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China Advances Security Apparatus in Tajikistan in the Aftermath of the Taliban Takeover
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Nov 5, 2021
China received approval from Tajikistan to construct a counterterrorism base near its southern border with Afghanistan. The decision comes amidst grow...
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The Current State of NATO: Why the U.S. Defense Secretary Went to Visit Georgia
Author: Miriam Friedman
Date: Oct 28, 2021
During U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin’s visit to Georgia on October 18, he met with Georgian Minister of Defense Juansher Burchuladze and Prim...
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Testing the Taliban: Aid Distribution as a Critical Task
Author: Karolina Powers
Date: Oct 26, 2021
Uzbekistan will play a prominent role once again in Afghanistan as a conduit for much-needed UN aid to the country. Due to a looming humanitarian cris...
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High Flying Hopes of Regional Connectivity
Author: Karolina Powers
Date: Oct 25, 2021
Azerbaijan has carried out its first flight in seven years across Armenian airspace. This flight was conducted by Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL) on Octobe...
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China’s Coal Shortage Grants Kazakhstan Unique Opportunity
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Oct 25, 2021
China’s coal consumption increased in 2021 despite assertions from Beijing that it would boost green energy production and advance decarbonization...
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Afghanistan Struggles to Pay Electricity Bill with Taliban in Charge
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Oct 22, 2021
The resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan foreshadows a dark winter for millions of Afghans who rely on electricity imports from neighboring Centra...
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The 2021 German Election Could Change the Country’s Approach to the South Caucasus and Caspian
Author: Miriam Friedman
Date: Oct 22, 2021
On September 26, Germany’s center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD) claimed victory in the election with 25.7 percent of the vote, closely followed...
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Standoff at the Border: Background and U.S. Policy Options for the Tension at the Azerbaijan-Iran Border
Author: Karolina Powers, Daniel Lehmann, Major General U.S. Army (Ret.) Michael S. Repass
Date: Oct 8, 2021
Tension between Azerbaijan and Iran have reached new heights in recent days. Tit-for-tat military exercises along the Azerbaijan-Iranian border and in...
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Unlike Its Neighbors, Tajikistan Refuses to Engage with the Taliban and Bolsters Security
Author: Karolina Powers
Date: Oct 5, 2021
In Central Asia, Tajikistan stands apart as the only government in direct opposition to the Taliban regime in Afghanistan....
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Strengthened Security Cooperation Among SCO Members Could Affect U.S. Economic Policy in Afghanistan
Author: Miriam Friedman
Date: Sep 29, 2021
The topic of Afghanistan dominated discussions at the annual Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) summit on September 17 in Dushanbe...
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Writing a New Future: Kazakhstan’s Language Reforms
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Sep 24, 2021
When countries become independent, they often establish the language of the majority ethnic group as the lingua franca in an effort to...
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Direction During Uncertain Times: A New Assistant Secretary for the State Department’s Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs is Sworn In
Author: Daniel Lehmann
Date: Sep 24, 2021
On September 15, Undersecretary of State for Political Affairs Victoria Nuland swore in Ambassador Donald Lu as the...
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Crisis in Afghanistan Gives New Purpose to CSTO
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Sep 16, 2021
Over 1,000 soldiers participated in the Rubezh-2021 joint military exercises of the Collective Forces of Rapid Development of the Central Asian region...
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Rise of Taliban Means Afghanistan Could Once Again Become Hotbed for Extremism
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Sep 16, 2021
At least 170 Afghans and 13 U.S. service members were killed in a terrorist attack carried out at Kabul’s Hamid Karzai International...
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Turkmenistan’s Deviated Approach to the Taliban Explained
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Sep 8, 2021
Turkmenistan has deviated from the rest of the international community. Unlike its neighbors, the Turkmen government has been careful to...
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Women of Central Asia Unite in Avaza
Author: Priya Misra
Date: Aug 24, 2021
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A New Government Forms in Armenia: Prospects for Peace?
Author: Priya Misra
Date: Aug 24, 2021
A New Government Forms in Armenia: Prospects for Peace?...
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Security and Assistance to the End: Azerbaijan and Turkey’s Role in the Evacuation of Afghanistan
Author: Daniel Lehmann
Date: Aug 18, 2021
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ASEAN Serves as Ideal Model for a Central Asian Regional Organization
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Aug 18, 2021
ASEAN Serves as Ideal Model for a Central Asian Regional Organization...
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Taliban Takeover Concerns Afghanistan’s Northern Neighbors
Author: Dante Schulz
Date: Aug 17, 2021