List of Central Asia articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Meet the Central Asian Nation Trying to Benefit From the Iran Nuclear Deal
Kazakhstan's nuclear record allowed it to play an outsized role in Washington’s landmark nuclear deal with Tehran.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 After Predictable Elections, Kazakhstan’s Autocrat Ponders Successor
Who will succeed Kazakhstan's Nursultan Nazarbayev?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Perfect Storm in Central Asia
For years, the five ex-Soviet republics have enjoyed surprising stability. But Russia’s economic crisis is shaking their foundations.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Note to Self: Don’t Make Horse Penis Jokes in Kyrgyzstan
A Scottish gold miner may have been arrested for mocking a traditional Kyrgyz dish on Facebook.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Turkmen President Says ‘Neigh’ to Horse Name Changes
The president of Turkmenistan has made some strange adjustments to the country's horse laws.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Afghanistan Land Bridge Is Finally Here
A long-awaited gas pipeline could bring prosperity and stability to some of the poorest countries in Central and South Asia. But can the project survive Kandahar?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 U.S. Chases New Role in Central Asia Against Mounting Security Concerns
Despite talk to avoid a "Great Game" in Central Asia, Washington is still walking a tightrope between Russia and China in the region.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Watch the President of Turkmenistan Play 4 Sports in 34 Seconds
Turkmen state television released a video of the president of Turkmenistan playing four sports in 34 seconds.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Central Asia’s Island of Democracy is Sinking
Next week’s elections lay bare the failure of Kyrgyzstan’s revolutionary dream.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China Has a Plan to Take Over Eurasia — and America Loves It
An FP special report from the front lines of Beijing's aggressive push into Pakistan and beyond.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 A Step Toward a Safer Atom
My country is host to an important new initiative that could change how the world talks about nuclear enrichment forever.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can the IAEA’s New Nuclear Fuel Bank Prevent a Future Iran Crisis?
A storage facility for low-enriched uranium run by the International Atomic Energy Agency is shedding new light on how another Iran standoff might be averted for future generations.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Public Advocates Accuse House Ethics Committee of Undermining House Ethics
Public Citizen wants the House Ethics Committee to release an independent report a trip by U.S. lawmakers to Azerbaijan.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Dashcams For Freedom
How Central Asians are fighting for their rights, one YouTube clip at a time.
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TO GO WITH AFP STORY IRAN-PRISON-RIGHTS BY STUART WILLIAMS (FILES)An Iranian inmate peers from behind a wall as a guard walks by at the female section of the infamous Evin jail, 13 June 2006. From the road it is easy to miss. A small outhouse and a sign saying "Evin House of Detention" give no hint of the huge complex of guard towers and cells that lies behind. AFP PHOTO/ATTA KENARE (Photo credit should read ATTA KENARE/AFP/Getty Images) Longform’s Picks of the Week
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