A volatile cocktail of climate stressors, weak institutions, and faltering water diplomacy is setting the stage for future ...

Russian President Vladimir Putin, however, has since 1999 made reestablishing influence over Russia’s “near abroad” a ...

MICHAEL BECKLEY is Associate Professor of Political Science at Tufts University, a Nonresident Senior Fellow at the American ...

The Ferghana Valley has been the most restive area in Central Asia since the five Central Asian states became independent ...

Like Ukraine, the former Soviet states of Central Asia could soon face Russian incursions if the West continues to let Putin ...

For over thirty years, border disputes between Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan have been a source of tension in Central Asia since the dissolution of ...

China has succeeded in muscling aside Russia as Central Asia’s top trade partner. Now, Beijing appears intent on capturing a ...

The EU and Central Asia have agreed to upgrade their relationship to the level of a Strategic Partnership. Details of the ...

The European Union and Central Asian countries have agreed to elevate their relationship to a strategic partnership. The ...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan — The European Union announced a "new era" in ties with Central Asia on Friday at a major summit in Uzbekistan, as Brussels presses its influence in the region in the face of ...