🇺🇸Central Asia is adapting its entire ideological agenda to impress one man: Donald Trump. The recent C5+1 summit was a new high point in US-Central Asian ties. But is this rapprochement real, or just risk? 🧵🧵🧵

Did you miss the panel discussion hosted by the RSAA, in partnership with the FCDOA and @AsianStudies, with @sophieibbotson_, Annette Bohr, @TUmarov and Dr Luca Anceschi (@anceschistan), on US policy towards Central Asia? Catch up with the recording, link in the comments.

First ever Nordic-Central Asian Foreign Ministers meeting: 👇👇👇 #CentralAsiaMatters

“Never before has the U.S. been so successful in its attempts to convince Central Asia that cooperation with Washington is worth the irritation from China and Russia.” @TUmarov on the possible future of the region:

Interesting re: Afghanistan and Tajikistan's call to CSTO A @Reuters story about Tajikistan holding talks w/ Russia about helping guard its Afghan border has been withdrawn following a post-publication review showing insufficient evidence

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We have great news! Very excited to work together with @damienics, our new Director at @CarnegieChina ✨

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Ahead of President Putin's arrival in Kyrgyzstan for high-level talks and the CSTO summit, a colossal welcome billboard was erected in Bishkek. This display was positioned with deliberate precision, effectively obscuring the Ukrainian Embassy from view...

“The recent tumult in U.S. democracy would seem to give China an opportunity to promote its governance model to a more receptive international audience. What constitutes this model, however, is not entirely clear,” writes @MariaRepnikova. https://t.co/t2neu01G30

International compliance is currently formulated in such a way that the Western financial system does not differentiate between Russian political emigres and ISIS militants. That enables Moscow to punish dissidents around the world, writes @amenka:

Is Politics Dead in Kyrgyzstan? Good pre-election read from @AijanCo for @Diplomat_APAC https://t.co/SqYkuCayQw

My very first reaction to the published plan: while it reflects most of Putin’s demands (that until recently seemed unrealistic), it contains — from a Russian perspective — two major problems. First, the wording reveals a dismissive and inaccurate understanding of how Moscow

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China is holding a staggering number of trainings for police in countries around the world. Why?    @SheenaGreitens and @CameronWaltz_ break down what’s going on – and what’s in it for China.

Chinese interactions in Latin America are diverse and multifaceted. As part of our #ChinaLocalGlobal initiative at #CarnegieAsia, we at @CarnegieEndow were proud to convene this bilingual event in Lima, Peru with our spectacular partners at @Cechap_Up on the diverse ways that

“Kazakhstan's president is trying to find a way to leave his seat in 2029 while remaining the country's most powerful politician,” writes Galiya Ibragimova, analyzing the changes to the structure of Kazakhstan's parliament proposed by President Tokayev.

An update on the war following a recent trip. Ukrainian forces are holding, but the situation has worsened since July due to mounting offensive pressure. Here I cover some of the negative and positive trends, along with the salient dynamics at the front. Long thread. 1/

As new technologies flood the information space, the battle for attention grows more intense. But while the technology is new, the battle isn't. @JonKBateman sits down with Alicia Wanless to discuss on today's World Unpacked. Watch here:

Postales de #Lima : 1 lindo recuerdo de 1 encuentro memorable , “CHINA ADAPTATIVA” , sobre la presencia china en #AmericaLatina, en la @UdelPacifico con @CarnegieEndow. @Cechap_Up @sebastian_gray @BorisYopo

From surveillance tech to police trainings, countries are buying what China is selling, and Beijing is “resetting standards around what security means,” says @SheenaGreitens. More in @TheEconomist:

Prominent political scientist Ekaterina Shulman and others were labeled today as terrorists by the Kremlin. This can cause financial trouble even in the West. Moscow exploits this blind spot to punish dissent — using the West’s own compliance system. My new piece for

China’s Foreign Police Training: A Global Footprint New data reveal how China’s foreign police training programs have become an integral part of Beijing’s strategy to remake global security