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Author Archives: Javier M. Piedra

Javier M Piedra is a financial consultant, specialist in international development and former deputy assistant administrator for South and Central Asia at USAID.

Posted inOpinion

Kazakh leader takes aim at socio-economic, political paradigm

by Javier M. Piedra May 30, 2022May 30, 2022

On March 16, the president of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jamart Tokayev, delivered his State of the Nation speech to the joint session of the Houses of Parliament: “New Kazakhstan: Path of Renewal and Modernization.” In many ways, it was a remarkable speech because he didn’t tiptoe around difficult issues facing the nation and showed few signs of […]

Posted inOpinion

The Central Asian school of diplomacy

by Javier M. Piedra April 12, 2022April 12, 2022
Posted inOpinion

High noon in Almaty

by Javier M. Piedra February 12, 2022February 12, 2022
Indian woman drawing water from the well as two of her children wait in the  Thar Desert, Rajasthan. Photo: iStock
Posted inOpinion

India’s quest for water

by Javier M. Piedra October 20, 2021October 20, 2021
Posted inOpinion

India won’t host NATO strikes into Afghanistan

by Javier M. Piedra September 29, 2021October 2, 2021
Posted inOpinion

For India’s top diplomat, the Emperor has no clothes

by Javier M. Piedra September 7, 2021September 7, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Eurasia: beyond Mackinder’s geo-strategic nostrums

by Javier M. Piedra August 3, 2021August 3, 2021
Posted inOpinion

Long-term infrastructure financing in Central Asia

by Javier M. Piedra and Nils De Graaf July 1, 2021July 1, 2021
(L-R) Presidents Serzh Sargsyan of Armenia, Nursultan Nazarbayev of Kazakhstan,  Vladimir Putin of Russia, Almazbek Atambayev of Kyrgyzstan, Emomali Rahmon of Tajikistan and the organization's Secretary General Nikolai Bordyuzha pose for an official photo at a session of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) in St. Petersburg, Russia December 26, 2016.  Sputnik/Michael Klimentyev/Kremlin/via REUTERS    ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. EDITORIAL USE ONLY.
Posted inAfghanistan, China, European Union, Greater Bay Area, Middle East, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Kazakhstan chooses engagement, not confrontation

by Javier M. Piedra January 9, 2017January 10, 2017
Russian President Vladimir Putin (L) and his Kazakh counterpart Nursultan Nazarbayev attend a signing ceremony following the Russia-Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum in Astana, Kazakhstan on October 4, 2016. Sputnik/Kremlin/Alexei Druzhinin via Reuters
Posted inChina, European Union, India, Iran, Israel, Middle East, Pakistan, Russia, South Asia, Syria, Turkey, World

Kazakhstan could be the diplomatic key for boosting stability

by Javier M. Piedra January 6, 2017

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