The ancient city of Khiva, a key stop along the historic Silk Road, preserves centuries-old architecture and traditional craftsmanship within the walled UNESCO-listed Itchan Kala, one of Central Asia’s best-preserved historic settlements, Khiva, Uzbekistan, …
C5+1 Critical Minerals Dialogue in Astana; image: TCA ASTANA — The United States opened a new round of high-level critical minerals talks with Central Asian governments in Astana on June 10, with U.S. Special …
@TCA The European Commission has removed all air carriers certified in Kyrgyzstan from the EU Air Safety List, ending restrictions first imposed in 2006. The decision opens a route back into European Union (EU) airspace for airlines …
Uzbekistan has started building its first nuclear power plant, turning a project discussed for nearly a decade into one of the largest energy commitments in the country’s post-Soviet history. President Shavkat Mirziyoyev and Russian …
Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn Central Asia’s water politics are moving beyond Soviet-era quotas. As glaciers in the Tien Shan retreat and climate pressure increases, river management has become a question of energy security, food …
Image: TCA Uzbekistan has a limited window of opportunity to turn its rapidly growing young population into a driver of long-term economic growth, according to a new study on demographic trends and human capital development in …
@gov.kg Kyrgyzstan has opened a new international trade and logistics center designed to strengthen transport links between China, Central Asia and wider post-Soviet markets, as Bishkek seeks to expand its role as a regional transit hub. …
Image: TCA Across Eurasia, new transport corridors are usually described as instruments of rivalry: routes to bypass Russia, ports to outflank competitors, or rail links to shift influence between regions. The conflict around Iran, …
Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn Construction of infrastructure along the Middle Corridor, also called the Trans-Caspian International Trade Route, to ship goods between China and Europe is progressing at a frantic pace. When Russia launched …
@gov.uz Uzbekistan has delivered nearly 200 tons of humanitarian aid to northern Afghanistan in response to recent deadly floods and ahead of the Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha, according to the administration of Uzbekistan’s southern …