Both Tokayev and Mirziyoyev have pointed out that global financial turmoil will affect #Kazakhstan and #Uzbekistan - but don't panic, says Tokayev, out of crisis can come opportunity gazeta.uz/ru/2025/04/09/… tengrinews.kz/kazakhstan_new…

Future problems cannot be ruled out, but for the first time since the Soviet collapse, none of the five Central Asian governments have any political grievances against each other. Why now and what's next for Central Asia: carnegieendowment.org/russia-eurasia…

A nuclear war cannot be won and must never be fought.

"So much will depend on what signals the Trump administration sends to its allies in the coming months about how independent it wants them to become on defense, and how comfortable the administration is with nuclear weapons being part of that mix. There continues to be a lack

Happy U.S.-Iran (in)direct talks day for those who celebrate

This is exactly what happened with North Korea. Bush abandoned the 1994 Agreed Framework because it had "Clinton" on it, promised a better deal, then settled for a much worse one in the Six Party Talks. Still, better than the alternative.

🇺🇸 🇮🇷 The current picture of US-Iran talks: Let’s agree to keep talking.

Dangerous commitment trap.

In addition to the scoop about Rome, the article includes a few other details: - Witkoff and Araghchi spoke for around 45 minutes - down-blending the 60% HEU stockpile is a priority to avoid weaponization IMO down-blending the 60% HEU is a good start but won’t be enough

ICYMI: Re-promoting one of the cooler projects I've worked on in recent weeks, a short report and live map of ROSATOM projects put out by myself and Nigel Li 🇸🇬! We walk through 🇷🇺's nuclear diplomacy and the risks for the Caspian region Report: caspianpolicy.org/research/energ…

.NTI is an important voice in the field of non-proliferation and nuclear security. Thanks to President and COO Joan Rohlfing for hosting me and for the opportunity to engage with civil society in a rich, thoughtful exchange.

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Kazakhstan is putting national interest above OPEC+ quotas, and this could test the bloc’s unity. The country's Energy Minister, Yerlan Akkenzhenov, signals a shift in Astana’s oil policy.

A very lowkey way to announce such a thing, but if followed through this will be the second Russia treaty ally after Kazakhstan joining TPNW

GE2025: Overseas Singaporeans cast the first votes in Dubai, London and 3 US cities bit.ly/4iH99sN

As momentum builds and coalitions form to advance innovative approaches to nuclear energy, attempts to introduce plutonium fuels and reprocessing would be counterproductive. My full statement⤵️ nti.org/news/executive…

Capped enrichment (below 5%) and stockpile limits with intrusive IAEA oversight can feasibly curtail Iran's nuclear breakout. Zero enrichment, while idealized by some, is a nonstarter that blocks realistic diplomacy and risks paving the way toward military confrontation.

A hugely underrated statement here by Boris Yeltsin. This is from Jan. 14, 1994. Note the ambition.

Every time I hear lamentations about the death of the post-1945 Liberal International Order (at the hands of the Russians and the Chinese), I am reminded of Paul Chamberlin's book, The Cold War's Killing Fields. Here's a useful passage from the book.

“I don’t think that this system will trigger an arms race. Instead, it will just make any arms control discussion more difficult.” nationalinterest.org/feature/the-go…