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The Evolution of Russia’s Views on the Belt and Road Initiative

(Asia Policy) The Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), announced by Xi Jinping in 2013 and comprising both the Silk Road Economic Belt and the Maritime Silk Road, has provoked admiration for…

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A Donor without Influence: The European Union in Central Asia

(PONARS Policy Memo) Over the past fifteen years, the EU has sought to gain visibility and influence in Central Asia. It has pressed soft power strategies and a values agenda, but…

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Turkmenistan, Iran Seek Closer Ties as Antidote to Isolation; Peyrouse’s book quoted

(Eurasianet) Turkmenistan finds itself isolated of its own volition, Iran through international sanctions. Over the last month, the two countries, which share a 922-kilometer border, have engaged in a flurry of…

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Should the U.S. worry about tensions between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in central Asia?

(Washington Post) The five post-Soviet countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) are secular states with a majority Sunni Muslim population — and each has a Shiite minority…

Does Islam Challenge the Legitimacy of Uzbekistan’s Government?

(PONARS Eurasia Policy Memo) For more than twenty years, Uzbekistan has had no real political change and remains one of the most authoritarian countries in the world. How has President…

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New Policy Memo: The New Silk Road Initiative: Are Its Economic Underpinnings Sound?

In 2011, then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rolled out a plan for Central and South Asia: “Let’s work together to create a new Silk Road. Not a single thoroughfare…

The New Silk Road Initiative: Are Its Economic Underpinnings Sound?

In 2011, then U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton rolled out a plan for Central and South Asia: “Let’s work together to create a new Silk Road. Not a single…

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Central Asia: Mismanaging Religion

(EurasiaNet) When it comes to religious affairs in Central Asia, authorities are relying on Soviet methods even as they aspire to move away from the Soviet legacy. Religion, especially Islam, is…

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Russia, Central Asia and the Eurasian Economic Union

(RAD) This edition is co-produced with the Central Asia Program at George Washington University. It considers how the Ukraine crisis and the Russian economic slowdown are impacting the Central Asian Republics,…

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Cooley, Peyrouse: China has succeeded in imposing itself as one of Central Asia’s main energy partners

(South China Morning Post) China is upstaging Russia as the most influential player in Central Asia, but the mainland's huge trade and investment in the resource-rich region faces challenges in terms…

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Peyrouse

The Evolution of Russia’s Views on the Belt and Road Initiative

A Donor without Influence: The European Union in Central Asia

Turkmenistan, Iran Seek Closer Ties as Antidote to Isolation; Peyrouse’s book quoted

Should the U.S. worry about tensions between Shiite and Sunni Muslims in central Asia?

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The New Silk Road Initiative: Are Its Economic Underpinnings Sound?

Central Asia: Mismanaging Religion

Russia, Central Asia and the Eurasian Economic Union

Cooley, Peyrouse: China has succeeded in imposing itself as one of Central Asia’s main energy partners