Soviet-era uranium mining and waste facilities spread across Central Asia remain a serious public and environmental risk.

What factors were tying Gorbachev's hands in the final months of the Soviet Union?

Modern Central Asian states, like their Soviet predecessor, like to overemphasize ethnic harmony.

How much do Indian and Russian interests converge in the 21st century?

What Xi Jinping can learn from Khrushchev's struggles with reform in the Soviet Union.

The sale of Russia's stake in one of the world's largest copper mines raised unanswered questions.

The glasnost–democratization–nationalism argument for unrest in newly-independent Tajikistan leaves out economic factors.

In the final chapters, the mystery of Fedor Lee is solved and some of the Uzbek Koreans return to North Korea.

The story continues as the Koreans transition through life in forced labor camps to building new lives in Uzbekistan.

Victoria Kim, in looking into her own history, dives into the story of how Koreans came to Uzbekistan.

Victory Day in Central Asia this year was a more subdued affair, with requiems instead of parades.

The Chinese role in Cuba during the Cold War paid dividends domestically for Mao Zedong.

What’s in a name? The city edition.

Soviet infrastructure linked the region only to Moscow, will Chinese infrastructure start connecting it to the world?

China should be wary of a Tolkachev-esque figure eroding its strategic position vis-a-vis the United States.

What would leaders from 1985 make of the world in 2015?