2023-01-27
Having Iran in the Kremlin-controlled Eurasian Economic Union will force Central Asian countries into very unfavourable economic and political positions, observers warn.
2023-01-25
Politically and economically isolated, Russia appears to be dragging Turkmenistan into its schemes to skirt sanctions through blackmail or promises of payoffs.
2023-01-13
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan have signed a 'roadmap' to build the dam and power station.
2023-01-02
It is crucial for Tashkent to expand trade with Europe and the United States to avoid the long-term threats to its sovereignty that dealing with Russia provides, observers say.
2022-12-16
The Kremlin is anxious that the West will take advantage of Moscow's declining authority, respect and influence in the region, analysts say.
2022-12-14
The war in Ukraine is undermining the socioeconomic situation for people of Central Asia and the Caucasus through increased unemployment and reduced remittances, economists say.
2022-11-29
Central Asia is now 'in the middle of everything', said EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs Josep Borrell.
2022-11-08
Russia's invasion of Ukraine is having debilitating consequences in East Africa, with millions of residents facing starvation due to food shortages and the unbearable cost of living.
2022-10-27
An influx of Russians fleeing President Vladimir Putin's war in Ukraine is resulting in exorbitant rents in Tashkent and other parts of Uzbekistan.
2022-10-14
Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine and Putin's 'partial mobilisation', many more young people are contemplating leaving the country in search of better opportunities.