Kyrgyzstan News & Analysis

Twenty-seven years in the making, the China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan railway is finally under construction. The route could be a game-changer in China-Europe trade; however, significant financial, technical, and geopolitical challenges remain.

The Southern Transport Corridor can help alleviate some of Kyrgyzstan’s export woes by tapping into global markets; however, given the lack of alternative backers, it would surely come at the cost of deepening reliance on Beijing.

A new, post-Ukraine war paradigm is emerging in Central Asia, that of triangular alignment between the poles of global power.

The list of fields of potential cooperation between the South Caucasus and Central Asia is endless; it’s time for this potential to be realized at the institutional level.

A new proposal from President Tokayev takes aim at one of the most pressing, albeit often understated, issues facing the region.

Turkish military sets up shop in Iraqi Kurdistan, border clashes break out along Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border, and another Belt and Road deal is in the crosshairs in Australia.

The Central Asian republics are looking for a geopolitical hedge against China. India can be a good fit.

An overview of President Xi Jinping’s landmark initiative to link China’s economy with the rest of the world.

Exploring the role of Central Asian governments in stabilizing Afghanistan.

Washington has been making minor inroads into Central Asia, but will it be enough to stave off diplomatic irrelevance vis-à-vis China and Russia?

How has Central Asia avoided the protracted territorial disputes of Ukraine and the South Caucasus? In a word: geography.

An overview of the China-Central Asia-Western Asia Corridor, one of the main economic conduits envisioned by China’s One Belt One Road Initiative.

Tracing the successes and failures of Russia’s answer to the European Union.

This series takes a country-by-country look at the geopolitical competition between China and Russia in Central Asia.

China’s One Belt One Road is making great strides economically in Central Asia. Is improved security cooperation next?