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Central Asia: The Great Game 2.0

A new “Great Game” is unfolding in the Caucasus and Central Asia, echoing the 19th-century rivalry between empires, with a ...
Indeed, the Nordic region is greatly concerned about neighboring Russia, while its relatively small and trade-dependent ...
— As for Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan, the EU is certainly interested in strengthening ties with Central Asia, and similar agreements may be concluded in the future. However, such agreements have not ...
In a region often overshadowed on the global sports stage, Central Asia is producing extraordinary stories of courage, ...
Pakistan hosted a major defence conference in Islamabad on Saturday, bringing together top military leaders from the United ...
In a theatrical session of dynastic diplomacy, the former president of Turkmenistan, Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, and his ...
Local authorities in Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s second city, said Lenin’s removal was for purely aesthetic reasons; they would re-erect him in another, less central spot. Not everyone in Russia was convinced.
Central Asia's efforts to balan ce and maintain separate relations with Chi na, Russia and the U.S. may be put to the test, however, as a scramble for key resources, including rare earth minerals ...
Explore Central Asia's 5 Stans on an epic odyssey. Uncover Silk Road cities, vast deserts, towering mountains, nomadic life, and unique capitals.
Central Asia needs to stay connected, but truly seizing this opportunity will require a considerable effort. Michał Romanowski is a program officer at the German Marshall Fund of the United ...
Central Asia is home to untapped natural gas and oil reserves, supplies of copper and uranium, and 10,300km of land borders with China and Russia. Outreach to the region has occupied Beijing and ...
For Central Asia’s largest economy, adoption of this legislation is a big step towards meeting climate obligations ratified by then President Nazarbayev in 2016 per the Paris Climate Agreement.