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US Officials Intensify Engagement in Central Asia Amid Global Tensions

US Officials Intensify Engagement in Central Asia Amid Global Tensions

Rubio arrives in Central Asia while other US officials hit foreign policy hot spots
Rubio arrives in Central Asia while other US officials hit foreign policy hot spots

US officials have portrayed resource-rich Central Asia as worthy of more attention than it received from Trump’s predecessors.

Rubio arrives in Central Asia while other US officials hit foreign policy hot spots
Rubio arrives in Central Asia while other US officials hit foreign policy hot spots

While the Iran war smolders, Saudi Arabia fights the Houthis and a new rift opens in US-Ukraine relations, Secretary of State Marco

Rubio travels to Uzbekistan for C5+1 talks as Trump envoys handle hotspots
Rubio travels to Uzbekistan for C5+1 talks as Trump envoys handle hotspots

Secretary of State to meet Central Asian leaders in Samarkand amid US focus on rare earths, Abraham Accords expansion; trip follows Greece, Portugal tour as Vance, Witkoff and Kushner take lead on...

Rubio heads to Central Asia as some wonder if he's keeping the most pressing matters at a distance
Rubio heads to Central Asia as some wonder if he's keeping the most pressing matters at a distance

For the 31st time as secretary of state, Marco Rubio has left on a trip abroad, flying to Uzbekistan and later India amid rumblings that America's top diplomat is ignoring pressing matters in...

US goes on the offensive in Central Asia
US goes on the offensive in Central Asia

Rubio visits Central Asia and India to boost US trade ties and counter Russian and Chinese influence.

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