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CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Might Russia be kicked out of Kazakhstan’s nuclear building programme entirely?
August 19, 2025
Of three NPP contracts made available by the Central Asian country, two have gone to China. The winner of the other one, Russian state corporation Rosatom, is, meanwhile, struggling with financing issues.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Kazakhstan’s uneven transformation
June 30, 2025
There have been dramatic changes in Kazakhstan over the last decade, with a thriving fintech sector and an embrace of green technologies, but the country is still grappling with familiar political and economic challenges.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Tajikistan plays role as one of world’s pre-eminent water diplomats at glacier summit, but Rogun dam remains a hard sell
June 9, 2025
Experts from near and far met in Dushanbe to discuss danger posed by melting of giant ice sheets. But was “blue-washing” obscuring threat of titanic hydro project?
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Might Moscow see Kazakhstan’s decision not to join BRICS as a minor betrayal?
October 22, 2024
Kremlin’s initial reaction to Astana’s lack of enthusiasm for the organisation was mild. But then Russia’s top diplomat Lavrov turned up the heat.
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Is proposal that “international consortium” should build Kazakhstan’s nuclear plant merely cosmetic?
October 9, 2024
CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Is proposal that “international consortium” should build Kazakhstan’s nuclear plant merely cosmetic?