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Oil- A Slippery Friend
I still recall seeing articles, reading news and perusing opinions clamoring with a ‘no deal’ jargon. Belonging to the same pessimistic guild I was...
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...
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,...
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)....
De–dollarization of the BRICS
What might be behind the well-orchestrated attack on leaders of the BRICS countries? Gold is one of the most fascinating of...
India’s Central Asia Policy: Needs Substance Not Style
India and Central Asia Republics (CARs), had been enjoying civilizational and geo-cultural relations since the recorded history. In the 21st century, these geo-cultural ties...
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...
Great Gains or Great Game?: Global Engagement across Central Asia
Alexander Cooley in his book, Great Games Local Rules, describes a new great game where the post-soviet states of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and...
The Maturation of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization: An Emerging IO of Significance
Dr. Matthew Crosston & Anonymous (*) The United States has long been the dominant economic-security structure in the world. It steps in to negotiate...