The prospect of a rejigged power balance across Central Asia promises to be the biggest geostrategic shift since the post-Mao Zedong rise of China. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/11/04/japan/japan-like-the-us-needs-central-asia/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #japan #kazakhstan #kyrgyzstan #tajikistan #turkmenistan #uzbekistan #centralasia #mongolia #china #russia #defense #asianeconomy

The key to Central Asian countries’ success is a “three arrow” governance framework, comprising institutional reforms, diversification of foreign policies and deeper regional integration. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/07/07/world/central-asias-new-playbook/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #kazakhstan #kyrgyzstan #tajikistan #turkmenistan #uzbekistan #centralasia