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Uzbek-Tajik talks set tone for Central Asian reset

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CENTRAL ASIA

The summit is a direct consequence of leadership and policy change in Uzbekistan, leading to warmer ties with other Central Asian states. Uzbek President Shavqat Mirzioyev's March…

Afghanistan's Badakhshan threatens Tajikistan security

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TAJIKISTAN

These are the latest violent incidents in a worsening security situation in Afghanistan. Recent months have seen fighting extend more widely. On June 30, suicide attackers…

Afghanistan security risks Central Asia energy project

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CENTRAL ASIA

Concern is growing that the security situation in Afghanistan is worsening, threatening not only regional stability but also major electricity integration projects such as the…

Kyrgyz-Tajik border conflict resolution may not work

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CENTRAL ASIA

From April 28, skirmishes between civilians on either side rapidly escalated into heavy exchanges of fire between the two countries' militaries. Occasional clashes occur on this…

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…

Prospects for Central Asia in 2016

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PROSPECTS 2016

Prospects for Central Asia in 2016.

China-Central Asia relations will deepen

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CENTRAL ASIA/CHINA

Beijing values Central Asia as an important partner as its global rivalry with the United States escalates on the one hand and Russia’s regional role weakens on the other. Central…

Weaker parliament will emerge from Kyrgyz election

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KYRGYZSTAN

The election is intended to close off a turbulent year that started with the October 2020 legislative polls, swiftly annulled amid mass protests and allegations of fraud, followed…

Russian dominance limits Eurasian bloc's prospects

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CIS

Two years on from its founding in 2015, the EEU has not created the expected boom in trade among member states, and is hampered by internal disagreements and persistent trade…

Early signs of change may wither in Uzbekistan

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UZBEKISTAN

Mirzioyev has spoken about reforms, but the tightly managed choreography of election is the same as under the late Islam Karimov, who died in September. That does not suggest…