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Can Central Asia Turn Political Trust Into Lasting Regional Cooperation?

By Ayana Birbayeva on 3 August 2026

ALMATY – Central Asia is moving beyond symbolic diplomacy toward a more durable system of regional coordination, according to Filippo Costa Buranelli, an associate professor of international relations at the University of St. Andrews in the United Kingdom. Following last week’s informal summit of Central Asian leaders and Azerbaijan...