A Region of Unclaimed Riches Central Asia has emerged as a critical battleground for global powers, each seeking control over ...

“Often in Central Asia, the construction of dams and reservoirs is presented as inevitable, a kind of forced measure to preserve water resources,” a statement ... Asia will hardly retain any ...

The Central Asia region (CA) comprises the countries of Kazakhstan ... income countries with major strategic importance due to their geographic location and natural resource endowments. The World Bank ...

Both powers are interested in the region’s resources, from natural gas to uranium, and the potential of the trans-Caspian transport route.

Ivailo is one of the coauthors of Diversified Development: Making the Most of Natural Resources in Eurasia. He has worked on countries in Europe, Central Asia, East Asia and the Pacific, and Africa at ...