There is little doubt about what Beijing will do if the successor to the Dalai Lama is chosen from within Tibet. China has no ...

Despite speculation, Russia’s depleted military, logistical limits, and diplomatic priorities make a Central Asia invasion highly unlikely, especially as the region maintains strategic balance between ...

An interview with Diana T. Kudaibergen on power, identity, and nation-building in Kazakhstan.

Local authorities in Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s second city, said Lenin’s removal was for purely aesthetic reasons; they would ...

Central Asia’s worsening water crisis risks regional instability, but also creates a rare opening for the US to engage ...

Central Asia has rarely occupied a prominent place on the U.S. foreign policy agenda, but the region’s dynamism shouldn’t be ...

A new study delivers a stark warning that Central Asia has overshot its environmental safety limits concerning land footprint ...

Rosatom head Alexei Likhachev emphasized the historic nature of Uzbekistan's small modular nuclear power plant, labeling it as the planet's inaugural export of a modern small-scale power plant.

June 20, 2025 (EL FASHER) – Activists issued an urgent appeal on Friday to get food supplies into El Fasher, the capital of North Darfur state, warning of a catastrophic collapse in living ...

In 2024, trade between China and Central Asia soared to almost 95 billion U.S. dollars, up by 5.4 billion dollars from the previous year.

Bus driver Amrullo Yusupov has long faced challenges navigating the winding mountain passes of Central Asia - but a recent historic border agreement has brought calm to the troubled region ...

Wars, economic shocks, planetary heating and aid cuts have worsened food crises in recent years, with almost 300 million people now threatened by starvation.