Crossroads Asia

Methodology isn’t a headline buzzword, but an improving rank certainly is -- no matter the context.

Only recently has Central Asia become a policy priority for Tehran, which now sees the region as a potential “bridge” between Iran and the East.

ISKP’s expanded media campaign seeks to recruit ethnic Tajik and nationals as well as incite militant violence against Tajikistan.

Like clockwork: After Temirov released a new investigative report last week, the authorities piled on new charges.

Kazakhstan is, indeed, looking at Ukraine carefully and thinking seriously. 

Kazakhstan stands to benefit as Russian companies look to move out of Russia in order to trade globally again.

Russian banks operating in Kazakhstan were thriving before the war. Now CenterCredit has bought Alfa-Bank’s assets in Kazakhstan.

In recent interviews both U.S. officials and the Kyrgyz president have suggested that Bishkek and Washington may be nearing the signing of a new Bilateral Cooperation Agreement.

While Kazakhstan has the potential to be an influential player in the global grain economy, it needs to first overcome domestic and logistic challenges.

Regional integration is often touted as a logical solution to problems like food insecurity, but it won’t necessarily solve a region-wide problem.

If the necessary policies are implemented, the goal of carbon neutrality by 2060 is ambitious, but achievable.