The Central Asia region (CA) comprises the countries of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. It is a diverse region with a mix of upper middle and low income ...

But in term of mainstream press coverage, Central Asian has been off the map. Central Asia ... and political framework for understanding Central Asia, including the competition over the region by ...

Here, we provide a brief overview of each Asian country, sorted by region and alphabetized for ... world — and the largest by land mass in Central Asia — Kazakhstan spans diverse landscapes ...

ASPI’s work on East Asia focuses on enhancing cooperation and dialogue within the region and between its countries and the United States. Following ASPI's project examining the crisis of governance in ...

The unique natural characteristics in Central Asia as well as major growth in quality of research in the region combine to offer a wide range of starting points and thematic fields for joint research ...

For more commodities to move west from Central Asia, better infrastructure, more inter-agency cooperation, and modern customs systems are necessary. Uzbeks and foreigners alike can benefit from ...