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.

It's a long way off to closely watch a likely predictable election, but here are some key things to keep tabs on.

Witness the Tajik nepotocracy at work.

On January 24, 2019, Tajik lawyer Buzurgmehr Yorov will have been in prison for 1,215 days for simply doing his job.

Khayrullo Mirsaidov, authorities claim, breached a court order by seeing medical treatment abroad.

As the appeal of the Russian labor market has decreased, Turkey has become a more attractive option.

A discussion of dams, terrorism, and nepotocracy in Tajikistan.

The ADB approved a $35 million grant to reconnect Tajikistan’s electricity system to the once-unified Central Asian power grid via Uzbekistan.

It's likely to never be clear, but claims by the Islamic State to be behind the riot make the question critical.

A discussion of Central Asia's hottest topics from Uzbekistan’s reforms to Kazakh succession and China's Belt and Road.

While only 75 of its intended 335 meters have been built, the first turbine at Rogun has gone into operation with much fanfare.

The use of “former Soviet” to refer to Central Asia can be blinding, distracting from the realizing that the region isn't static.