What are Europe’s main interests in Central Asia and how does the EU plan to pursue them?

Since its last review at the UN Human Rights Committee, Tajikistan has pursued a significant crackdown on political rights.

With a new agreement on an old tunnel, and Tehran on the hunt for friends, the tide is pulling Iran and Tajikistan back together for now.

A new WSJ report cites a Tajik official claiming China is much more deeply involved in Tajikistan than it admits.

Eyes on India and Pakistan, expected silence on Xinjiang camps, and another summit in the books.

If trends hold, Moscow may have to compete with Nur-Sultan in attracting Central Asian migrants in the future.

In recent weeks, high-level Russian security and intelligence officials have made trips to Dushanbe.

The details remain fuzzy, but the conclusion is clear: Something is very wrong.

Issues of trade, transport, investment, tourism, and security topped the agenda at the 7th Central Asia + Japan dialogue.

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

In Poland, asylum seekers from Tajikistan wrestle with insecurity and uncertainty.

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

In 2016, the UN estimated that 14,000 Tajiks were HIV-positive -- since then, that number has surely grown.

What should be made of recent reporting that shows evidence of a Chinese paramilitary presence in Tajikistan?

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

Sexual minorities in Central Asia live under significant pressure.