Central Asian Gas Exports to China: Beijing’s Latest Bargaining Chip?
Natural gas supplies to the People’s Republic of China have helped drive Central Asia’s economic growth for the last...
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COVID-19’s Negative Effect on Democratization in Central Asia
Around the world, the COVID-19 pandemic is highlighting issues beyond public health. In Europe, for example, the crisis is...
Central Asia’s Force Majeure Fears: Impact of COVID-19 Outbreak on China’s Natural Gas Supply Demands
China’s COVID-19 outbreak has seen Beijing’s demand for natural gas stutter, after years of breakneck expansion. In February, China's...
More Politics than Substance: Three Years of Russian and Chinese Economic Cooperation in Central Asia
Over three years ago, in May 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin declared that they...
The Eurasian Economic Union: Putin’s Geopolitical Project
The Eurasian Economic Union has styled itself as a desired and dynamic partner operating in the international arena in...
Russia Mulls New Role for its Post-Soviet Military Bloc
In October and November 2017, Central Asia and the Caucasus witnessed yet another set of Russian-led military exercises under...
Armenia’s Everlasting Protest and Its Resonance in Post-Soviet States
The past July marked yet another summer of unrest in Armenia. However, unlike the protests of 2015 dubbed “Electric...