Central Asia

Central Asia: The Last Stronghold of a Declining Russia?

Otabek Akromov • Aug 19 2024 • Articles

Moscow’s instruments of extracting political concessions in the region are gradually losing their effectiveness as the war in Ukraine continues.

Opinion – An Environmental Focus for US-Central Asia Relations

Wilder Alejandro Sánchez • Nov 29 2023 • Articles

Central Asia faces several environmental challenges, some natural and others human-made, which will be exacerbated by climate change.

Thinking Global Podcast – Bruce Pannier and Temur Umarov

E-International Relations • Aug 14 2023 • Features

Bruce Pannier and Temur Umarov discuss the regional politics of Central Asia, focussing on the dominance of Russia, democratisation, regional power relations, and more.

Interview – Oleksiy Bondarenko

E-International Relations • Apr 30 2023 • Features

Oleksiy Bondarenko discusses authoritarianism in Russia and political shifts in Central Asia, including the impact of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

The Geopolitical Implications of the Russo-Ukraine War for Central Asia

Andrew Latham and Audun Sundeen • Apr 18 2022 • Articles

Central Asia is heading towards a radical reconfiguration in the geopolitical balance of power, possibly even towards war.

Interview – Jon (Yuan) Jiang

E-International Relations • Mar 25 2021 • Features

Jon (Yuan) Jiang assesses Sino-Russian relations, the impact of the pandemic on the Belt and Road Initiative, and Austrialia’s potential involvement.

Interview – Till Mostowlansky

E-International Relations • Dec 6 2020 • Features

Anthropologist Till Mostowlansky talks to us about his work in the borderlands of Central Asia and how globalisation, borders, and infrastructure impact peoples’ lives.

Integration of the Central Asian Republics: the ASEAN example

Juheon Lee, Aleksey Asiryan and Michael Butler • Sep 17 2020 • Articles

A successful, unified Central Asia could build on ASEAN’s precedent of effective regional cooperation and self-sufficiency in the developing world.

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