Europe’s Wait for Turkmen Natural Gas Continues
In response to the Kremlin’s war on Ukraine, the European Union is moving to wean itself off Russian natural...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Europe’s Wait for Turkmen Natural Gas Continues
A nation must think before it acts.
Turkmenistan
Northern Afghanistan and the New Threat to Central Asia
The contest for control of northern Afghanistan between the Taliban, the Islamic State, and other terrorist groups is a...
China’s Security Management Towards Central Asia
Executive Summary In the early years of diplomatic relations between the People’s Republic of China and Central...
Russia and China’s Quiet Rivalry in Central Asia
How does the People’s Republic of China use multilateral institutions in Central Asia? In the 1990s and early 2000s,...
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...
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...
Iran Crisis Threatens Neighbors in Central Asia and the Caucasus
The United States and the Islamic Republic of Tehran may be closer to conflict than at any point since...
Armenia’s Regional Policy: New Cooperation with Georgia, Iran, and Turkmenistan?
What is driving Armenia toward a policy of cooperating with its neighbors in the South Caucasus and across the...
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...