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CSTO Foreign Ministers Meet in Kyrgyzstan

CSTO Foreign Ministers Meet in Kyrgyzstan

By Catherine Putz
Armenian Foreign Minister Ararat Mirzoyan was absent, as Yerevan continues to weigh formally leaving the organization after having frozen its participation in 2024.

How Russia Used Kyrgyzstan to Reopen Its Financial Escape Routes

How Russia Used Kyrgyzstan to Reopen Its Financial Escape Routes

By Brett Erickson
Sanctions enforcement continues to rely on static lists of named entities and accounts when evasion networks are built to morph and reroute at every point of friction.
Kyrgyz Parliament Passes Media Law With Last-Minute Changes

Kyrgyz Parliament Passes Media Law With Last-Minute Changes

By Catherine Putz
After years of working toward a compromise, the Kyrgyz parliament pushed through a new media law that resurrects previous drafts’ most controversial provisions. 

C5+Xi: China Makes Moves in Eurasia

C5+Xi: China Makes Moves in Eurasia

By Wesley Alexander Hill
For all the pomp, pageantry, and promises, China’s latest overture into Central Asia is mostly more of the same, but that’s still important.

15 Years On, Ethnic Uzbeks Sill Face Bias in Kyrgyzstan

15 Years On, Ethnic Uzbeks Sill Face Bias in Kyrgyzstan

By Syinat Sultanalieva
Several ethnic Uzbeks from Osh said that the 2010 trauma continues to inform their daily lives and that the government’s efforts have largely been ineffective. 

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China, Kyrgyzstan, and the Quiet Construction of a Sanctions-Resistant Trade Corridor

China, Kyrgyzstan, and the Quiet Construction of a Sanctions-Resistant Trade Corridor

By Brett Erickson
Every dollar that moves from Shenzhen to Bishkek to Moscow teaches China something new about how to operate in a sanctions-constrained world. 

1 Region, 5 Realities: Rethinking the EU’s Central Asia Engagement

1 Region, 5 Realities: Rethinking the EU’s Central Asia Engagement

By Pelle Paulus Smits
A one-size-fits-all approach overlooks the sharp societal, institutional, and political differences between the states of Central Asia.
Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan Among 36 Nations in Line for US Travel Bans: Report

Cambodia, Kyrgyzstan Among 36 Nations in Line for US Travel Bans: Report

By Sebastian Strangio
A State Department memo suggests that a new group of nations, most of them in Africa, could be soon subjected to full or partial bans.

2nd Central Asia-China Summit Set for June 17

2nd Central Asia-China Summit Set for June 17

By Catherine Putz
Chinese leader Xi Jinping and the five Central Asian presidents are expected to all attend the summit in Astana.

Decoding the Rationale Behind the 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue

Decoding the Rationale Behind the 4th India-Central Asia Dialogue

By Ayushi Saini
Central Asia must be viewed not merely as a gateway to Eurasia, but as a strategically significant region in its own right, central to India's long-term geopolitical and economic vision. 

Trump’s Second Term: Opportunity or Obstacle for Central Asia?

Trump’s Second Term: Opportunity or Obstacle for Central Asia?

By Alouddin Komilov
Whether Trump 2.0 becomes a turning point or a missed chance will rest on Central Asia’s willingness to lead, adapt, and forge partnerships on its own terms in an increasingly complex and multipolar world.
Russia to Introduce New Pre-Entry Requirement for Visa-Free Visitors

Russia to Introduce New Pre-Entry Requirement for Visa-Free Visitors

By Kulobiddin Norov
The new requirement essentially upends the visa-free regime for Central Asian countries, which are severely dependent on labor migration to Russia.

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