The SCO at ten: Time for Europe to engage?
The Shanghai Cooperation Organi-sation (SCO) held its 10th anniversary summit in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on 15 June to celebrate its...
The Shanghai Cooperation Organi-sation (SCO) held its 10th anniversary summit in Kazakhstan’s capital, Astana, on 15 June to celebrate its...
The Kyrgyz town of Kara-Suu lies on the border with Uzbekistan, some 25 kilometres from Osh, the city most affected...
In recent years, terrorist actions have increased in Central Asia, especially in the two weakest states, Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, and...
After months of delays, leaks and rumours, the Kyrgyzstan Inquiry Commission (KIC) has finally published on 3 May its report...
The Kazakhstani political landscape will not be shaken by similar tremors to those that have rocked North Africa and the...
Recent data show that Kazakhstan is on course to become the world’s largest producer of uranium in 2009.(1) Uranium output...
Kazakh Prime Minister Karim Massimov announced on 3 November 2009 that the government would not issue any new licences to...
The destruction of the Central Asia-wide electricity grid has not only demonstrated the fragility of energy arrangements in the region...
The prospect of Kazakhstan’s chairmanship of OSCE was controversial due to the country’s poor human rights record. None of the...
The Central Asian states have declared their interest in engaging in international cooperation in the higher education sector, but less...