Central Asia
Sino-Russian neighborhood policy: Kazakhstan – Euroasian heart of gold
Q uite untill recently Kazakhstan was commonly identified as an impervious, legendary and fascinating place, one of passionate, bloody dusks whose natural...
Reset Button: What Shavkat Mirziyoyev’s Election Means for Uzbekistan’s Domestic and Regional Future
A s Uzbekistan headed for the polls on December 4 to choose a successor for longtime strongman Islam Karimov, his prime minister...
TAPI: Exploring the possibilities
Borders thronged with soldiers. War drills. Scything rhetoric and deranged shreds of unfounded accusations. This is how we can best explain the recent situation...
Multiple Choice:The SCO Finds Its Way
The Shanghai Cooperation Organization has intensified its focus on regional economic initiatives like the China-led Silk Road Economic Belt and the Russia-lead Eurasian Economic...
CPEC: The Real Game Changer for Central Asia
The exceptional geographical situation makes Pakistan a real gateway between South Asia and East Asia, and the actual hub of business activities in the...
Alice through the Looking Glass: Central Asia’s Eternal Presidencies
Cholpon Orozobekova’s article for The Diplomat on Central Asia’s autocratic rulers is a fascinating look at the men who helped take the central ‘stans,...
The less explored foreign policy options & the connection between TAPI-CPEC and Afghanistan
After the collapse of the Soviet Union and the formation of the Central Asia Republics (CARs), the countries with their huge economic potential have...
Natural Gas and the ‘Lesser’ Caspians: How New Players Might be Good for Everyone
Energy: what was once a largely single-resource/two-state controlled industry has given way to other resources of significance. In turn, this has also given rise...
Improving education in Central Asia
Canada's Seneca College has reaffirmed a commitment to improving education in Central Asia through an innovative partnership with the University of Central Asia (UCA)....
Kazakhstan’s Snap Election Affirm Nazarbayev’s Power in Uncertain Environments
The Kazakhstan snap Parliamentary elections were held on 20 March 2016. The snap elections were called amidst economic turmoil and fears that the Kazakhstan...