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Reflections from our correspondents on the ground in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Mongolia.

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?

CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Tokayev’s talk of a “security architecture” may keep Moscow on its toes

August 27, 2024

Although region may never fully divorce from Kremlin, Russia’s pariah status has likely emboldened its leaders to show more bargaining power in relations with former colonial master.

CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Cautionary tale as onion prices crash amid glut on a "tragic" scale

April 18, 2024

Farmers who rushed for promised profits floored across the region.

CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Missiles made in Russia, tested in Kazakhstan and fired on Ukraine

March 11, 2024

Arrangement that is no secret to the Kazakhs has started to raise eyebrows among Kyiv’s allies.

CENTRAL ASIA BLOG: Success in delivering Turkmenistan methane crackdown would be big moment for COP28

November 28, 2023

US and global institutions have been lobbying the “super-emitter” all year long. The moment of truth will arrive at the summit.

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