Kyrgyzstan Archives - Robert Lansing Institute

From Moscow to Beijing: Kyrgyzstan’s Strategic Pivot in Defense and Security Cooperation

Ruslan Mukambetov, Kyrgyzstan’s minister of defense, met with Dong Jun, China’s minister of defense, who arrived in Bishkek on an official visit. Welcoming the Chinese delegation, Mukambetov thanked them for accepting…

April 28, 2026China, Kyrgyzstan, USA

ecology Geoeconomics Geopolitics National Security

Hungary’s Sanctions Evasion Nexus: Economic Ties with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan as a Backdoor for Russia

Hungary’s economic engagement with Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan appears smooth on the surface, but it plays a deeper role in enabling Russia to circumvent Western sanctions. Both Central Asian nations formally condemned…

June 6, 2025EU, Hungary, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Ukraine, Uzbekistan

Intelligence ops War crimes

Russia May Be Involved in Violating Arms Embargo in Darfur

The circumstances surrounding the destruction of a military transport aircraft in North Darfur may point to the existence of supply channels funneling Russian weapons into Sudan. On October 22, an…

October 22, 2024Darfur, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Sudan, UAE, Wagner Group

Geopolitics ideology

Russia Escalates Rhetoric Against Kyrgyzstan

The onset of hostile rhetoric from the Kremlin towards the Kyrgyz authorities is alarming and evokes parallels with Moscow's statements regarding Ukraine before the annexation of Crimea in 2014. In…

July 17, 2024Kyrgyzstan, Russia

Geoeconomics Geopolitics

China’s Strategic Interplay in the Caspian Sea and Central Asia

The Caspian Sea, situated at the crossroads of Europe and Asia, emerges as a linchpin in the geopolitical landscape of Central Asia. Bounded by Russia, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, Iran, and Azerbaijan,…

December 29, 2023China, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan

climate change Conflict

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan conflict is a sign of water wars in Central Asia

The clashes on the Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan border have become one of milestones in the war for access to water supplies in Central Asia. Obviously, this very episode will not be the…

May 4, 2021climate change, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan

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