Central Asia
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The Geopolitics of the Middle Corridor: A Critical Examination of Trade Routes and Azerbaijan's Strategic Position
Abstract This article critically examines the geopolitical underpinnings of the Middle Corridor trade route. The Middle Corridor, passing through the territories of...
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The General Review of Chinese Giant Project “One Belt One Road”: The Importance of Central Asia and Azerbaijan
The project of China named "One Belt, One Road", otherwise known as the "Belt and Road Initiative," can be considered the largest...
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The Digital Silk Road: China’s Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future
Jonathan E. Hillman (2021), “The Digital Silk Road: China’s Quest to Wire the World and Win the Future”, The Center for Strategic...
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The turning point in the income distribution of Kazakhstan
The mass demonstrations, which started in early January 2022 as a protest against the rising fuel prices in Kazakhstan, spread to the...
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Reforms in Kazakhstan: "hearing government" conception
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Uzbekistan's Strategy for Building Greater Transregional Connectivity
With the election of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, Uzbekistan has embarked on an open, proactive, pragmatic and constructive foreign policy aimed at creating...
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Offensive Mercantilism and its implication on Central Asia: Case of Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan
Introduction Defining of the offensive mercantilism is that the state expands/uses its economical/geo-economical potential, in order to achieve its political and geopolitical...
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The problem of Islamic extremism in Central Asia
Photo: Devonaboy Jome Mosque, Andijan, Uzbekistan. Christoph Rehage The collapse of the Soviet Union was a turning point for the new states...
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The Principles of Turkism
Despite traditional interest in Turkey (and Turkist ideology), Ziya Gökalp has been mostly neglected and not thoroughly studied by Western academic circles....
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Kazakh population in China: an apple of discord or a bridge of friendship?
The Sayragul Sauytbay case re-surfaced some questions on the status of Kazakh population in Western China and evaluated the growing China-Kazakhstan economic...
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Interview with Roza Otunbayeva (Part One): from the USSR to Kyrgyzstan
A prominent stateswoman and diplomat, Roza Otunbayeva has had huge impact on the modern history of Kyrgyzstan and even served as President...
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Addressing Turkmenistan’s recent challenges in production and exports
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY At the beginning of this decade, Turkmenistan was enjoying the privileges of its position as an exporter in three different...