During his nomination hearing to become the next U.S. secretary of state, then-Senator Marco Rubio noted that the U.S. government should engage Central Asia and called for the Jackson-Vanik Amendment to be annulled. These statements caused optimism in Central Asia, particularly by the Kazakhstani and Uzbekistani media, that the regionContinue Reading
“If we don’t make a ‘deal,’ and soon, I have no other choice but to put high levels of Taxes, Tariffs, and Sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States, and various other participating countries,” U.S. President Donald Trump said in a rambling Truth Social post onContinue Reading
The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States coincides with a significant milestone in Central Asia-U.S. relations: the 10th anniversary of the C5+1 format. Bipartisan support in the U.S. has long underpinned engagement with Central Asia, but Trump’s return to the presidency has sparked renewedContinue Reading
