List of Central Asia articles
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Kazakh_terror ‘Our Future Will Be Violent Extremism’
Kazakhstan — Central Asia’s most stable state — is waking up to the fact that Islamic extremism has planted its roots and is here to stay.
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VENICE, ITALY - AUGUST 30: (EDITORS NOTE: This image was processed using digital filters) An alternative view of actor Nicolas Cage who attends the 'Joe' Premiere during the 70th Venice International Film Festival on August 30, 2013 in Venice, Italy. (Photo by Vittorio Zunino Celotto/Getty Images) Nic Cage in Face Off With Human Rights Groups Over Kazakh Trip
The Academy Award-winning actor is in hot water for lavishing praise on the government of Kazakhstan.
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GettyImages-76654648 Uzbekistan Forced Labor Linked to World Bank Projects, Advocates Say
A new report from Human Rights Watch and Uzbek activists alleges the continued use of forced and child labor in harvesting the Central Asian country’s cotton crop.
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The site of the Astana Expo 2017 on its second day of opening, June 11, 2017. The skyline is dominated by the vast Kazakhstan Pavilion. Kazakhstan Spent $5 Billion on a Death Star and It Doesn’t Even Shoot Lasers
The Central Asian country built a futuristic city to host the World's Fair and polish its own brand. One small problem: it forgot to invite guests.
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war-machine06 Screw Brad Pitt and the ‘War Machine’ He Rode in On
The Stanley McChrystal — and the war in Afghanistan — I knew is not at all like what you’ll see on Netflix.
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WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 02: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks while standing with the U.S. Air Force Falcons football team before presenting them with the Commander-in-Chief trophy, in the Rose Garden at the White House, on May 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images) What’s the Point of Donald Trump’s Afghan Surge?
And four other questions the President's team needs to answer before expanding America’s longest war.
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Screen Shot 2017-04-04 at 1.27.25 PM What We Know and Don’t Know About the St. Petersburg Metro Bomber
Important details begin to emerge about the 22-year-old suicide bomber.
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gettyimages-460626142 New Russian-Language Channel Seeks to Counter Kremlin Spin
Moscow has had a monopoly on Russian-language media — until now.
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mongolia-crop Cash-Strapped Mongolia Is Now Selling Jewelry and Horses to Pay Debt
A make-or-break moment for a troubled economy.
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gettyimages-453009416 Central Asia’s Autocrats Welcome the Age of Trump
The Trump administration’s narrow focus on fighting the Islamic State could see human rights take a back seat as Washington embraces unsavory allies.
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astana-crop Russian-sponsored Syria Peace Talks Stumble Out of the Gate
In Kazakhstan, Russia struggles to get delegates from Damascus and the opposition to talk, while the U.S. sits on the sidelines.
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Alma-ata, president of the rsfsr boris yeltsin (l) and president of kazakhstan nursultan nazarbayev are pictured at the press-conference, december 21, 1991. (Photo by: Sovfoto/UIG via Getty Images) The Birth of ‘Absurdistan’
How I experienced the collapse of the Soviet Union.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 In First Vote Since Autocrat’s Death, Uzbekistan’s New President Inherits Looming Economic Crisis
For the first time in 25 years, Uzbekistan has a new president -- and he's left fixing a host of economic and political problems.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Trump Reaches Out to Central Asia, Looking For a Back Door to Russia
President-elect Donald Trump made his first overture to former Soviet Central Asia and may looking for ways to mend ties with Moscow.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 This Uzbek Mayor Is Publishing Names of Divorced Couples to Embarrass Them
This Uzbek mayor is threatening to publish names of couples who seek divorce.
