Asian Countries: List, Capitals, Currency, and Population

Asia, the largest continent on Earth, is a diverse and culturally rich region encompassing a vast array of countries, each with its own unique identity. Asia's geopolitical landscape involves exploring its countries, their capitals, currencies, and populations. This essay provides...
SCO anti-terrorism exercise

SCO First Joint Anti-Terrorism Drill: A Unified Front Against Global Terrorism

The Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) recently held its inaugural joint anti-terrorism drill in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, marking a significant milestone in the organization's efforts to combat global terrorism. The large-scale exercise, named Anti-terrorism Interaction-2024, featured live forces...
Central Asia, Middle Corridor

How Central Asia’s Middle Corridor Expansion Benefits China and Iran

The ongoing attacks on merchant shipping in the Red Sea by Yemen's Iranian-backed Houthi rebels have boosted the Central Asian trade network known as the "Middle Corridor," creating an opportunity for China and Iran. In October 2023, representatives from Iran,...
The presidents of Russia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan are scheduled to attend the Russia-Central Asia Summit.

Central Asia Faces in Economic Repositioning

In 2023, Central Asian leaders demonstrated an increased willingness to institutionalize cooperation through annual summits and unified approaches to third countries. Despite foreign policy challenges, the focus of these meetings remained economic. Since 2017, the five Central Asian leaders have...
Climate-Middle East

Climate Challenges and Opportunities in the Middle East and Central Asia

The Middle East and Central Asia are facing a severe climate crisis, with temperatures rising twice as fast as the global average and rainfall becoming scarcer and less predictable. Fragile states are being significantly affected, and conflicts may worsen. The...
India

India’s Strategic Move: Countering China’s Influence in Central Asia

India has been attempting to establish a cooperative framework with five Central Asian countries, including Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Tajikistan, to promote connectivity and economic integration. However, India's bilateral relations with Pakistan and China pose challenges to these objectives....

Putin’s Bishkek Visit: A Sign of Moscow’s Deepening Engagement in Central Asia

Vladimir Putin's visit to Kyrgyzstan on October 12 marked his first trip abroad since the International Criminal Court (ICC) issued a warrant against him in March 2023. This visit signalled Central Asia's increasing importance for Russia amid the isolation triggered...
Tiananmen Square, 前门 Dongcheng, China

BRI in Strengthening China-Central Asia Ties

China and Central Asian countries are expected to produce more upgraded economic cooperation projects marked by a green, digital economy in the next ten years, according to experts. This follows the tangible results of the Belt and Road Forum for...
Eastern Mediterranean Gas

Eastern Mediterranean Gas Diplomacy: Rethinking in Turmoil

The term "Eastern Mediterranean Gas Diplomacy: Rethinking in Turmoil" refers to the intricate geopolitical dynamics surrounding natural gas resources in the Eastern Mediterranean, which has been a significant focus for energy-related diplomacy, disputes, and negotiations in recent years. The Eastern...
Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan’s Role in Central Asia’s Regional Integration

Cеntral Asia, a rеgion with a rich cultural hеritagе and historical significancе, is undеrgoing significant rеgional intеgration. Uzbеkistan, a kеy playеr in this procеss, is lеvеraging its stratеgic location, еconomic potеntial, and diplomatic еfforts to drivе thе rеgion's intеgration. Thе...
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