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Tajikistan will try to balance Russia and China

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TAJIKISTAN

Tajikistan's options for joining Russian-led Eurasian Economic Union.

Uzbekistan seeks to improve economy through diplomacy

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UZBEKISTAN

Hydroelectric dam projects in Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan have long been a sticking point in their relations with Uzbekistan. Resolving these disputes will challenge Uzbek President…

China deal could double Tajikistan's aluminium output

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TAJIKISTAN

Prospects for Tajikistan's aluminium industry.

Pragmatism will dictate US interests in Central Asia

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CENTRAL ASIA/US

US interest in Central Asia, particularly Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan, appears to be rising after several years of declining engagement. The two major Central Asian states…

Central Asia faces debt risk alongside Silk Road gains

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CENTRAL ASIA

Central Asian gains and risk from the Belt and Road Initiative

Turkmen gas plans will balance China and Russia

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TURKMENISTAN

Turkmen leaders rarely visit foreign countries. The visit to Beijing aimed at securing Chinese commitment to completing a new natural gas pipeline through Tajikistan and…

Tajik-Iran ties may improve but without old closeness

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TAJIKISTAN/IRAN

Relations are recovering rapidly from three years of estrangement, though so far there is little economic substance to the friendlier atmospherics. Tajik Foreign Minister…

Uzbek entry to Eurasian bloc will be slow and halting

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UZBEKISTAN

Possible Uzbek membership of the Eurasian Economic Union.

Russia will seek to exploit common interests with Iran

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RUSSIA/IRAN

Points of convergence in Russia's relationship with Iran.