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How Is China Shaping the Future of Alternative Energy in Central Asia?

Why are Central Asian countries switching to alternative energy despite having significant natural gas and crude oil reserves? And how has China's approach to entering this alternative energy market evolved over time?

  • Yunis Sharifli
· August 8, 2024
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Boots On the Ground: What Chinese Private Security Contractors Do in Central Asia

And how they adapted to local market demands and security challenges.

  • Odil Gafarov
· August 1, 2024
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Green New Wave: How China Adapts to Central Asia’s Renewable Energy Landscape

China has been investing in solar and wind energy projects in Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan, increasingly adapting its approach to the needs and regulations in each country.

  • Yunis Sharifli
· April 19, 2024
Moscow Terror Attack Spotlights Russia-Tajikistan Ties

The suspected shooters in the Crocus City attack were Tajiks, which has caused a backlash against labor migrants in Russia. Relations between Tajikistan and Russia, however, are unlikely to be impacted.

· March 28, 2024
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To Secure Kazakhstan’s Uranium, Chinese Players Were Compelled to Accommodate Local Partners

Kazakhstan has leveraged its natural uranium resources to hold the reins in its nuclear fuel–related dealings with China.

· March 26, 2024
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China and Russia’s Overlapping Interests in Central Asia

Russia has its Eurasian Economic Union, and China has its Belt and Road Initiative. For both projects, Central Asia is important.

· February 22, 2024