Crossroads Asia

Due to global turmoil, the importance of the Middle Corridor has grown exponentially. However, the Caspian Sea continues to pose a significant obstacle to the realization of the corridor’s economic potential.

Allowing the Caspian Sea to succumb to industrial exploitation and climate-induced desiccation would be an irreversible tragedy.

Ten years ago, the country's Social Democrats were riding high.

Prosecutors are asking for 20-30 year sentences for eight defendants presumably accused of a coup plot about which there are very few details available.

To meet its own investment targets and decarbonize its economy, the Tokayev administration needs to fully commit to its economic program in 2025.

The GRU spent tens of millions of dollars funding terrorist groups in Afghanistan to target U.S. and NATO forces, and routed funds and weapons through Tajikistan to accomplish its aims.

The meeting heralded the significant progress made in the last year on the three countries’ once-tense borders. 

The canal's completion could exacerbate regional conflict, but also presents an opportunity for regional cooperation. 

Although Central Asians represent a tiny fraction of those removed from the U.S., the numbers have exploded over the last year.

For decades, policymakers have promised the same solutions, but implementation remains far behind the rhetoric.

Unexploded ordnance left over from the 2022 conflict pose risks to populations in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, even as the two governments finalize a border deal.