China’s growing trade, security, and political influence in Central Asia is a key testing ground for its broader geopolitical ambitions.
Moscow’s instruments of extracting political concessions in the region are gradually losing their effectiveness as the war in Ukraine continues.
Central Asia faces several environmental challenges, some natural and others human-made, which will be exacerbated by climate change.
Bruce Pannier and Temur Umarov discuss the regional politics of Central Asia, focussing on the dominance of Russia, democratisation, regional power relations, and more.
Oleksiy Bondarenko discusses authoritarianism in Russia and political shifts in Central Asia, including the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Central Asia is heading towards a radical reconfiguration in the geopolitical balance of power, possibly even towards war.
Jon (Yuan) Jiang assesses Sino-Russian relations, the impact of the pandemic on the Belt and Road Initiative, and Austrialia’s potential involvement.
Anthropologist Till Mostowlansky talks to us about his work in the borderlands of Central Asia and how globalisation, borders, and infrastructure impact peoples’ lives.
A successful, unified Central Asia could build on ASEAN’s precedent of effective regional cooperation and self-sufficiency in the developing world.
