AnalysisKyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Steppes Up World Nomad Games, Takes Home Gold in Cultural Diplomacy
During the working hours of August 31, world leaders convened in Bishkek for the Shanghai Cooperation
Julia Mohr·
Kyrgyzstan
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AnalysisKyrgyzstan
Kyrgyzstan Steppes Up World Nomad Games, Takes Home Gold in Cultural Diplomacy
During the working hours of August 31, world leaders convened in Bishkek
Julia Mohr·
AnalysisUzbekistan
Grid Limitations and Blackouts: Why does Central Asia Keep Losing Power?
The region’s latest major blackout on August 14 knocked out power across four of the five Central Asian states
Liam Gibson, Kurtis Yan·
AnalysisRegional - South Caucasus
Beyond the SCO: Central Asia’s New Geography of Power
Beyond the handshaking, the platitudes, and the boilerplate declarations
Dr. Eric Rudenshiold·
AnalysisCentral Asia
Central Asia in the Global Scam Economy
In July, Uzbekistan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and State Security Service shut down two fraudulent call centers
Dr. Akbota Karibayeva Meyer·
AnalysisEnergy
No More Fuel for the Fire? What the Russian Fuel Crisis Means for the Caspian Region
Despite its vast energy wealth, Russia is now facing a growing fuel crisis of its own making
Lilly Horrigan·
AnalysisUzbekistan
From Dispute to Diplomacy: Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan Advance Border Cooperation
The recent land exchange between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan is more than the transfer of two border villages
Aigerim Orynbassar·
AnalysisEnergy
Extracting Good Mining Policy in Kyrgyzstan
The critical minerals industry in Central Asia is at a crossroads and in Kyrgyzstan critical decisions need to be made
Jack Halsey·
AnalysisKyrgyzstan
For Kyrgyzstan, Anti-Russia Sanctions Could Spell Trouble at Home
More than two years into the Kremlin’s invasion of Ukraine, Central Asian labor migrants remain ...
Nicholas Castillo·
Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan Near a Border Agreement
In 2022, fighting over the Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan border killed roughly 100 people, reigniting fears about the long-running border dispute.
Nicholas Castillo·
A Possible End to China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Line?
Just five months after China and Kyrgyzstan agreed to begin the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan
Meray Ozat·
AnalysisEconomy
A Possible End to China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Railway Line?
Just five months after China and Kyrgyzstan agreed to begin the construction of the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan
Meray Ozat·
AnalysisSecurity
Renewed Tajikistan-Kyrgyzstan Tension Pressures the CSTO
Despite escalating tensions between their countries, the Presidents of Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan met on September 20 on the sidelines
Nicholas Castillo·
AnalysisEnergy and Economy Program (EEP)
Central Asia in Focus: Kyrgyzstan’s Energy Emergency
Welcome to Central Asia in Focus, a newsletter that offers insight and analysis on the events shaping the region's political future.
Bruce Pannier·
InfographicCentral Asia
Kyrgyzstan Population Trend
The Caspian Policy Center has collected data from the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic and the Interstate Statistics Committee
Caspian Policy Center·
AnalysisEnergy and Economy Program (EEP)
The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Rail: Potential Challenges and A Pathway to Enhanced Cooperation
Meray Ozat·
AnalysisEnergy and Economy Program (EEP)
Kyrgyzstan's Foreign Trade Turnover for 2022: Infographic
The Caspian Policy Center has collected data from the National Statistical Committee of the Kyrgyz Republic and the State Customs Service
Caspian Policy Center·
AnalysisCentral Asia
Recent Developments in Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan Relations
At the Bishkek airport on January 26, Kyrgyzstani President Sadyr Japarov warmly welcomed his Uzbekistani
Samantha Fanger·