While protests against Canadian mines, or Russian businesses, occur in Central Asia, “Chinese projects overwhelmingly receive ...

All of these factors help explain recent energy developments in Central Asia involving natural gas. China was long seen as the world’s major driver of rising global gas demand, but now its ...

Over the course of 2023, Central Asia grappled with escalating challenges stemming from climate change, including disruptive weather patterns affecting long-standing agricultural practices and the ...

changed Central Asia’s geopolitical dynamics by reanimating US and European Union interest in the region. By extension, Russia’s actions encouraged the diversification of trade and investment, ...

In 2024, Central Asia enjoyed economic growth and avoided conflicts despite the ongoing war in nearby Ukraine. The year was characterised by frequent meetings of the five presidents in the ...

If this pattern repeats in a second term, it would further diminish the effectiveness of US strategy in Central Asia. In contrast, China’s presence in the region has been characterised by ...

The rise of extremist ideologies among Central Asian youth has become a critical ... are being recruited for extremist activities, a pattern reminiscent of the recruitment seen during the ...

China's trade turnover with Central Asia increased by 5% in 2024 ... with a 22% increase in trade turnover and a similar pattern of trade imbalance. Top Trump Administration officials have ...

The U.S. immigrant population from South and Central Asia has swelled to new heights ... The Census Bureau data underscore just how much immigration patterns have changed in recent years.

Central Asian labor migrants in Russia have experienced increased xenophobic harassment and violence, since the deadly attack attributed to Central Asians on Moscow’s Crocus City Hall on March 2 ...