Spotlight on Central Asia

Bishkek's Backlash, Russia's New Red Lines, and a Caspian in Crisis

This week, we're tracking the culmination of Bishkek's power struggle as charges are formally brought against Tashiev, alongside a fresh wave of EU sanctions that look designed to make an example of o...

2026-05-04

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Florida Diplomacy, Kazakh Arrests, and the China-Kyrgyzstan Railway

This week, we'll be covering the arrest of 19 anti-China protesters in Kazakhstan, the announcement of the date for Kazakhstan's upcoming parliamentary elections, major diplomatic moves unfolding betw...

2026-04-20

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Arrests, Agreements and the Afghanistan-Pakistan Conflict

This week, we examine a series of significant developments across Central Asia, from the deepening fallout of Kyrgyzstan's political power struggle, with fresh arrests, widening investigations, and re...

2026-04-06

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Referendums, Rockets, and the Rogun Dam

This week, we examine a series of major developments across Central Asia, from the results of Kazakhstan's constitutional referendum to the announcement of new Chinese-funded border outposts and forti...

2026-03-23

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Iran, Air Strikes and Central Asia's Strategic Dilemma

This week, we examine a series of major developments across the region, from unusual trade figures linking Afghanistan and Central Asia, to the expansion of border fencing and fortifications between t...

2026-03-09

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Coups, Crackdowns and a Border Build-up

This week, we'll be covering Kazakhstan announcing the date for its upcoming constitutional referendum, controversial polling decisions in Kazakhstan, a new fighting force forming that could make the ...

2026-02-23

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Sales, Sanctions, and a New Kazakh Constitution

This week, we'll be covering the B5+1 summit in Bishkek, the prospect of new EU sanctions targeting Kyrgyzstan, fresh complications around Rosatom's nuclear plans in Uzbekistan, shake-ups inside Uzbek...

2026-02-08

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Astana's Military Shake-Up and Brussels' Big Bet in Central Asia

This week, we're tracking a string of developments that could reshape the region's security and political landscape, from a soldier's death in Kazakhstan triggering major shake-ups at the top of the m...

2026-01-25

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Central Asian Workers Under Attack in Russia

This week, we're taking a look at crackdowns on the Uzbek language in northern Afghanistan, a U.S. drone going down in Afghanistan, and the latest political aftershocks in Kyrgyzstan after a former pr...

2026-01-11

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Retaliation, Raids and Regional Integration,

This week, we're tracking a packed slate of stories across Central Asia, starting with Trump's invitations for Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan to join the G20, while the rest of the region is left out in th...

2025-12-28

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Gas, Grids and Gendered Violence

This week, we're unpacking Turkmenistan's Neutrality Summit, a rare moment where a string of big names quietly rolled into Ashgabat, and where the public messaging mattered just as much as the backroo...

2025-12-14

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Diplomacy, Defections, and Drone Strikes Across the Tajik Border

This week, we break down a flurry of developments reshaping Central Asia's security landscape, from the debut of the new C6 format and the surprise expansion of the once-exclusive C5 grouping, to Vlad...

2025-12-02

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Railways, Rumours and a Red-Carpet C5+1

This week, we unpack how the C5+1 summit in Washington could reshape Central Asia's security and economic architecture, cutting through the new trade deals and MoUs to gauge their real-world impact. W...

2025-11-16

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American Outreach, Afghan Skirmishes and Azerbaijan's Future in Central Asia

This week, we explore how the upcoming C5+1 summit in Washington could reshape Central Asia's political and security landscape. We'll look at Kyrgyzstan's crackdown on independent media ahead of natio...

2025-11-03

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American Outreach, Afghan Skirmishes, and Azerbaijan's Future in Central Asia

This week, we explore how the upcoming C5+1 summit in Washington could reshape Central Asia's political and security landscape. We'll look at Kyrgyzstan's crackdown on independent media ahead of natio...

2025-11-03

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Silk Roads, Snap Elections, and Security Shuffles

Spotlight on Central Asia returns with a brand new season and a closer look at the stories shaping the region. This week, we unpack Kyrgyzstan's snap election announcement and its controversial debate...

2025-10-19

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Analysing the Results of the Kazakh Parliamentary Elections

This week we take a look at: - Kazakhstan seizing part of the Russian Space Program - Bank reforms in Kyrgyzstan - A Russian governor seeking refuge in Kyrgyzstan - Mirzioyev announcing a refere...

2023-03-26

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Iranian Influence in Central Asia

This week we take a look at: - Sec. Blinken's Visit to Central Asia - Parliamentary Elections in Kazakhstan heating up - Kazakhstan's backing of Beijing's "Ukraine Peace Plan" - The women's marc...

2023-03-10

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Gendered Violence in Central Asia

This week we take a look at: - Nazarbayev being stripped of his immunity - A sanctioned Russian businessman buying up a Kazakh airport - The fight to bring a bank back to Kazakhstan - A Kyrgyz p...

2023-02-24

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A Coup in Turkmenistan: The Return of Gurbanguly?

This week we take a look at: - Major policy changes at the Kazakh border. - Russia forging ahead with plans for a gas network across the region. - Astana refusing to punish journalists over their...

2023-02-09

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