Category: Central Asia
Uzbekistan’s new president focuses on improving regional relations
As international attention is being focused on new foreign policy and economic priorities of the new Uzbek president, we are republishing this article by Umida Hashimova, originally published by The […]
“Anti-Americanism is on the rise around the world”
Mr. Ferit TEMUR who is an expert on the post-Soviet region. He is the author of two books: “20. Asrın Casusluk Şebekesi: Cambridge Beşlisi” (Cambridge Five: The Espionage Network of […]
Largest solar power plant launches operations in Mongolia
As reported by the Energy Regulatory Committee, the largest solar power plant in the country (located in Darkhan) has started a trial run and has begun supplying electricity to the […]
Rouhani and Nazarbayev sign 5 co-op documents
Iranian and Kazakh officials signed five memorandums of understanding (MOUs) on the sidelines of a meeting between the visiting Iran’s President Hassan Rouhani and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev in […]
Rethinking Russian Revolution
Gwynne Dyer – The Korea Times “We have imagined how things would have been at that time if there was an internet and people were using social media,” said Mikhail […]
New Year Messages of The AsiaN Authors
Ashraf Abul-Yazid Dali – Egypt Egypt is going through a transforming era, where everything is not stable; prices, social life and infrastructure. These are the aftermath five years after 25 […]
Pakistan: CPEC opens doors to Chinese and Korean investors
Paul Kagame, the sixth President of Rwanda, took office in the year 2000 when his predecessor, Pasteur Bizimungu resigned. Kagame a former commander of the rebels who ended the 1994 […]
To Be or Not to Be a President!
In every continent, there was a certain time when one country – at least – was facing a presidential crisis. Actually, 2016 showed us that we need to redefine the […]
The National Heritage of Kyrgyzstan: Manas
The brightest pearl in Kyrgyz literature is the national epic “Manas,” and its eponymous main character – the hero who united the Kyrgyz. “Manas” is listed as the intangible cultural […]