Two years in the making, the EU's new Central Asia strategy doesn't offer many new positions.

As Uzbekistan opens to the world, its many important religious sites can form the base of a tourism boom.

A panel of experts say that prospects for genuine reform in Uzbekistan look promising, but are not guaranteed.

Improved digital infrastructure and pushes for reform are changing how Central Asian politicians and bureaucrats govern.

Afghanistan has a long and difficult road to transition from an aid dependent economy to a trade and transit economy.

There are better responses than repression or radicalism to points of friction in Uzbek society.

Returned labor migrants’ entrepreneurial skills are underutilized. A new project seeks to change that.

A minute expansion of Kant and an agreement on hydropower cooperation were some of the outcomes of Putin's visit to Kyrgyzstan.

Catherine Putz joins the podcast to explain Nursultan Nazarbayev’s decision to resign the Kazakh presidency.

In 1990, Bruce Pannier first went to Central Asia -- what was it like and what’s changed since then?

Social media accounts specializing in historical photos of Kyrgyzstan reflect young people’s desire to learn about their country’s past.

Kazakhstan's approach to inclusive education and “negative attitudes” affect the education of children with disabilities.

New research on youth in Central Asia attempts to untangle young people’s political attitudes and preferences on their own terms.

Mapping newly created, resurrected, and proposed transport routes across Central Asia provides insight into regional connectivity drives.

Nurbots fill comment sections across the Kazakh internet. They may not be convincing but they pollute online discourse.

Awareness about reproductive health and access to contraceptives are unevenly distributed across Kyrgyzstan.