Japan-led meeting ‘futile attempt’ to pit Central Asia against China and Russia
Japan is holding a foreign ministers’ meeting with Central Asian countries and organizing air combat training with India…
Is Washington’s Uzbekistan Strategy A Blueprint For Central Asia?
The United States and Uzbekistan recently concluded the second meeting of their Strategic Partnership Dialogue. As Uzbekistan is the…
Discussing an Eventful 2022 in Central Asia With Bruce Pannier
Protests, unrest, war, and worry defined 2022 in Central Asia. It’s been an eventful year in Central Asia.…
Checking in on Waste Management Projects in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan
The EBRD is facilitating the introduction of green technologies, waste recovery and recycling systems in both countries, but…
Central Asia emerges gingerly from the shadow of Russia
Regional leaders fret that the Kremlin is no longer a guarantor of order and at worst could turn…
Kazakhstan CEC approves schedule of elections to Senate
The Central Election Commission of Kazakhstan announced the schedule for the elections of the country’s senators, Report informs via Kazakh…
Mirziyoyev, Tokayev to hold talks on December 22
Presidents of Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Kassym-Jomart Tokayev will meet on December 22. Report informs via Kazakh media that the official…
Listening to Chinese whispers shielded Beijing from COVID-19 blame
China was wracked with unprecedented anti-zero-COVID protests in late November 2022. They started with a fire in Urumqi…