Central Asia

Teak logs are loaded onto a lorry at a logging camp in Pinlebu township, Sagaing division in northern Myanmar March 9, 2014. Picture taken March 9, 2014. To match story MYANMAR-FORESTS/ REUTERS/Soe Zeya Tun (MYANMAR - Tags: BUSINESS SOCIETY TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY) - GM1EA3L14CT01

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The deforestation risks of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Elizabeth Losos, Alexander Pfaff, and Lydia Olander

Monday, January 28, 2019

A man fishes on an embankment of Ishim river as Akorda, the official residence of Kazakhstan's president, is seen in the background in Astana, Kazakhstan

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

Aurélie Biard

Georgetown University Monday, January 28, 2019

A girl is silhouetted against the sun standing next to Uzbek flags in Tashkent November 5, 2005. REUTERS/Shamil Zhumatov/File Photo - S1BEUGTDXIAA

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Uzbekistan’s star appears in the credit rating universe

Daniel Pajank

Wednesday, January 23, 2019

A factory floor of XCMG Group is seen in Xuzhou, Jiangsu province, China August 14, 2015. Two years after China unveiled a sweeping plan to rebuild Silk Road trade links with Europe and Asia, machinery maker XCMG Group has opened a factory in Uzbekistan, sent 300 staff abroad and set ambitious goals to grow overseas. XCMG's foreign venture piggybacks on China's bold scheme to extend its global influence through financing infrastructure projects in 65 nations that are home to two-thirds of humanity, and at the same time win new markets for companies weighed down by profit-crushing overcapacity at home. Picture taken August 14, 2015. REUTERS/Brenda Goh - GF10000192838

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How Uzbekistan is transforming into an open economy

Lilia Burunciuc, Wolfgang Fengler, Wiebke Schloemer, and Daria Taglioni

Thursday, December 20, 2018

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

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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

Report

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

Johannes F. Linn

Tuesday, February 21, 2012

Blog Posts

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

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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

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Future Development Reads: China’s Belt and Road Initiative

Indermit Gill

Friday, September 22, 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 deforestation risks of China’s Belt and Road Initiative

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

Uzbekistan’s star appears in the credit rating universe

How Uzbekistan is transforming into an open economy

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

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

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?

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