Central Asian Presidents Meet, Seeking to Defuse Decades of Tensions in the Ferghana Valley
Introduction The Ferghana Valley has been the most restive area in Central Asia since the five Central Asian states...
A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Central Asian Presidents Meet, Seeking to Defuse Decades of Tensions in the Ferghana Valley
A nation must think before it acts.
Uzbekistan
Central Asian Migrants Face Harsh Treatment at Moscow’s Sakharovo Detention Center
The lives of Central Asian migrant laborers in Russia have become much worse since the terrorist attack on Moscow’s...
The Impact of Russia Sanctions on Central Asia
Since Vladimir Putin launched his full-scale invasion of Ukraine and invited the largest international sanctions regime against Russia since...
Countering a “Great Jihad” in Central Asia
Concerns about Islamic extremism are rising in Central Asia. None of the governments in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,...
China, Russia, and Power Transition in Central Asia
“It was the rise of Athens and the fear that this inspired in Sparta that made war...
Russia and China in Central Asia: Potential for Direct Competition
Executive Summary China is now undisputedly the leading economic partner for the Central Asia region, with...
Russia and China in Central Asia
Introduction The two countries that have the greatest influence in Central Asia are Russia and China. Moscow and...
Central Asia’s Middle Corridor Expansion: Opportunity for China and Iran
The sustained attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea by Yemen’s Iranian-backed Houthi rebels since November 2023 have...
New Canal Threatens the Peace Between the Taliban and Central Asia
When the Taliban entered Kabul in mid-August 2021, the Central Asian governments, with the exception of the Tajik government,...
China Is Finally Making Progress on the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway
China has struggled to gain support from its Central Asian neighbors to build the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan (CKU) railway since the...