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China has become Tajikistan’s number one trading partner. The development means Beijing has now surpassed Russia in trade ...
Russia will turn on the ruble “printing press” to cope with its first economic slowdown since the February 2022 start of its ...
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Central Asia: Caught in the Crossfire
The Israel-Iran conflict has shown that Central Asia’s bid for strategic autonomy is deeply fragile. In a world of unraveling ...
Local authorities in Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s second city, said Lenin’s removal was for purely aesthetic reasons; they would re-erect him in another, less central spot. Not everyone in Russia was convinced.
Central Asia’s land, water, and ecosystems face extreme pressure from farming, population growth, and pollution.
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Water Scarcity Could Destabilize Central Asia
Central Asia’s worsening water crisis risks regional instability, but also creates a rare opening for the US to engage diplomatically, support infrastructure, and counter rival powers through ...
In his reflection, Gusseinov notes that across the vast expanse of Greater Eurasia, the Central Asian countries and Mongolia ...
A new study delivers a stark warning that Central Asia has overshot its environmental safety limits concerning land footprint ...
The Vinitaly Kazakhstan Roadshow made a welcome return to Almaty on July 7, 2025, for its second edition, bringing together ...