The water resource crisis is not a new phenomenon in Central Asia. With the eventual fall of the Soviet Union, the resource-sharing system it imposed on the region totally disintegrated.

Giorgia Meloni's visit to Central Asia highlights the growing competition for the region's resources and the need for a clear strategic plan beyond historical geopolitical theories.

Central Asia is becoming know for its vast hydrocarbon reserves, ... Central Asia's Most Precious Resource - Water, Not Oil By John Daly - Nov 20, 2009, 3:55 PM CST ...

China's president, Hu Jintao, was in Astana this weekend, again. He may well be the head of state who most frequently visits the Kazakhstan capital other than the energy rich Central Asian country ...

Earlier this year, a U.S. intelligence report predicted that as water shortages become more acute, “water in shared basins will increasingly be used as leverage” over the next 10 years and beyond.

Amidst competition with Russia for these resources, France wants to engage more on this agenda given the importance of nuclear to its economy. Under the Biden administration, the United States held ...

13 February 2014 Central Asia and wider Eurasian countries have benefited from the natural resource over the past few decades, and it is time the region leverages its natural strength to build a ...

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The human resources of central Asia are relatively untapped. The republics have essentially full adult literacy and well over 90% of adults have secondary education 8.

A rich exchange of ideas and dialogue on water management issues among key stakeholders is vital to ensuring water security in Central Asia. Over the past decade, the Central Asia Knowledge Network ...

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to advance his resource diplomacy agenda with a senior adviser's trip to Central Asia this week, hoping to leverage the technical capabilities ...