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The Social Progress Index Gives its Independent Assessment

There are various ways of perceiving and measuring a country’s success. One of the most basic ones involves tying the success to the economy and mainly measuring the economic performance of a nation. However, the economy does not always tell the whole story, as even a stronger economy does not […]


Infrastructure and Trade Facilitation in the Eurasian Region

High-quality infrastructure remains critical for economic growth and international trade. Hard and soft infrastructure, effective customs regulation, including digitization of customs procedures are important for boosting trade indicators. Therefore, this commentary aims to analyze recent developments in infrastructure and trade facilitation in the Eurasian region, reveal its problems and provide […]


Asya Avrupa No: 65

Kıymetli okuyucularımız, Avrasya Araştırma Enstitüsü’nün aylık olarak çıkardığı Asya Avrupa Dergisi 65. Sayısına ulaşmış bulunuyor. 2021 yılının ikinci yarısına girdiğimiz şu günlerde Avrasya gündemi yoğunluğunu koruyor. Bölge ile ilgili önemli pek çok meseleyi ele aldığımız bu sayımızda, analiz yazılarımızın yanında, düzenli olarak yer verdiğimiz infografik kısımlarını da bulabileceksiniz.


Creation of the Central Asian Higher Educational Area: Prospects for Regional Internationalization

On June 18, 2021, an agreement to create a unified higher education area in the Central Asian region – the Turkestan Declaration was signed by the ministers of education of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan. By establishing the Central Asian Higher Educational Area (CAHEA), Central Asian representatives aspire to enhance […]


Foreign Trade of Uzbekistan

International trade plays a crucial role for Uzbekistan. The country has been one of the most important suppliers of agricultural products, including cotton, fruits, and vegetables. Since independence, Uzbekistan started to conduct gradual reforms. Import-substitution policy with strong protection of the internal market were the features of the country’s economy. […]


Asya Avrupa No: 64

Asya Avrupa Dergisi’nin değerli okuyucuları,Avrasya Araştırma Enstitüsü tarafından aylık olarak çıkarılan Asya Avrupa’nın 64. sayısı ile karşınızdayız. Bu sayımızda da dopdolu bir içerik hazırladık. Her zamanki gibi bölgemizdeki önemli dönüşümlerin nabzını tutan çok sayıda analize yer veriyoruz. Dergimizde ayrıca Türk Devletleri’nin ticaret ilişkileri ile ilgili bir infografik ve bir röportajı […]


COVID-19 Pandemic and Remittances to Central Asia

From the very beginning, the negative impact of the current COVID-19 pandemic on international human mobility, particularly labor migration, due to closed borders and travel restrictions would seem unavoidable, as the United Nations report suggested, between July 2019 to June 2020 alone international migration de-creased by about 27 percent, with […]


Humanities and Culture Projects: Support and Funding

The issue of supporting and funding cultural and humanitarian research, projects, and programs has been and remains challenging for many countries. The essence of humanitarian and cultural activities is that they do not generate significant income, do not lend themselves to commercialization as techno-logical or natural science branches of knowledge. […]


Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine: Not In the Commonwealth Of Independent States Any More, Not In the European Union Yet

Since recently, Moldova, Ukraine and Georgia have been engaging in active mutual cooperation in their pursuit of European integration. All three states signed their respective association agreements with the “European Union (“EU”)” in 2014. On June 24, the Ministers of Foreign Affairs of the three countries held meetings with the […]


International Nuclear Politics: Why Do Countries Want To Have Nuclear Weapons?

Any weapon that creates an explosion as a result of the release of energy by a chemical reaction of atomic nuclei through fission, fusion, or the mixing of both is generally called a nuclear weapon. The first use of nuclear weapons in international relations was realized by the United States […]