The Oxus Society for Central Asian Affairs
Research, data, and dialogue connecting Central Asia to the world.
Research Projects
Original research spanning defense analysis, human rights documentation, migration tracking, and geopolitical inquiry.
Central Asian Capital & Markets
Tracking capital flows, shifting risk, and regional opportunities across resources, trade, energy, and technology.
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The Armed Forces of Central Asia
Comprehensive analysis of military capabilities across five nations, with 6,000+ sites mapped in an interactive database.
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Fault Lines
Investigating mistrust and distrust between China, Russia, Iran, and North Korea — exposing fractures within the so-called anti-Western "Axis."
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Transnational Repression
Documenting cross-border surveillance, harassment, and extradition targeting diaspora communities.
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Tracking Protests
Reports, datasets, and visualizations on patterns of dissent across Central Asia since 2018.
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China's Belt & Road
Analysis of Beijing's expanding infrastructure and influence across Central Asia and beyond.
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Fault Lines: Tactical and Transactional: North Korea’s Strategic Alignment with China, Russia, And Iran
Download report In a moment of high diplomatic theater in September 2025, the leaders of China, Russia, and North Korea strolled shoulder to shoulder, chatting...
Can Uzbekistan Capitalize on Critical Minerals?
In late April, the Financial Times reported that Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump had, through a shell company named Skyline, acquired a 20% stake in Kaz...
Axis of Convenience: Moscow's Strategic Partnerships with Beijing, Tehran and Pyongyang
Russia’s parallel partnerships with China, Iran, and North Korea fall short of true alliances — they are relationships of convenience, shot through with...
Coordination without Commitment: China and the CRINKs
This report argues that the China–Russia–Iran–North Korea (CRINK) alignment is best understood not as a cohesive bloc or alliance system, but as a networked...
Digging Up the Past to Justify the Present: China's Archaeological Diplomacy in Central Asia
China's expanding archaeological presence across Central Asia reveals how the past has become an arena of strategic competition. Through joint excavations...
Fault Lines: Iran and the Fragility of Anti-Western Alignments
Iran's purported partners have been largely absent, condemning Washington and Tel Aviv but doing little else, as it faces U.S. and Israeli strikes. Bradley...
Research Infrastructure
Searchable databases and directories built to advance scholarship on Central Asia.
