Tajikistan

China’s growing importance to – and influence over – the country is a case study in Beijing’s geopolitical rise over the past several decades.

Climate change may be an “accelerant” for global cooperation, but it also poses significant social, political, and geopolitical challenges in Central Asia.

The war in Ukraine, in particular, is putting a drag on economies across Central Asia.

Protests, unrest, war, and worry defined 2022 in Central Asia.

A conversation with U.N. Special Rapporteur on human rights defenders Mary Lawlor about her recent country visit to Tajikistan.

From the January 2022 summit to the recent NSA meeting, India has ramped up its outreach to Central Asia this year.

The journey of Faromuz Irgashev from presidential hopeful to prison underscores Tajikistan’s total descent into authoritarianism.

Central Asian countries have been stepping up their drone capabilities.

In recent years, the EU has shifted how it views Central Asia. That effort culminated recently with the first EU-Central Asia leaders summit.

The kind of Iranian drones Tajikistan has an agreement to manufacture are not those seen in the sky over Ukraine.

The war’s negative impacts on regional economies outweigh any incidental benefits, and Central Asians know it.