China’s Quiet Pivot to Central Asian Gas
May 27th, 2026
Courtesy of The Diplomat, a report on China’s pivot to Central Asian gas: Russian President Vladimir Putin arrived in Beijing on May 20 with a delegation built for a deal: five deputy prime ministers, eight Cabinet ministers, and the chiefs of Gazprom and Rosneft. He left two days later with declarations of friendship, a visa-free […]
Read more »PRC–Turkmenistan Gas Ties Hedge Hormuz Risk
May 11th, 2026
Via Jamestown, a look at China’s efforts to develop overland energy security through Central Asia, especially Turkmenistan: The People’s Republic of China (PRC) is intensifying its pursuit of overland energy security through Central Asia as the Middle East conflict raises the strategic cost of maritime exposure. Turkmenistan is the primary anchor of this effort. Politburo […]
Read more »China and Turkmenistan Inaugurate New Phase at Galkynysh Gas Field
April 24th, 2026
Via The Diplomat, a report on how – despite consistent chatter about the need for diversification – Ashgabat has struggled to reach customers other than China given infrastructure constraints: A month after Turkmenistan’s top leader, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, was warmly welcomed in Beijing, China’s Vice Premier Ding Xuexiang joined him at a ceremony inaugurating a new phase […]
Read more »Turkmen Gas: A Missing Piece in Europe’s Long-Term Energy Security Puzzle
February 7th, 2026
Via The Diplomat, a look at the potential for Turkmen gas to play a vital role in Europe’s long-term energy security: As Europe continues its transition away from dependence on Russian pipeline gas, policymakers and energy strategists are confronted with a new reality: short-term crisis management has not yet yielded a stable, long-term supply framework. […]
Read more »Uzbekistan and Turkmenistan Are Forming a Transport and Transit Tandem
November 18th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how Tashkent’s transport strategy places great importance on cooperation with Turkmenistan, which has high transit potential due to its convenient location: Turkmenistan connects the states of Central Asia with Iran and the vast Middle Eastern region, thus providing access to the warm southern seas. The launch of the Tejen-Serakhs-Mashhad railway line […]
Read more »The Gulf Turns East: How Central Asia Became a New Financial Frontier
October 17th, 2025
Via The Diplomat, a look at how the financial map of Central Asia is changing: Central Asia is emerging as one of the most attractive destinations for financial flows from the Middle East. According to Arab News, investments from Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries in Central Asia have nearly tripled since 2022. Financial cooperation is also […]
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