Turkmenistan-Iran Energy Cooperation in the Context of Natural Gas Pipelines
Diplomatic relations between Turkmenistan and Iran started with Turkmenistan’s independence in 1991 and Iran was one of the first countries who recognized the sovereignty of Turkmenistan. From this date on, an intense relationship has started to be established between the two countries in the fields of energy, infrastructure and economy. […]
Eurasia Battle for Electric Batteries: View from Ukraine
The world shift towards decarbonization and achieving complete electricity generations from renewable energy sources (RES) creates a new power configuration in energy geopolitics. Apart from global state competition for investment in green projects (e.g., power stations, hydrogen infrastructure, carbon capture utilization & sequestration facilities), there is an ongoing trend in […]
The Crypto Ban, Great Migration and Bitcoin Mining in Kazakhstan
In July 2021, the Cambridge Centre for Alternative Finance (CCAF), one of the leading research institutes in the world focusing on non-traditional financial instruments, which came into prominence, among other things, for the Cambridge Bitcoin Electricity Consumption Index (CBECI) [Cbeci.org, 2021], a real-time index that tracks the total electricity consumption […]
Do Central Asian Countries Export Urbanization?
Currently, Central Asia is among the largest labor-exporting regions in the world. Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan rely very much on remittances sent by their citizens working abroad. According to the World Bank, remittances comprise about 28.4% of the GDP of Kyrgyzstan making it the second country in terms of remittances […]
The Court of the Eurasian Economic Union
The Eurasian Economic Union (EAEU) is one of the recent regional trade agreements. Despite the idea of Eurasian integration has a long history and was proposed by the first President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev in the early 1990-s, Kazakhstan together with Belarus and Russia formed a customs union only in […]
Kazakhstan’s Aspirations in Climate Change Policy
During an international conference “Ways to achieve the goals of the Paris Agreement and Kazakhstan’s carbon neutrality” on October 13, 2021, President Kassym-Jomart Tokayev reaffirmed the country’s commitment to climate change policy. While emphasizing the need for urgent modification of fuel and energy structures, update of industry policies and regulations, […]
The Current Coal Crisis in China and Perspectives for the Eurasian Region
Almost about a year after the impressive climate target pledge expressed by the Chinese President Xi Jinping at the 75th Session of The United Nations General Assembly in September 2020, where in pursuit of “a green recovery of the world economy in the post-COVID era” the country aimed at carbon […]
The Impact of Aral Sea on Ecological Migration: The Case of Kyzylorda Region
Various environmental problems have emerged in the territory of Kazakhstan, causing different tensions in the regions during recent years. One of them is the Aral Sea problem, which has emerged as a result of anthropogenic activities. It is well known that the drying up of the Aral Sea has turned […]
Lessons from the World University Rankings: The Chinese Experience
Autumn is the time for summing up the results in many areas of activity and drawing up annual international rankings as the most important tool for assessment and orientation. The World University Rankings 2022, which has already become traditional, gives an idea of the status of the best educational institutions […]
Asya Avrupa No: 66
Kıymetli Avrasya Araştırma Enstitüsü dostları, Enstitümüz’ün aylık olarak çıkardığı Asya Avrupa Dergisi’nin 66. Sayısı ile karşınızdayız. Hoca Ahmet Yesevi Uluslararası Türk-Kazak Üniversitesi’nin bir şubesi olarak faaliyette bulunan Avrasya Araştırma Enstitüsü ekibi, bu sayıda da, röportaj, infografik ve çeşitli analizlerden oluşan dopdolu bir sayı hazırladı. 2021 yılının son çeyreğine girerken dünyada […]