Uzbekistan News & Analysis

A volatile cocktail of climate stressors, weak institutions, and faltering water diplomacy is setting the stage for future water conflicts in Central Asia.

Examining the popular narrative of Russia’s waning influence in Central Asia against key economic, diplomatic, and security developments since the outbreak of the Ukraine war.

As the United States continues efforts to stabilize its critical mineral supply chains under a second Trump administration, Uzbekistan seeks to boost its domestic mining industry – a geopolitical win-win.

There is now desert where much of the world’s fourth-largest lake used to be, and the economic, health, and environmental consequences for peoples living near the lake are enormous.

Middle Eastern states, looking to diversify their economies away from hydrocarbon exports, have been investing in Central Asia like never before.

A confluence of trade and geopolitical issues have endowed Central Asia with its historical diplomatic weight. Local governments must take advantage of the trend by evolving regional institutions that can unite in the face of outside attempts to divide and conquer.

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.

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.

Is Uzbekistan’s growing attractiveness to Chinese investment setting the stage for a new strategic hub in Central Asia?

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

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.

With new centers cropping up throughout the developing world, big changes are afoot for the international commercial arbitration sector.

Exploring the role of Central Asian governments in stabilizing Afghanistan.