Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine unleashed the war now expanding across the Black Sea, but it did not erase the distinction between Russian military logistics and the lawful commerce of …
Martian sands in Kyrgyzstan? The mind-bending secret behind Lake Issyk-Kul’s vibrant red beach Russian tourists were left spellbound by the unusual shores of Lake Issyk-Kul’s southern coast, noticing that under specific sunlight, the beach …
Kazakhstan Condemns Drone Attacks as CPC Oil Loadings Halt Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn Kazakhstan has condemned drone attacks on three tankers near the Caspian Pipeline Consortium’s Black Sea terminal on July 17 and 19. The two …
Image: Akorda.kz Kazakhstan and China signed more than 70 commercial agreements worth over $15 billion during President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev’s working visit to Shanghai on July 16. The package covers artificial intelligence, digital infrastructure, transport, finance, agriculture, …
@TCA Central Asia’s biggest debtor is not necessarily its most vulnerable. Kazakhstan accounts for roughly two-thirds of the region’s external liabilities, but much of that debt sits on corporate balance sheets rather than the …
Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn Japan and South Korea have reached the same strategic conclusion: Central Asia matters to their economic security. Yet they are pursuing that goal through markedly different playbooks. In December 2025, …
Image: TCA Uzbekistan has recorded one of the world’s fastest reductions in water stress in recent years, according to a new United Nations case study on the country’s water-management policies. The study points to efforts to …
Former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said she and her Awami League colleagues would return to their home country in December and surrender to the authorities. Declaring that “they might kill me”, Hasina said …
Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn U.S. strikes on Iranian rail and coastal infrastructure have put Central Asia’s southern transport plans under new pressure. Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan have spent years building routes through Iran to reach …
Image: TCA, Aleksandr Potolitsyn Kazakhstan’s Constitutional Court has ruled that President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev may seek another term under the country’s 2026 Constitution, effectively resetting the count created under the previous Basic Law while leaving the …
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