Why Central Asia, Not Washington, Must Drive Critical Minerals Cooperation

Why Central Asia, Not Washington, Must Drive Critical Minerals Cooperation

The Astana Times provides news and information from Kazakhstan and around the world. Foreign ministers and senior officials from more than 50 countries convened on Feb.4 in Washington for the United States’ inaugural Critical Minerals Ministerial. Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan were among the delegations present – symbolically significant for a region that has spent the last decade signalling “multi-vector” foreign policy while operating under structural constraints. Washington’s message was… The ...

By Fatima Kemelova