Central Asia & Caucasus Data
Current platform capacity in Armenia, Georgia, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Turkmenistan & Uzbekistan.
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- US dispatched Marines to Mideast, feeding Iran invasion warnings
on March 13, 2026In what has been described as a potential “major escalation” of the Trump administration’s war with Iran, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has reportedly approved a request from US Central Command to move more warships and thousands of Marines to the Middle East following Iran’s attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz. Citing three US The post US dispatched Marines to Mideast, feeding Iran invasion warnings appeared first on Asia Times.
- Iran war challenges nuclear latency strategy of Japan, South Korea
on March 13, 2026The Iran war has delivered a verdict on nuclear latency – the strategy of possessing the capability to develop a nuclear weapons program while stopping short of crossing the weaponization threshold. There are significant implications for Northeast Asia, as South Korea and Japan are pursuing such a strategy amid eroding confidence in US extended deterrence. The post Iran war challenges nuclear latency strategy of Japan, South Korea appeared first on Asia Times.
- Diego Garcia-Chagos Islands deal is delayed
on March 13, 2026More than a year ago, the UK agreed to grant Mauritius sovereignty over the Chagos Archipelago, which Britain has governed as the British Indian Ocean Territory since 1965. But the treaty to transfer sovereignty has hit choppy waters. The deal has stalled in the UK Parliament and Mauritius has now threatened legal action against the The post Diego Garcia-Chagos Islands deal is delayed appeared first on Asia Times.
- Ghosts of 1997 and 2008 stir as Iran spooks markets
on March 13, 2026TOKYO — Asia is seeing ghosts again. One apparition amid tight credit markets dates to the 2007-2008 global financial crisis. Another comes from 1997-98, when Asia’s debt-fueled growth boom ended disastrously. Economists can debate which comparison is more relevant to the moment. But the answer could very well be both as Iran war fallout and The post Ghosts of 1997 and 2008 stir as Iran spooks markets appeared first on Asia Times.
- BELARUS: "Your long-time pastor is leaving your parish against his will"
on March 13, 2026"Your long-time pastor is leaving your parish against his will," Bishop Antoni Dziemianko of Pinsk Catholic Diocese told the former parishioners in Brest Region both of Fr Paweł Kruczek and Fr Adam Straczyński on 6 March. "This is painful for all of us." The regime's senior religious affairs official, the Plenipotentiary for Religious and Ethnic Affairs in Minsk, Aleksandr Rumak had just refused the Bishop's request for t
- Kyrgyzstan sees decline in annual births in 2025on March 13, 2026
BISHKEK, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Kyrgyzstan has seen a downward trend in the annual number of births in 2025, the national Kabar news agency reported Friday. At a parliament meeting, Nurgul Ibraeva, head of a department at the Kyrgyz Ministry of Health, said that 137,980 births were registered in the country in 2025, which is approximately 2,000 fewer than in 2024. The decline is due to several factors, Ibra
- Deteriorating environment blamed for mass Caspian seal deaths in Kazakhstanon March 13, 2026
ASTANA, March 13 (Xinhua) -- A total of 3,433 Caspian seals have died in Kazakhstan's Mangystau region over the past four years amid deteriorating environmental conditions in the Caspian Sea, the Kazinform news agency reported Friday, citing the Kazakh Institute of Hydrobiology and Ecology. According to the institute, expeditionary, field and laboratory studies conducted in 2024-2025 across multiple coastal area
- 1st LD Writethru: Chinese FM calls for resolving issues between Afghanistan and Pakistan through dialogue, consultationon March 13, 2026
BEIJING, March 13 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi said on Friday that the issues between Afghanistan and Pakistan can only be resolved through dialogue and consultation. The use of force would only complicate the situation and intensify the contradictions, which would be of no benefit to either side and threatens regional peace and stability, he said. Wang, also a member of the Political Bure
