Pakistan considers joining the Middle Corridor
The China-Central Asia-Europe transport route via the Caspian, Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Turkey has drawn interest from another country.
Central Asia
What lies behind the August 14 blackout in four Central Asian countries
On August 14, 2026, four Central Asian countries—Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan—were left without power for several hours.
Cloud seeding in Kazakhstan — dispute with neighbors persists three months later
Kazakhstan's drought-fighting program, launched in May, still sparks controversy three months later.
Shardara received more water than expected — Kazakhstan's water diplomacy worked
As summer 2026 sets European river-shrinking records, Kazakhstan quietly but intensively pursues its own water diplomacy.
Five Central Asian countries launched a program to restore the Amu Darya and Syr Darya basins.
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan have joined the CAWLN program to restore watersheds of Central Asia's two major rivers, the Amu Darya and Syr Darya.
Uzbekistan reforms environmental assessment — and studied Kazakhstan's experience
Uzbekistan shifts its environmental impact assessment to new international standards — with e-filing, screening and scoping procedures, and broader public participation.
How the income of an average Kazakhstani has changed over the past 30 years — and why it is not a straight line of growth
Fresh infographic from Visual Capitalist shows how the global income map has shifted over 30 years. We analyzed Kazakhstan's trajectory.