan remains vital as the two sides look to bolster trans-Caspian relations
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisCentral Asia
Central Asia in the Global Scam Economy
In July, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and State Security Service shut down two fraudulent call centers
Dr. Akbota Karibayeva Meyer·
AnalysisEconomy
Catholics and Communists: Memory of Soviet Deportations in Polish-Kazakh Relations Today
A crowd of people stands in the shadow of a bright white church looming up out of the steppe ...
Liam Gibson·
AnalysisMiddle Corridor
Shipbuilding on the Caspian Sea
The Caspian Sea has found itself increasingly under pressure. From one side, Ukrainian strikes hammer Russian
Liam Gibson·
AnalysisUzbekistan
The Mirziyoyev-Trump Call: A Strategic Signal for U.S. Investment in Uzbekistan
The August 7 phone call between Uzbekistan President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and U.S. President Donald Trump might look at first glace
Ana Maria Kvatashidze·
AnalysisCentral Asia
Central Asians and Mongolians in South Korea: Established Diasporas and New Migration
In the heart of Seoul, signs in Cyrillic letters and references to Central Asia line narrow streets
Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisMiddle Corridor
Commentary: The Middle Corridor: A Work in Progress
President Xi Jinping first introduced the concept of what now includes the Middle Corridor
Ambassador (Ret.) Richard E. Hoagland·
AnalysisKazakhstan
Beyond Politics: Can Kazakhstan’s New Constitution Strengthen Its Investment Climate?
Constitutional reforms are rarely viewed as instruments of economic policy
Aigerim Orynbassar·
AnalysisUzbekistan
Beyond Investment: How Uzbekistan Is Building a Modern Capital Market
Uzbekistan is entering a new stage of financial reform
Ana Maria Kvatashidze·
AnalysisKazakhstan
Tanker Strikes at CPC Terminal Renew Pressure on Kazakhstan’s Oil Industry
Kazakhstan resumed exporting crude oil on July 27 after a week-long suspension of Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC)
Erin Malloy·
AnalysisMiddle Corridor
Caspian Sea Security
With the growing importance of the Middle Corridor, especially as geopolitical tensions mount with
Luke Coffey·
AnalysisEconomy
Beyond Competition: Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Role in Regional Integration
As Central Asia attracts growing international attention, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan are pursuing increasingly ...
Aigerim Orynbassar·
AnalysisUzbekistan
Uzbekistan’s Fifth Tashkent Forum Closes with $43 Billion in Deals and a Broader Pitch for Reform
Tashkent hosted its fifth annual Tashkent International Investment Forum (TIIF)
Zohra Movsumova·
AnalysisArmenia
Pashinyan and Mishustin Meet as Russian-Armenian Trade Slides
Armenian Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan made his first trip since reelection to Russia on July 6
Erin Malloy·
AnalysisUzbekistan
Uzbekistan Looks West: Georgia Emerges as a Critical Gateway to Europe
President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s July 2-3 state visit to Tbilisi
Zohra Movsumova·