Russian invasion of Ukraine

In the early 1990s, ethnic Russians left Kazakhstan in droves. In 2022, that flow once again reversed as Russians fled into Central Asia.

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

With Ukraine in mind, the European Union is courting Central Asia, even if it means overlooking the region’s autocratic “democracies.”

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

Russia has aerospace technology China has long wanted to access, and Moscow is hurting for customers at present.

Mongolia is not typically a destination for refugees. Now it is having to figure out a policy response on the fly.

The informal CIS meeting in St. Petersburg coincides with Russian President Vladimir Putin’s 70th birthday, but it won’t be much of a celebration.

The steep costs of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine will bolster China's continued use of its effective salami-slicing and grey zone tactics.

Moscow denies that Central Asians are being conscripted into the Russian military, but the risk is real.

Russian officials said they would hand call-up notices to all eligible men who were trying to leave the country.

After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, its role as a security guarantor for Central Asia and the Caucasus is in serious doubt.

The Asian Development Bank’s plan calls for improving long-term food security by strengthening farming and food supplies to cope with climate change and loss of biodiversity.