On Monday, both Russia and the United States began separate military training drills with Tajik forces.

Insights from Erica Marat.  

A reasonable report, an aluminium feud, and Kazakh movies; weekend reads.

Washington's trade with Central Asia experienced a drastic drop in 2015 and recovery prospects look dim.

The paragraph was surprising for its even-keeled approach to the region, though it's doubtful Donald Trump will follow it.

Also a look at Kazakhstan’s developmental state of mind and its economic hurdles: recommended reads.

The bill was soundly rejected – but Central Asia’s inclusion in the list of “high risk” countries lingers.

The U.S. wants the region’s states to know it respects their sovereignty and territorial integrity.

At Nazarbayev University, Kerry laid out the United States’ vision of its partnership with Central Asia.

You could call it the “grand Stan slam.”

When is a building, just a building?

The “One Belt, One Road” strategy provides a guide to the future of China in Eurasia.

“... it's not like the barbarians are at the doorstep ready to sweep into all of Central Asia.”

A donation of military vehicles to a regime with a poor human rights record is questioned in Congress.

The United States needs to actively get behind Kazakhstan’s political reforms.

China, Russia and the U.S. each have visions to connect Central Asia with the rest of Eurasia.