Central Asia

As U.S. interest in the region wanes, the prospects for Central Asia security are uncertain at best.

The risks of conflict and collapse post-2014 are significant, but disaster is not inevitable.

Moscow seeks to combine pragmatism with maximum leverage, at least until Iran achieves a détente with the West.

The future of America’s standing as a great power depends on the choices it makes in dealing with Iran.

China has begun “Marching Westwards” in Asia. The consequences could be huge.

The West should build goodwill and reduce mistrust, before imposing the demands of the Additional Protocol.

An expanding Chinese presence in the Middle East could pose the greatest long-term threat to Iran.

Well placed for Central Asian trade, China’s westernmost city is embracing the future, and saying goodbye to its past.

Amid an unprecedented flurry of energy deals, Beijing strengthens alliances on Russia’s backdoor but struggles to keep Xinjiang as happy.

Some of the last vestiges of traditional Tibetan culture are under threat as Nepal’s Mustang region opens to the world.

“A presidential candidate with a violent terrorist group named in his honor.”

Obama’s reelection and signs of Iranian willingness to end the nuclear standoff might offer some hope towards a compromise.