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The Middle Corridor’s Gift to the Caucasus and Central Asia
The new network of infrastructure is not replacing, but adding to the transport and trade connectivity options of the ...
Name the five countries in Central Asia that end with “stan.” Can’t? The often-overlooked region of the world is back on the ...
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How Uzbekistan sets the diplomatic tone for Central Asia
As the United States, Russia, China, and Turkey seek influence in Central Asia, Uzbekistan has found the right formula to ...
The episode illustrates an asymmetric bargain in which Beijing defers to Moscow on Black Sea security while Moscow ...
Explore the rising tide of resource nationalism and the operational challenges facing major energy companies as regional ...
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Why Armenia Is the Linchpin of the Caucasus
Eurasian connectivity can no longer ignore Armenia’s potential opportunities.
With Hormuz closed and Russia's Black Sea route under drone fire, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan are reviving trans-Caspian pipelines to reach Europe and please the U.S.
Cartels, crime syndicates and rebel groups run shadow states across 60 nations, sidelining weak governments and moving ...
Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev arrived in Ankara on October 28, the day he delivered his annual State of the Nation ...
Dima Adamsky, an expert on Russian security and Russian nuclear deterrence strategy at Harvard and Reichman Universities, examines a large-scale shift in Russia’s strategic thinking over the past year ...
Putin is promoting the CIS as a vehicle for preserving Russia’s cultural and historical influence across former Soviet republics. Central Asian countries are increasingly emphasizing national ...
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What Did the US-Central Asia Samarkand C5+1 Summit Accomplish?
The United States should temper its expectations as to what it can achieve in Central Asia.
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