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2025: Decision Time for the Kazakh Economy
By Benjamin Godwin
To meet its own investment targets and decarbonize its economy, the Tokayev administration needs to fully commit to its economic program in 2025.
China vs India: Economic Outreach to Central Asia
By Daniel Balazs
Despite similar interests and ambitions, China’s economic presence in the region outweighs India’s.
3 Years on: Kazakhstan’s Kafkaesque System Fails Bloody January Torture Victims
By Alva Omarova
While over 30 security and law enforcement officials have been convicted for abuse during Bloody January, the number remains low compared to the scale of violations.
A Look Back at 2024 in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
How did I do on my outlook for Central Asia 2024?
Space Oddity: At 70, is the Baikonur Cosmodrome Nearing Retirement?
By Joe Luc Barnes
The septuagenarian space port proves as reliable as ever, but geopolitics and funding mean that its future at the forefront of space exploration is far from guaranteed.
Emerging Russian Firm Takes Place of Sanctioned Lender in Central Asia
By Daniel Beizsley
Russia’s substitution of VEB.RF with an under-the-radar firm is helping the country and its neighbors find a way around Western sanctions.
France and Italy’s Central Asia Strategy: Securing Energy and Shaping Security
By Douwe van der Meer and Alexander Royall
Central Asia’s evolving geopolitical role is not just about balancing external actors; it is about leveraging these partnerships to pursue their own national and elite interests.
Kazakhstan’s Kuryk Pipeline Plan
By Paolo Sorbello
A planned oil pipeline could gain momentum given the uncertainty around routes through Russia.
Can the US Be a Weapons Supplier to Central Asia?
By Wilder Alejandro Sánchez
The United States' footprint in the Central Asian arms market is minimal, but the State Department believes this situation could change in the future.
India-Kazakhstan Cooperation in Critical Minerals Signals a Shifting Regional Approach
By Araudra Singh
There seems to be a sense gripping New Delhi that its previous assumptions about Central Asia no longer remain valid.
Central Asia’s Green Transition Goals Highlighted at COP29
By Nigel Li
Although Central Asia has demonstrated a strong commitment to environmental sustainability, the path to a “green transition” remains fraught with obstacles.
Central Asia Is Investing in Itself
By Aruzhan Meirkhanova and Rassul Kospanov
Foreign investment has long been a focus for Central Asia, but the region's governments are increasingly looking to their neighbors.
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