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Analyses | | Daria Zielińska

Marco Rubios visit to Uzbekistan highlights Central Asias growing importance to the US

On 19 October, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio visited Uzbekistan, accompanied by a delegation that included nearly 300 American business representatives. He attended a foreign ministers’ meeting in the C5+1 format, which brings together…
OSW Commentary | | Wojciech Górecki, Zuzanna Krzyżanowska

Charting its own course How post-colonial Kazakhstans identity is being forged

Contemporary Kazakhstan is gradually becoming a Kazakh nation-state, a process that is reshaping its national identity policy. Although the country remains multi-ethnic, the proportion of ethnic Kazakhs continues to rise, as do proficiency…
Analyses | | Michał Bogusz, Daria Zielińska

South Korea–Central Asia Summit critical minerals take centre stage

On 16 September, Seoul hosted the first summit between the leaders of South Korea and the five Central Asian states – Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan (the C5). The summit concluded with the adoption of a 30-…
Analyses | | Daria Zielińska

Parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan Tokayev consolidates power

On 23 August, Kazakhstan held early elections to its unicameral parliament, the Kurultai.
Analyses | | Daria Zielińska

The boom in virtual assets in Kyrgyzstan – sanctions as a driver of growth

In 2025, Kyrgyzstan became Central Asia’s leading virtual currency market. According to official data, transactions involving virtual currencies exceeded $31 billion, three times more than in 2024 and far above the country’s nominal GDP.…
OSW Report | | OSW team

Central Asia a new chapter. Opportunities and challenges for Poland and the EU

  Contents   INTRODUCTION MAIN POINTS I. POLITICS
Analyses | | Daria Zielińska

A safer alternative growing interest in the Middle Corridor in Central Asia

According to data from Kazakhstan’s Ministry of Transport, over the past seven years the volume of cargo transported through the country via the Trans-Caspian International Transport Route (TITR), also known as the Middle Corridor, has…
Analyses | | Daria Zielińska

Kazakhstans new constitution preparations for succession and the façade of democratisation

On 15 March, Kazakhstan’s citizens voted in a referendum to adopt a new constitution, with 87% of voters supporting the measure, and official turnout standing at 73%. President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev initiated the constitutional reform…
Analyses | | Agata Łoskot-Strachota

Attack on Iran challenges for the oil market

The war between the United States and Israel and Iran, now entering its second week, is increasingly affecting neighbouring the Gulf states that export oil. The blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, which has been in place for several days, is…
Analyses | | Daria Zielińska

Tashievs dismissal a political earthquake in Kyrgyzstan

On 10 February, the President of Kyrgyzstan, Sadyr Japarov, issued a decree removing Kamchybek Tashiev – de facto the second most powerful figure in the state – from his post as head of the State Committee for National Security (GKNB).…