Gas from Central Asia may soon be making its way into the EU through two planned oil pipelines. If this succeeds it could mean major economic benefit to Central Asia and could possibly allow the EU to lessen its dependency on oil from Russia and the Middle East. Not only do the countries producing the oil get benefit, but so… Read more »
Euractiv Practical access to Central Asian gas, which would arrive via the twin projects of the White Stream and the Trans-Caspian Pipeline, is finally coming at just the right time to complete the Southern Gas Corridor, writes Robert M. Cutler.
The Diplomat Landlocked countries like Afghanistan are at a great disadvantage over their littoral neighbors with access to sea for regional and global trade. Naturally, the peace, security, and prosperity of landlocked countries depend on those of their surrounding neighbors. Since the fall of the Taliban in 2001,
Asian Review Abbasi stresses broad economic benefits of joint infrastructure projects. DAVOS, Switzerland — Pakistan sees little reason to fear debts arising from its massive infrastructure projects with China, the South Asian country’s leader said in an interview on the sidelines of the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum. Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi noted that when it comes… Read more »
The Economist Life is getting harder for opposition politicians and journalists TINY and turbulent, Kyrgyzstan likes to tout itself as a trailblazer for democracy in Central Asia, a region otherwise presided over by autocrats. The former Soviet republic of 6m has “proven to the world that it is a democratic country”, its new president, Sooronbay Jeyenbekov (pictured), trumpeted triumphantly as… Read more »
A threatening tweet was sent out by the U.S. president suggesting that Pakistan was not an asset to the U.S. due to not being loyalty and the harboring of extremist groups and that he would stop funding Pakistan. This Thursday the U.S. did withdraw funding from Pakistan. Later the president made a remark that countered his first, saying that he… Read more »
BY NPR Pakistan reacted defensively on Friday to an announcement that the White House would suspend most security assistance to its military. The suspension of hundreds of millions of dollars of aid is meant to pressure Pakistan into taking action against militant groups. It followed days of tensions that began with a New Year’s Day tweet by President Trump accusing Pakistan of… Read more »
The Atlantic On Tuesday, Trump administration officials joined the president to criticize Pakistan’s commitment to Afghanistan’s stability, accusing Islamabad of playing “a double game for years.” The comments by Nikki Haley, the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, H.R. McMaster, the national-security-adviser, and Sarah Huckabee Sanders, the White House spokesperson, are likely to increase the pressure on Pakistan, which is still smarting over… Read more »
I represented Gilbia and within that I played the role of a diplomat. I felt really prepared because I made sure to read all the handouts and write down that I wanted to talk about and accomplish with all the other actors. What the class decided on I was relatively happy with because Budan took responsibility, we received business… Read more »
Foreign actors are now lining up to help central Asia to turn green. Although I applaud the decision to reduce climate change, I wonder if they will actually be successful. This is not due to capability, but if it is the most beneficial route for central Asia because of their ties to oil.