ASTANA – Geopolitical factors have pushed Central Asia to rethink its transport and logistics geography. Regional analysts say Central Asia is facing a rare opening to reshape its connectivity through ...

On paper, the change is simple: the informal Central Asian format is now a C6. Politically and conceptually, it is much more ...

Central Asia rose to global prominence in 2024, drawing notable interest from major European and Asian powers and intensifying Russian and Chinese competition for regional influence. The Central Asian ...

All five Central Asian landlocked states were particularly focused on turning the limitations of being “landlocked” into ...

Once dismissed as a remote frontier, Central Asia has emerged as the beating heart of Eurasia. When the presidents of Central Asia descend on Washington this week for the C5+1 Summit, the United ...

Prompted by the war in Ukraine and increasingly fraught trade relations with the United States, the European Union is on the hunt for natural resources. That search is increasingly focused on Central ...

Chinese leader Xi Jinping with the presidents of the Central Asian states during their May 2023 summit. Credit: Facebook / Emomali Rahmon In their quest for economic growth and energy security, China ...

Despite its strategic location, Iran’s sanctions exposure and regulatory unreliability have made it difficult to insert itself within the region’s burgeoning trade networks. For most of the past three ...