Uzbekistan’s Three Roads to the Sea – and None Runs Through Afghanistan
A new Gulf-backed rail memorandum reveals Tashkent's efforts to keep the Trans-Afghan option alive, while seeking alternatives to conflict with Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The transport...
Central Asia is Sitting on a Mineral Goldmine. But who will actually get rich?
The world wants Central Asia’s critical minerals. The region’s real challenge is ensuring it does not remain the place where the digging happens while...
Central Asia’s Next Great Game will be fought over Water, not Oil
Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Canal is forcing Central Asia to confront a dangerous question: when a river crosses borders, who gets to decide who drinks...