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By Sending Migrants to Ukraine, the Kremlin is Damaging Ties With Central Asia

By continuing to rely on Russia’s ethnic minorities and foreign labor migrants to do its dirty work in Ukraine, the Kremlin is inadvertently damaging ties to its former colonies.

· March 31, 2023
Russia and Central Asia: Never Closer, or Drifting Apart?

Moscow had every opportunity to make the Central Asian nations gravitate toward it of their own accord. Yet now Russian soft power in Central Asia is dissipating before our eyes.

· December 23, 2022
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The Common Theme in Central Asia’s Response to Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine

The region is dependent on Russia but wary of endorsing Moscow’s actions.

· March 30, 2022
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Central Asian Countries Now Have Two Big Worries About Russia

Despite close economic ties with Russia, not a single Central Asian country has endorsed President Vladimir Putin’s war against Ukraine.

· March 2, 2022
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How to Make China Adapt to Local Needs
January 27, 2022

A lively discussion of powerful similarities and intriguing differences across four regions—Southeast Asia, Latin America, Central Asia, and South Asia—and what can be learned by comparing local strategies and Chinese responses around infrastructure, investment, and training.

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How Central Asians Pushed Chinese Firms to Localize

Chinese firms are adapting to an ever-changing business environment as Central Asian leaders and citizens demand more local job creation, value-added industry, and opportunities for skills and advancement.

· October 15, 2021