Central Asia Opening Up to Democracy
Central Asia stretches from the Caspian Sea in the west to China and Mongolia in the east and from Afghanistan...
archiveCentral Asian Countries
Central Asia Needs a New Approach to Security
After three decades of independence following the fall of the Soviet Union, Central Asian countries continue to face challenges to...
Blinken warns Central Asia of dangers from war in Ukraine
The Biden administration on Tuesday pledged to support the independence of the five Central Asian nations, in a not-so-subtle warning...
Iran Aims to Gain Stronger Foothold in Central Asia
Almost a year since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the Central Asian region continues to grapple with the ripple effects of...
Will Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan’s Reforms Be Transformative?
Recently, among Central Asian countries, it has become a trend to create a “new Stan” after the countries’ so-called founding...
International ordering and great power competition: Lessons from Central Asia
Overseas U.S basing agreements and their under-lying bargains are embedded in a broader ecology of “international orders” and emerging counterorders....
Central Asia’s Authoritarians Stare Down A Year of Disorder
Political turmoil and uncertainty beset Central Asia in 2022. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan faced domestic, regional and international...
