Ukraine’s Frozen Conflict
Russian Investment Suggests Freeze Will Continue
Development
Emerging and developing markets are competing to attract outside investment and playing an even greater role in the global economy.
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To End a World War
On December 15, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe and Russian President Vladimir Putin will try to end World War II. For over seven decades, a dispute over four islands, which Russia calls the Southern Kurils and Japan calls the Northern Territories, has prevented a formal peace agreement. New research suggests a resolution is likely out of reach, but economic diplomacy could lay the groundwork for an eventual agreement.
The World’s Infrastructure Laboratory
Learning from Asia’s Massive Investments
Asia’s Emergent Middle Class
By 2030, two-thirds of the world’s middle class will reside in Asia. The middle class will demand quality infrastructure that meets their needs, without corruption or waste.
Central Asia – Russian Roulette Episode #6
In this CSIS podcast, Olga Oliker and Jeffrey Mankoff sit down with their CSIS colleague Matthew Goodman, Senior Adviser for Asian economics and William E. Simon Chair in Political Economy, who just returned from Kazakhstan. Matt explains his impressions of the country and prospects for connectivity across Eurasia, including a major dry port on the Kazakh-Chinese border. Then, Jeff and Olga take a deep dive into the human rights situation in Central Asia with Steve Swerdlow of Human Rights Watch. For more on these issues, see the CSIS Russia and Eurasia Program’s “Central Asia in a Reconnecting Eurasia” report series.