Memoir: Clinching the Baku-Ceyhan pipeline A former US Caspian energy envoy recalls the ups and downs of getting a key post-Soviet energy export route built. Steven Mann Jan 3, 2024
Perspectives | Central Asian states walking fine line on Russian sanctions Kazakhstan proving more adept at dodging blame than Kyrgyzstan. Nurbek Bekmurzaev Dec 31, 2023
China building up electric auto infrastructure in Central Asia An update on infrastructure development and investment in Central Asia. China-Central Asia Monitor Dec 29, 2023
China eclipses Russia as Central Asia’s top trade partner in 2023 An update on trade-related developments in Central Asia. China-Central Asia Monitor Dec 28, 2023
Kazakhstan reluctant to approve Chinese nuclear plant proposal – report An update on energy-related developments in Central Asia. China-Central Asia Monitor Dec 22, 2023
Armenia considers possible future outside Russia-led military bloc Talk is growing louder in Armenia about a possible break with the CSTO and the country declaring "non-bloc status." Arshaluis Mgdesyan Dec 20, 2023
Uzbekistan: Ex-government minister arrested on embezzlement charges The arrest offers fresh hints of apparent infighting within the political elite. Dec 19, 2023
Turkmenistan: The brazen and the beautiful Fishy goings-on at a cosmetics services center, talking human rights with the EU, and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Dec 19, 2023
Beijing making soft power push in Central Asia with vocational training initiative An update of educational developments in Central Asia. China-Central Asia Monitor Dec 15, 2023
China building influence in Central Asia’s information space An update of educational developments in Central Asia. China-Central Asia Monitor Dec 15, 2023
Azerbaijan continues to arrest journalists The apparent easing of U.S.-Azerbaijani tensions has done nothing to slow the wave of arrests that began amid a state media campaign signaling a hunt for "U.S. spies." Dec 14, 2023
Central Asia: Report accuses Chinese hackers of attacking Uzbek Foreign Ministry’s servers Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Dec 8, 2023
U.S. diplomat visits Azerbaijan as bilateral tensions subside The Azerbaijani president described the visit a "positive step." Elsewhere on the same day, he warned that arming Armenia could trigger another war. Dec 8, 2023
Uzbekistan: Court sentences citizen reporter to eight years in prison Defenders of Olimjon Haydarov have condemned the trial and conviction, arguing that it constitutes a warning shot for civil society. Dec 4, 2023
Central Asia: Is the China-Kyrgyz-Uzbek railway project encountering a red signal? Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Dec 1, 2023