Kazakhstan’s Countrywide Gasificaiton Initiatives are under Threat!
Kazakhstan enjoys abundance of energy resources, including natural gas. Yet, having possessed nearly 2 trillion cubic meters of gas, the production level in the country is rather limited. Kazakhstan consumes only half of its produced gas and exports the other half, because it lacks extensive internal gas supply networks to […]
Chinese View on the Expansion of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization*
Founded in 2001, the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) now has China, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan as its full members, with Afghanistan, Belarus, India, Iran, Mongolia and Pakistan as observers, and Armenia, Azerbaijan, Cambodia, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Turkey as dialogue partners. The official founding declaration asserted that the […]
Prospects and Challenges of NATO Warsaw Summit 2016
The 2016 Warsaw Summit of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) will take place on July 8-9, 2016, in Poland. The Summit comes at a crucial time for the North Atlantic Alliance, as the global security aspects have shifted in both the East and the South during the last years. […]
Kazakhstan’s Project on Extending the Aktau International Sea Trade Port to the North
Located on the eastern shore of the Caspian Sea, the Aktau International Sea Trade Port is the only maritime gate of land-locked Kazakhstan enabling transportation of dry cargoes, grain, crude oil and petroleum products by sea. Situated at the crossroad of the international transport corridors such as the Europe – […]
Is Georgia Moving Closer to NATO?
On February 11, NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg stated that “Georgia is moving closer to NATO thanks to its reforms, and to its significant contributions to our shared security.”[1] Further he said that prior to joining NATO, Georgia must gain a Membership Action Plan (MAP). The MAP is a NATO […]
The Central Asian Policy of Japan
Due to the geopolitical location and the natural resources of Central Asia wide range of nations has focused its attention on the region, developing various strategies towards the regional states. Japan is one of those nations. In the early years of independence of the Central Asian countries, Japan did not […]
Kazakhstan for the World Free of Nuclear Weapons
On August 29, 2016, the Republic of Kazakhstan would celebrate 25 years since the accession to the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty, which has defined the country`s anti-nuclear policy since getting its independence in 1991. The treaty acknowledges the right of every state to use and develop nuclear energy only for peaceful […]
Central Asian Countries’ Power Systems Are Now Isolated, But Not Everyone Is Happy!*
The Central Asian Power System (CAPS) was established in the 1960s and 1970s. The system consisted of mainly 30 percent hydro power plants (HPP) of Central Asian upstream and 70 percent thermal power plants (TPP) of downstream countries.[i] The Integrated Dispatch Center Energia, based in Tashkent, controlled the electric power supply […]
Asya Avrupa No: 3
Merhabalar, Asya Avrupa Dergisi’nin ilk iki sayısında Avrasya bölgesinde sosyal yapı, siyaset, ekonomi ve diğer alanlarda yaşanan gelişmelerle ilgili analizlerin ve değerlendirmelerin okuyucular tarafından büyük ilgi görmesinin bizi sevindirdiğini belirtmek isteriz. Dergimizin 3. sayısı da diğer sayılarımızda olduğu gibi 30’dan fazla haber yorumu içermektedir.
Сurrent Security Issues in the Caspian Sea Region
After years of pursuing the concept that the Caspian Sea is a sea of peace and friendship littoral states were confronted with a situation where the Caspian Navy Forces were formally involved in the hostilities outside the region. On October 7, 2015, for the first time in the history of […]