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Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Marcin Popławski

The Central Asian Five in Berlin time for a strategic partnership

The first leaders’ summit in the Central Asia-Federal Republic of Germany (C5+RFN) format took place in Berlin on 29 September. The five leaders of the region met with Chancellor Olaf Scholz and President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, both as a…
Analyses | | Marcin Popławski

Turkmenistan concerns over Russias growing activity on the regional gas market

On 12 August, Turkmenistan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs published a statement on their country’s gas cooperation between the Russian Federation, Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan. In this document, the vice-president of the state-owned oil and…
OSW Commentary | | Marcin Popławski

Kazakhstan heading towards uncertainty

Together with a domestic crisis at the beginning of 2022, followed by the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Kazakhstan entered a period of fundamental challenges and re-evaluations. It took President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev 14 months to stabilise…
Analyses | | Marcin Popławski

Elections in Uzbekistan consolidation of the Mirziyoyev regime

On 9 July, the incumbent Shavkat Mirziyoyev won the early presidential election in Uzbekistan. According to the official results, he received 87% of the vote. He defeated three other candidates, none of whom were widely known to the public…
Analyses | | Michał Bogusz, Marcin Popławski

The China–Central Asia Summit Beijing is still forced to cooperate with Moscow

On 17–19 May, the city of Xi’an in China hosted the second summit of the leaders of five Central Asian countries, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Turkmenistan, and the People’s Republic of China (PRC) (the first of…
Analyses | | Marcin Popławski

Tokayev consolidates his position parliamentary elections in Kazakhstan

On 27 March, the Central Election Committee issued the official results of the elections
Analyses | | Krzysztof Strachota, Marcin Popławski

Making the finishing touches to the adjustment of Kazakhstans political system

On 19 January 2023, Kazakhstan’s President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev dissolved the lower house of parliament (the Mazhilis) and called early general elections for 19 March. According to the schedule adopted by the Central Election Committee,…
Analyses | | Marcin Popławski, Michał Bogusz, Krzysztof Strachota

Turkmenistans President visits Beijing Chinese gas diplomacy

On 5–6 January 2023, Turkmenistan’s president Serdar Berdimuhamedow paid a state visit to China. During his meeting with Xi Jinping, marking the 31st anniversary of the establishment of their countries’ diplomatic relations, the two…