4 November 2022

Central Asia is crucial in 2022: Is Russia out, and is China (still) in?

The former Soviet states have been in the spotlight of international attention this year starting with the January unrest in Kazakhstan, Russian invasion of Ukraine, renewed hostilities over territory between Armenia and Azerbaijan, and border clashes between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.  Here are the latest developments in a Central Asian region of increasing geostrategic importance.