Content Syndicationhttps://carnegieendowment.org/rss/?fa=rss https://carnegieendowment.org/rss/solr/?fa=feeds http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/hprofile-ak-snc4/174859_62935143720_1836682_n.jpg Monday, 29 May 2023 02:30:22 EST https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89857?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Central Asia stands at a pivotal crossroads, with the next few months likely to set the course for the region going forward. ]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89857?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 29 May 2023 02:30:22 EST Central Asia, Democracy and Human Rights, Political Reform, Rule of Law https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The political elites of Central Asia view the invasion of Ukraine through the prism of their own interests, top of which is the preservation of their own regimes. For this reason, they will continue to show loyalty to Putin. | Русский]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89741?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 12 May 2023 08:12:25 EST Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Foreign Policy, Russian Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89346?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss China is walking a careful line when it comes to Russia's war in Ukraine.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89346?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 20 Mar 2023 04:00:00 EST Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Resources, China, East Asia, Russia https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89256?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Some speculate that by drawing its southern neighbors into closer cooperation on gas, Russia wants to gain control over Central Asian exports to China. That won't be easy. | Русский]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89256?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 13 Mar 2023 06:03:27 EST Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Russia, Uzbekistan, Climate and Energy, Economy, Emerging Economies, Energy Policy, Foreign Policy, Russian Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89197?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss It's been one year since Russian President Vladimir Putin ordered a massive, full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The impact of that decision has been felt acutely in Central Asia, a region with a long history of Russian involvement. How has Moscow's war in Ukraine affected Russia's ties with Central Asia?]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/89197?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Sunday, 26 Feb 2023 03:44:20 EST Central Asia, Eastern Europe, Russia, Ukraine, Defense and Security, Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88757?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The Central Asian states have never experienced anything like the year 2022.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88757?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Sunday, 01 Jan 2023 02:06:55 EST Central Asia, Defense and Security, Political Reform https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88698?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Moscow had every opportunity to make the Central Asian nations gravitate toward it of their own accord. Yet now Russian soft power in Central Asia is dissipating before our eyes. | Русский]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88698?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 23 Dec 2022 02:09:18 EST Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Foreign Policy, Russian Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88677?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Most of the energy resources from Central Asian countries come to European markets through the territory of Russia but at the same time European countries want to make sure that Central Asian countries' economies are not damaged by all the sanctions.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/88677?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 12 Dec 2022 02:22:16 EST Carnegie Russia Eurasia Center, Resources, Caucasus, Russia, Climate and Energy, Defense and Security, Energy Policy, Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87952?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Central Asia is very interested in finding new alternatives and China is the best alternative.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87952?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 19 Sep 2022 03:22:52 EST Central Asia, Economy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87970?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Every time Russia has conflicts with the West and becomes more isolated and toxic, Uzbekistan understands that it needs to replace Russia where it's possible.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87970?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 16 Sep 2022 12:45:18 EST Defense and Security, Foreign Policy https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87922?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The war in Ukraine has enabled Kazakhstan's Tokayev to reinvent himself as a truly independent figure, no longer reliant on either his predecessor Nazarbayev or Russia's Putin. Now Tokayev hopes to cement this status by securing a popular mandate to rule. | Русский]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87922?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 15 Sep 2022 06:20:13 EST Central Asia, Kazakhstan https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87652?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss A social media post by former Russian president Dmitry Medvedev warning that northern Kazakhstan could be next in line after Ukraine was quickly taken down, but it reflects the mindset of Russian hawks and is entirely in keeping with Russian political dialogue, where few taboos remain. ]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87652?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Wednesday, 10 Aug 2022 05:29:21 EST Central Asia, Kazakhstan, Russia https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87618?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss It is an interesting time to see how Central Asian states perceive what's going on in Afghanistan. Uzbekistan and Tajikistan are the two main players on the border region.]]> https://carnegieendowment.org/publications/87618?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Sunday, 31 Jul 2022 04:48:56 EST Afghanistan, Central Asia, South Asia, Uzbekistan, Foreign Policy https://carnegie.ru/commentary/86298?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The hypothetical scenario of Moscow edging out the West from Kazakhstan would not necessarily mean that Russia could step into the resulting vacuum. It's more likely that Moscow would simply be helping China to shore up its influence in Central Asia. | Русский]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/86298?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 28 Jan 2022 06:14:18 EST Central Asia, Kazakhstan https://carnegie.ru/commentary/86298?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Since 1991, Central Asian countries got independent and they started to think about their own electric systems. They started to withdraw from this united Central Asian electric system and that's when the problems started to happen.]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/86298?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Tuesday, 25 Jan 2022 03:15:35 EST Central Asia, Economy https://carnegie.ru/commentary/86241?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The rest of President Tokayev's years in power are unlikely to be uneventful. The new Kazakh president has yet to establish his authority and to surround himself with trusted elites. Most importantly of all, he cannot rely on the loyalty of the security services. | Русский]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/86241?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 24 Jan 2022 04:53:09 EST Central Asia, Kazakhstan https://carnegie.ru/commentary/86224?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss This podcast episode focuses on the recent upheaval in Kazakhstan and what to expect moving forward. ]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/86224?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 20 Jan 2022 10:58:30 EST https://carnegie.ru/commentary/86163?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss The protests in Kazakhstan have shown that the current model of governance has angered millions of people who missed out when the resources pie was shared out. Yet that model is such an intrinsic part of the country's economic and political structure that the leadership is unlikely to be able to change it, should President Tokayev wish to do so. | Русский]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/86163?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Monday, 10 Jan 2022 09:31:12 EST Central Asia, Kazakhstan https://carnegie.ru/commentary/86103?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Even if there is cause for competition in Central Asia, both Moscow and Beijing see friendly bilateral relations as a priority, especially against the backdrop of their escalating confrontation with the West. | Русский]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/86103?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Friday, 31 Dec 2021 05:29:13 EST Carnegie Moscow, Pax Sinica, Central Asia, China, East Asia, Russia, Tajikistan https://carnegie.ru/commentary/85669?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss However President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's second term develops, there is no point in expecting Uzbekistan to transform into a liberal democracy. | Русский]]> https://carnegie.ru/commentary/85669?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss Thursday, 28 Oct 2021 05:40:58 EST Central Asia, Uzbekistan