Central Asia

The OSCE and Central Asia: Options for engagement

Three trends, accelerated by the Russian war in Ukraine, characterise the changing geopolitical dynamics in Central Asia: Russia’s declining influence in the region, China’s reluctance to step decisively into this void, and the slowly but unevenly increasing ability of the Central Asian countries to provide an alternative framework for managing regional stability.

Ukraine war: Putin’s failure will pave the way for China’s rise to pre-eminence in Eurasia

16 September 2022 | Central Asia, China, Geopolitics in Eastern Europe, Notes, Ukraine

What had been suspected for some time has now come out into the open: China has “concerns” about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

Russia’s war against Ukraine: implications for the future of the OSCE

1 July 2022 | Public Policy Reports

Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine has fundamental consequences for the OSCE. Participating States...

China’s Belt and Road Initiative: Implications for the OSCE

1 April 2021 | Monographs

Since its inception in late 2013, China’s Belt and Road Initiative has grown into a vast global development project...

Intervening in Civil Wars: Success and Failure of International and Regional Organisations in Managing Violent Conflict

1 September 2012 | Special Issues

Co-edited with by Oya Dursun-Ozkanca, this special issue was published by Civil Wars. It offers macro-framework for the study of regional and international regulation of intra-state conflict and is informed by two fundamental premises: (1) conflicts, while complex...

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