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China’s Economic Presence in Uzbekistan: Realities and Potentials

Uzbekistan Initiative Papers No. 5, February 2014 By Vladimir Paramonov From 2003 onwards China’s economic activity in Uzbekistan has become more visible. The deterioration of relations between Uzbekistan and the U.S./West in 2004-05 and the landmark… Continue reading China’s Economic Presence in Uzbekistan: Realities and Potentials

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Its Potential Influence on Regional Security in Central Asia

Voices From Central Asia No. 10, March 2013 By Sanat Kushkumbayev The functioning of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO), which comprises a group of rather disparate countries, remains a remarkable phenomenon in… Continue reading The Shanghai Cooperation Organization: Its Potential Influence on Regional Security in Central Asia

Game Over? Shifting Energy Geopolitics in Central Asia

Central Asia Policy Brief No. 5, October 2012 By Michael Denison One of the coordinates structuring geopolitics in Central Asia since the dissolution of the Soviet Union has been competition for development of the… Continue reading Game Over? Shifting Energy Geopolitics in Central Asia

Factoring Mongolia’s non-Membership In the Shanghai Cooperation Organization

Voices From Central Asia No. 3, July 2012 By Mendee Jargalsaikhan In past two decades Mongolia has integrated with North-east Asia more than with Central Asia. Mongolia does not need more integration… Continue reading Factoring Mongolia’s non-Membership In the Shanghai Cooperation Organization