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The Changing Geopolitics of Central Asia and the Caucasus

November 30, 2023 Svante E. Cornell AFPC Press

The geopolitical environment surrounding Central Asia and the Caucasus has changed dramatically over the past decade, with important implications for American and European interests. Regional and great powers have accorded the region ever greater attention, and the regional states themselves have developed a greater agency in responding to the geopolitical challenges confronting them. European, and in particular American, perceptions of the region have not kept up with these changes and are in need of updating.

China Policy Monitor No. 1575

November 27, 2023 Joshua Eisenman

Taiwan ramps up arrests of China's spies; 
U.S. provides arms, training to Taiwan's military; 
$1 trillion in developing country debt to China is coming due; 
China expands its naval base in Cambodia;
Nepal's new Chinese-built airport investigated for corruption