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Kazakhstan’s backdoor trade with Russia must be stopped

Kazakh Foreign Minister Murat Nurtleu traveled to Brussels last month, just weeks after taking office, to plead his country’s case amid growing signs that the EU and U.S.

Seeds of Division Between Moscow and Beijing in Central Asia

On Thursday, April 6, the Clements Center for National Security, the Clements-Strauss Asia Policy Program, and the Center for East European and Eurasian Studies (CREEES) hosted David M…

Losing the Post-Cold War

Today, regrettably, what is equally clear is that while the Cold War was won, through the Obama administration’s actions and inactions, it’s arrogance and lack of strategic vision, the period known t…

A Taiwan Policy to Deter Rather than Tempt China’s Aggression

The first key question that drives a decision on U.S.-Taiwan policy is the likelihood that President Xi might resort to a military option for the unification of Taiwan with the mainland during his te…

Worrying Direction of Moscow’s Southern Neighbor

Following his inauguration on November 20, Kazakhstan President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev traveled to Moscow to meet with President Vladimir Putin. In the first three weeks after his re-election, Tokayev…

A missed opportunity in Kazakhstan

The results of Kazakhstan’s snap presidential election—where the tally has current leader Kassym-Jomart Tokayev with 81% of votes — surprises no one. What disappoints those in Washington, London, Bru…

Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon

On September 15 and 16, 2022, the extended format of participants of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are scheduled to meet in Samarkand, the ancient Silk Road Karavansarai in Uzbekistan…

At a crossroads with Kazakhstan

In 1991, Secretary of State James A. Baker III journeyed to the newly independent Republic of Kazakhstan to meet with its president, Nursultan Nazarbayev. The policy objectives in the 31 years since…

Kazakh oil is not free from Putin’s control – opinion

The current geopolitical situation and the worldwide impact of war in Ukraine makes it increasingly important to seek out alternative sources of oil for the global market.In its August 3 filing t…

Tashkent‘s Historic Opportunity to Emerge as a Regional Leader

The people of Uzbekistan look to President Shavkat Mirziyoyev with hope that would have seemed impossible under the 27 year despotic regime of Islam Karimov. Since taking office in 2016, President Mi…

Central Asia Must Choose Reform Over Repression

The coming economic downturn and demands for reform will test the leaders of the region.A new era, marked by mass protests and regime changes, is dawning across Central Asia. Nearly half of the w…

Putin’s House of Cards: What will happen to Russia’s satellites if his regime falls?

The war in Ukraine has astonished even knowledgeable observers, impressed by Ukraine’s valor and ingenuity and by the Russian military’s ineptitude. While the war’s outcome remains unknown, many are…