Central Asia

Construction site is seen at Chinese side of the China-Kazakhstan Khorgos International Border Cooperation Center (ICBC), in Khorgos, China May 12, 2017. Picture taken May 12, 2017. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov - RC135481F090

Order from Chaos

The new geopolitics of Central Asia: China vies for influence in Russia’s backyard

Kemal Kirişci and Philippe Le Corre

Tuesday, January 2, 2018

A combine grain harvester gathers wheat at the Aktyk farm outside Astana September 10, 2013. Kazakhstan, Central Asia's largest grain producer, has threshed to date 10.4 million tonnes of grain from 8.77 million hectares, or 55.6 percent of the sown area, the Agriculture Ministry said on Wednesday. Picture taken September 10, 2013. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov (KAZAKHSTAN - Tags: AGRICULTURE BUSINESS) - GM1E99I1DJP01

Future Development

Creating markets in Kazakhstan

Wolfgang Fengler, Indermit Gill, Christopher Miller, and Aimilios Chatzinikolaou

Monday, December 18, 2017

A train launched to operate on the Standard Gauge Railway (SGR) line constructed by the China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) and financed by Chinese government arrives at the Nairobi Terminus on the outskirts of Kenya's capital Nairobi May 31, 2017. REUTERS/Thomas Mukoya - RC13EFC12310

Future Development

Future Development Reads: China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Indermit Gill

Friday, September 22, 2017

A Palestinian girl uses a public tap to wash her hand in Jabaliya refugee camp in the northern Gaza Strip January 24, 2017. Picture taken January 24, 2017. REUTERS/Mohammed Salem - RTSXG9H

Future Development

Can nudge do more than regulation? The case for a behavioral approach to financial capability

Colleen Mascenik

Thursday, May 18, 2017

Reports

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

Asia & the Pacific

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

Michael E. O’Hanlon

October 2016

Afghanistan

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

Central Asia

Central Asian Regional Integration and Cooperation: Reality or Mirage?

Johannes F. Linn

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Arms Control

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

Nyamosor Tuya

Friday, August 31, 2012

Asia & the Pacific

Scaling Up Development Interventions: A Review of UNDP’s Country Program in Tajikistan

Johannes F. Linn

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Blog Posts

Afghan local police (ALP) keep watch at a checkpoint at Chardara district, in Kunduz province, Afghanistan June 23, 2015. Afghan government forces regained control of a key district near the northern city of Kunduz on Tuesday, after Taliban fighters had threatened to capture a provincial capital for the first time since being driven from power in 2001. REUTERS/Stringer - RTX1HQEK

Order from Chaos

How predatory crime and corruption in Afghanistan underpin the Taliban insurgency

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, April 18, 2017

Turkish anti-drug police stand next to drugs and weapons, which according to Istanbul Police department are worth $3.6 million, that were seized during raids across Istanbul, Turkey March 27, 2017. REUTERS/Osman Orsal - RTX32WAY

Order from Chaos

Turkey has a major drug problem—here’s how to get a handle on it

Mahmut Cengiz

Wednesday, April 5, 2017

Afghan refugee girls carry drinking water in containers at a refugee camp on the outskirts of Jalalabad, Afghanistan, February 12, 2017. Picture taken February 12, 2017. REUTERS/Parwiz - RTSYEKZ

Order from Chaos

The Trump administration and Afghanistan: What’s in the poppy leaves?

Vanda Felbab-Brown

Tuesday, February 14, 2017

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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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Central Asia

The new geopolitics of Central Asia: China vies for influence in Russia’s backyard

Creating markets in Kazakhstan

Future Development Reads: China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Can nudge do more than regulation? The case for a behavioral approach to financial capability

Reports

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

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

Central Asian Regional Integration and Cooperation: Reality or Mirage?

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

Scaling Up Development Interventions: A Review of UNDP’s Country Program in Tajikistan

Blog Posts

How predatory crime and corruption in Afghanistan underpin the Taliban insurgency

Turkey has a major drug problem—here’s how to get a handle on it

The Trump administration and Afghanistan: What’s in the poppy leaves?

Events

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

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

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

More on Central Asia

Financial inclusion progress and possibilities in Southeast and Central Asia

What it will take to boom after the bust? Trade and competitiveness at a time of lower oil prices

Kazakhstan: Un pays charnière entre la Russie et la Chine.

The great game that never ends: China and Russia fight over Kazakhstan

Bad Romance

Mongolia: Potential Mediator between the Koreas and Proponent of Peace in Northeast Asia