Donald Trump’s second term could solidify the U.S. pivot to Asia, focusing resources on countering China’s assertiveness.

After the mines were closed in 1968, the grey, sand-like radioactive residue was covered with soil in 23 “tailings ponds” – a ...

Whatever you think of Donald Trump’s return to the White House, come January, the next four years promise to be critical in ...

Tugunbulak could have housed as many as 5,000 residents with the only source of food being pastured animals or what could be ...

In the volatile Caucasus region, Russia and Iran, often seen as united in their aims, are vying to secure trade routes and ...

The region has become more connected to Europe and less dependent on Russia and China than when Trump was last in office.

China’s efforts to contain India may be less important than smaller countries’ desire to counterbalance Indian influence.

Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved from a drab, run-of-the-mill Soviet metropolis into the urban star of Central Asia. Along the ...

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Using drone-based lidar, researchers mapped two medieval cities, Tashbulak and Tugunbulak, in Uzbekistan, revealing detailed urban structures significant to the Silk Road's history. The first use of d ...

Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa and Caucasus and Central Asia regions is projected to strengthen in the near term, but only to the extent that current challenges abate. Ongoing ...

Kyrgyzstan, a landlocked country sandwiched between Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan and China, is a destination largely ...