Introduction In recent years, the world has experienced significant geopolitical turmoil. While the major powers have been embroiled in serious conflicts, small countries with close ties to these powers have been equally affected. And even these...

Russia & Central Asia Uzbekistan, France hold imperative bilateral agreements The governments of Uzbekistan and France signed eight bilateral documents on November 2, in Samarkand on various areas of cooperation to vitalize the mutual strategic...

Russia and Central Asia Kyrgyzstan Declares an Energy Emergency and Looks to China for Support On August 1, amid a hot summer and the looming shadow of another winter to come, a decree signed by Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov last week declaring a...