[Analytics] Central Asia’s domestic conundrum
Almost 30 years after the collapse of the USSR, Central Asian citizens are growing tired…
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[Analytics] Cooperation grows in Central Asia
The main political trend in Central Asia for 2019 was the steady improvement of interstate…
Kazakhstan aims to boost funding for Belt and Road
NURSULTAN, Dec 15, 2019, SCMP. One of the primary goals of the Chinese-backed Astana International…
[Analytics] New Silk Roads in action at China-Kazakh border
We are cruising on a pristine, 380 km-long four-lane superhighway from Almaty to Khorgos –…
SCO’s authority grows due to Russia’s active role: Secretary-general
KUNMING, Dec 2, 2019, TASS. The Shanghai Cooperation Organization’s authority is constantly growing mainly thanks…
[Analytics] Sinophobia simmers across Central Asia
It is just a tiny grocery store in a decrepit, Khruschev-era five-story apartment block in…
Russia ready for cooperation on equal footing with all Central Asian states: Putin
SAMARKAND, Nov 11, 2019, TASS. Russia seeks constructive cooperation on an equal basis with the…
[Analytics] New Silk Road money is paving the Old Silk Roads
There never used to be much to do in Khorgos, a remote and dusty outpost…
Shanghai Cooperation Organization sheds light on global governance improvement: Expert
BEIJING, Nov 2, 2019, Xinhua. After years of development, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) has…
[Analytics] China’s complicated relationship with Central Asia
The closure of a mine in Kyrgyzstan, protests on the streets in Kazakhstan. The grand…
Russia’s Vostochny space center in Far East may be named after Putin
BAIKONUR, Sep 26, 2019, TASS. Dmitry Rogozin, the head of Russia’s space corporation Roscosmos, thinks…
Putin to meet with Venezuelan, Kazakh and Philippine leaders at Valdai club forum
MOSCOW, Sep 24, 2019, TASS. Russia President Vladimir Putin plans to meet with the presidents…