Rolling, Rolling, Rolling: EU – China
The middle corridor of the new Silk Road handles much freight that was subtracted from the Northern Route via Russia. New train routes are planned.
Topics related to the area east of the Caspian Sea and west of China with:
Kazakhstan, Usbekistan Turkmenistan, Kirgystan, Tadshikistan, in the center,
and further south Afghanistan, Pakistan
Kyrgyzstan – Tajikistan border fighting
Fighting at the border of Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan has been reported already for the third day. In the Tajik nearby city of Khudjand all seems quiet. But loads of soldiers were seem coming into the city, a local visitor reports.…
SCO Conference in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. September 15-16, 2022
The sun will be shining, but the topics are dark. Heads of State from Russia and China, Turkey and Central Asia, and other member states of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization are meeting today and tomorrow in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, to discuss…
From the North to Central Asia: Vikings traveled the world, even to Central Asia
The air is fresh near the Baltic Sea. A simple wooden boat is drifting o the shore of the river Schlei. How many people will find a place in here? How far can they go in this nutshell? In the…
Kasachstan: Proteste im Januar 2022 – und eine neue politische Kultur
Beobachter im Ausland waren ebenso schockiert wie die Kasachstaner. Autos brannten, Polizeistationen wurden überfallen, Flughäfen besetzt. Es waren kalte Tage im Januar 2022. Doch tausende Menschen gingen in vielen Städten Kasachstans stunden- und tagelang auf die Straßen. Über 200 mussten…
Kazakhstan. Challenges ahead
Kazakhstan is facing great challenges. Internal and external challenges. But, as often quoted, a challenge is also an opportunity, a chance for new ways and improvements. External challenges have been triggered by the Russian war in Ukraine. Kazakhstan has good…
Afghanistan – leere Versprechen
Da war doch was? Wollte Deutschland nicht all die ausfliegen, die in Afghanistan für Deutschland gearbeitet haben? Außenminister Heinko Maas das zugesichert. Doch sechs Monate nach der Machtübernahme der Taliban warten in und um Afghanistan noch immer ungezählte Flüchtlinge auf…
Von Feld in die Welt – Baumwolle
So sieht sie im Feld aus, die Rohbaumwolle. Und dann wird sie verarbeitet, bis die fertigen Jeans oder Handtücher versandfertig im Paket liegen:
Kazakhstan: Many open questions
Now I had some new bits of information from Kazakhstan. The situation is more quiet, but it seems unclear, how things will go on. A state of quiet unrest and tensions beneath the surface. People are shocked about the event…
