November 17, 2025
Spotlight on Central Asia Podcast - C5+1, Tokayev's Trip to Moscow, and More
In the Spotlight on Central Asia Podcast, Senior Fellow Bruce Pannier and Michael Hilliard unpack how the C5+1 summit in Washington could reshape Central Asia's security and economic architecture, cutting through the new trade deals and MoUs to gauge their real-world impact. Pannier and Hilliard assess Tokayev's trip to Moscow and what it signals, the Moscow arrest of a major Turkmen power broker, fresh twists in Kazakhstan's election season, viral claims that a foreign power has "pulled out" of the region, and worrying economic signals from Bishkek.
Listen to the full podcast here.
Bruce Pannier is a Senior Fellow at the Turan Research Center.