Central Asia is balancing economic ties with Russia, avoiding sanctions fallout, and leveraging Western initiatives while ...

By Bruce Pannier When the Taliban took control of most of Afghanistan in the late 1990s, the governments of the Central Asian ...

The fact that Trump would pick up the phone to talk to Tokayev suggests that Kazakhstan could play a role as an actor in the ...

As the new administration charts its foreign policy course, a stronger Central Asia-U.S. partnership can serve as a model for ...

One of the biggest threats to human health, and a major source of air pollution, is regularly hidden in statistical reports ...

Central Asia is cementing itself as a confident middle power region, exerting its independence through strategic partnerships ...

Over 10 weeks, RFE/RL hosted discussions on Twitter Spaces on various issues that affect daily life in Central Asia. We looked at global issues -- from the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine ...

Soviet-influenced curricula excelled at producing specialists in subjects that served centrally planned economies. As Central ...

Human Rights Watch criticised the "worsening" rights situation in Central Asia in a report published this week, saying the region's five ex-Soviet countries had all jailed dissenters and ramped up ...

Tashkent, a city where ancient mosques and madrassas meet modern innovation, is a living tribute to the enduring cultural and ...

Europe and Central Asia have vast renewable energy potential, yet regulatory, financial, and infrastructure challenges slow ...