November 11, 2021
During the seminar, Dr. Sabit Bagirov provided interesting information about the State of Transition to Green Energy in Central Asia referring to the report called Energy Transition Index (2012-2021) by the World Economic Forum. He mentioned about the potential of the renewable energy sources and showed the development of power […]
November 9, 2021
After a quiet weekend inside the Scottish Events Campus (not so quiet outside) a whole new wave of visitors has arrived at COP26 -including Barack Obama […]
November 8, 2021
Poland has closed its border with Belarus after a group of migrants tried to forcibly enter. Warsaw has accused Minsk of preparing a “provocation,” with Germany urging the EU to “take action.” […]
November 4, 2021
Dr. Yunus Emre Tansü started his presentation by reminding that Central Asia is called Turkestan. He stated that they named the lands inhabited by the Turks living in the east of the Persians country, Turkestan. Tansu mentioned that Russian scientists used the concept of Central Asia in the 19th century. […]
October 28, 2021
Kanat Makhanov notes that urban population in Kazakhstan has seen very deep transformations after the collapse of the USSR. Besides normal rural to urban migration, the Post-Soviet states have seen a very rapid urban to urban migration flows from small cities and towns towards large cities. As a result, the […]
October 27, 2021
Top U.S. oil firms are doubling down on drilling, deepening a divide with European rivals on the outlook for renewables, and winning support from big investors who do not expect the stateside companies to invest in wind and solar […]
October 26, 2021
China condemned the U.S.’s latest overture toward Taiwan, warning that ties between the two countries faced “huge risks” just weeks after Presidents Joe Biden and Xi Jinping agreed to hold a video summit […]
October 22, 2021
Global warming may pose grave dangers around the world, but as one tiny Russian town on the Arctic Ocean shows, it can also be a ticket to prosperity […]
October 21, 2021
Dr. Fırat Yaldız started his presentation by defining the term “diaspora”. He mentioned that although term “diaspora” used to have a negative connotation and were associated with reports of crimes, ghettoization, genocide, etc., at present it began to gain a neutral meaning, especially with the increase in global migration. He […]
October 20, 2021
China’s gas needs could spur more cooperation with US, experts stress […]