What Happened at the First-Ever Central Asia-U.S Leaders’ Summit?
U.S. President Joe Biden met with the leaders of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan at the United Nations General Assembly on September 19....
Russia Uses All Means to Recruit Central Asians for War in Ukraine
On August 30, Kyrgyzstan’s Supreme Court held a hearing for the criminal case against Kyrgyzstani national Askar Kubanychbek-uulu, who was originally sentenced to ten...
Afghanistan’s Quest for Water Worries Central Asian Neighbors
Recently, Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty reported the progress of Afghanistan’s Qosh Tepa Irrigation Canal, $670 million, 285-kilometer canal to irrigate 550,000 hectares of land...
EU’s expanding engagement in Central Asia to counter Russia and China
The geopolitical and security crisis has forced the CARs and the EU to rethink their foreign policy regarding the region’s sovereignty, safety, and stability...
Central Asia is the prime battlefield in the New Great Game
Samarkand, Uzbekistan – The historical Heartland – or Central Eurasia – already is, and will continue to be, the prime battlefield in the New...
Understanding Islamic State Khorasan’s Rise & Survival in South & Central Asia
In her latest book, “Islamic State in Afghanistan and Pakistan: Strategic Alliances and Rivalries,” political science assistant professor Amira Jadoon explores the Islamic State...
Can Afghanistan be Saved? Kazakhstan Seems to Think So
The situation in Afghanistan has gone from bad to worse since the United States withdrew in 2021. The failed state continues to face a...
Despite war, post-Soviet states find breaking up with Russia hard to do
There was a time, not so long ago, when Russia’s Victory Day, marking the USSR’s triumph over Nazi Germany, was considered a shared international...
Afghanistan-based extremists spark terror fears in Central Asia
The killing of two suspected militants by Tajikistan’s security forces is fanning fresh worries in Central Asia over the Taliban’s ability to prevent attacks...
Afghanistan’s stability, human rights top agenda at Central Asia-EU Meeting
The second Central Asia-European Union leaders’ meeting’s participants expressed concern about the situation in Afghanistan in their closing statement, while also highlighting the stability...