Central Asia

India's Border Security Force (BSF) soldiers stand guard at a checkpoint along a highway leading to Ladakh, at Gagangeer in Kashmir's Ganderbal district June 17, 2020. REUTERS/Danish Ismail

Podcast Episode

What’s fueling the India-China border skirmish?

Tanvi Madan and Adrianna Pita

Thursday, June 18, 2020

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Kazakh President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev sign documents during the signing ceremony, at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China September 11, 2019 Andrea Verdelli/ Pool via REUTERS *** Local Caption *** BEIJING, CHINA - SEPTEMBER 11: Kazakh President Kassym Jomart Tokayev talks to Chinese President Xi Jinping (not pictured) during the meeting on September 11, 2019 at the Great Hall of the People, Beijing, China. (Photo by Andrea Verdelli/Pool/Getty Images

Report

China in Central Asia: Is China winning the “new great game”?

Susan A. Thornton

June 2020

Afghanistan's president claims victory over Islamic State

Central Asia

CVE’s relevance and challenges: Central Asia as surprising snapshot

Eric Rosand

Tuesday, January 7, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping during their meeting on the sideline of the 11th edition of the BRICS Summit, in Brasilia, Brazil November 13, 2019. Sputnik/Ramil Sitdikov/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. - RC2LAD9NM7N7

Order from Chaos

Unpacking the China-Russia ‘alliance’

Michael E. O’Hanlon and Adam Twardowski

Friday, December 13, 2019

Reports

Sheikh Chemseddine Bouroubi (L), a well-known imam who follows a traditional Algerian school of Islam, reads a religious book at a Salafist stand during the 15th International Book Fair (SILA) in Algiers October 29, 2010. Algeria is cracking down on imports of books preaching the ultra-conservative Salafist branch of Islam, officials and industry insiders say, in a step aimed at reining in the ideology's growing influence. Salafism is a school of Islam that has its roots in Saudi Arabia and emphasises religious purity. Its followers reject the trappings of modern life, including music, Western styles of dress and taking part in politics. Picture taken October 29, 2010. To match Feature ALGERIA-RELIGION/BOOKS REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra (ALGERIA - Tags: EDUCATION SOCIETY RELIGION) - RTXV0GL

Report

“We pray for our president”: Saudi-inspired loyalist Salafism and the business sector in Kazakhstan

Aurélie Biard

January 2019

Jiang Wei, vice chairman of the CPC Central Leading Group for Judicial Reform (L) gestures for the U.S. delegation including William Baer, U.S. Principal Deputy Associate Attorney General (2nd, R) to sit before the first China-US judicial dialogue held at the Rui'an hotel in Beijing, China, August 3, 2016. REUTERS/Ng Han Guan/Pool - RTSKSIB

Report

A glass half full: The rebalance, reassurance, and resolve in the U.S.-China strategic relationship

Michael E. O’Hanlon

October 2016

Report

Despite Its Siren Song, High-Value Targeting Doesn’t Fit All: Matching Interdiction Patterns to Specific Narcoterrorism and Organized-Crime Contexts

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, October 1, 2013

Report

Central Asian Regional Integration and Cooperation: Reality or Mirage?

Johannes F. Linn

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Report

Mongolia’s Nuclear-Weapon-Free Status: Recognition vs. Institutionalization

Nyamosor Tuya

Friday, August 31, 2012

Blog Posts

A man walks along a snow-covered square in central Nur-Sultan, Kazakhstan November 28, 2019. REUTERS/Pavel Mikheyev - RC2BKD9QTRAE

Future Development

Encouraging transformations in Central Asia

Lilia Burunciuc and Ivailo Izvorski

Friday, December 13, 2019

Railways and a container yard are seen at the Khorgos border crossing point, east of the country's biggest city and commercial hub Almaty, Kazakhstan, October 19, 2015. Kazakhstan wants to establish itself as a major trading hub between China and Europe and get a share of a $600 billion market, but it will have to end tough, often time-wasting, regulations that hurt its reputation as a cross-border trading partner. Picture taken October 19, 2015. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov - GF20000033627

Future Development

Connecting Central Asia to the world

Wolfgang Fengler and Paul Vallely

Monday, September 9, 2019

John Pearson (R), Centerra Gold company's Vice President Investor Relations, looks on at the gold-mining plant at the Kumtor mine in Kyrgyzstan May 31, 2011. With around 100 sizeable gold fields mapped -- but never tapped -- by Soviet geologists, the country is ripe for a mining boom. Gold has doubled in value since 2007 and prices around $1,500 an ounce could help resuscitate an economy that contracted 1.4 percent last year after the revolution and ethnic violence that killed hundreds. Picture taken May 31, 2011. To match Special Report KYRGRZSTAN-MINING REUTERS/Vladimir Pirogov (KYRGYZSTAN - Tags: ENERGY BUSINESS) - GM1E76S1HLY01

Future Development

What’s holding back the Kyrgyz Republic private sector?

Tarik Sahovic

Thursday, July 25, 2019

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Events

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The United States and Central Asia: An enduring vision for partnership and connectivity in the 21st century

3:30 PM - 4:30 PM EDT

Workshop on Protecting Rights of Civilians in Natural Disasters in Central Asia and the Caucasus

12:00 AM - Wednesday May 16, 2012 12:00 AM EDT

Internally Displaced Persons and Host Communities: The Limits of Hospitality?

12:00 PM - 1:30 PM EDT

Washington, DC

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Experts

Susan A. Thornton

Nonresident Senior Fellow - Foreign Policy, John L. Thornton China Center

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