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Trans Caspian Trajectory: A New U.S. Strategy for Central Asia and Caucasus

Trans Caspian Trajectory: A New U.S. Strategy for Central Asia and Caucasus

Significant changes have transformed Central Asia and the Caucasus since Donald ...

C5+1 in the New Year

C5+1 in the New Year

After becoming a fixture of Central Asian diplomacy in recent years, the C5+1 di...

New Years Addresses: The Caspian Region in 2025

New Years Addresses: The Caspian Region in 2025

In much of Eastern Europe and Eurasia, New Year’s Eve remains the central holida...

COP 29: The Caspian COP

COP 29: The Caspian COP

David Moran

12/19/2024

COP Climate Summits are exhausting events. The stakes are high and most COPs fal...

C5+Trump: Getting the US Down to Business in Central Asia

C5+Trump: Getting the US Down to Business in Central Asia

The five Central Asian countries will not be at the top of President-elect Donal...

Defining U.S. National Security Interests in Central Asia.  A Trans-Caspian Super Highway?

Defining U.S. National Security Interests in Central Asia. A Trans-Caspian Super Highway?

In 2014, I was heavily involved in the U.S. Military's Northern Distribution Net...

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakh Journalists Take Fight for Accreditation to Court

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakh Journalists Take Fight for Accreditation to Court

Bruce Pannier

11/09/2024

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Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Snub Russian Organizations

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan Snub Russian Organizations

Bruce Pannier

10/23/2024

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Russian, Uzbek, and Kazakh Officials Face Mounting Regional Tensions

Russian, Uzbek, and Kazakh Officials Face Mounting Regional Tensions

In another instance of Moscow barring goods from neighboring countries, Russia’s...

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan’s Referendum on Nuclear Power

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan’s Referendum on Nuclear Power

Bruce Pannier

10/16/2024

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Rosatom in Central Asia: Russia Eager to be Involved in Central Asian Energy

Rosatom in Central Asia: Russia Eager to be Involved in Central Asian Energy

Russia has long sought influence through the sizable role it plays in global ene...

EU Unveils New Middle Corridor Coordinating Platform

EU Unveils New Middle Corridor Coordinating Platform

October 3-4,Turkmenistan hosted a high-level forum for European Union officials ...

Central Asia in Focus: Uzbek Senate Adopts “Undesirable Foreigner” Law

Central Asia in Focus: Uzbek Senate Adopts “Undesirable Foreigner” Law

Bruce Pannier

09/30/2024

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Central Asia+: Summitry Takes Region to New Heights

Central Asia+: Summitry Takes Region to New Heights

Toghrul Ali

09/06/2024

Central Asia is gaining prominence on the global stage as major international ac...

For Kyrgyzstan, Anti-Russia Sanctions Could Spell Trouble at Home

For Kyrgyzstan, Anti-Russia Sanctions Could Spell Trouble at Home

More than two years into the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, Central Asian labor ...

Across Central Asia, Governments Bet Big on Nuclear Power

Across Central Asia, Governments Bet Big on Nuclear Power

In the winter of 2022 - 2023, much of Central Asia experienced dire cold and pow...

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan Officially Accepts Credentials of Taliban Envoy

Central Asia in Focus: Kazakhstan Officially Accepts Credentials of Taliban Envoy

Bruce Pannier

08/28/2024

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