List of Central Asia articles
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Can Uzbekistan’s New Leader Balance China, Russia, and the U.S.?
Interim President Shavkat Mirziyoyev's most challenging task is navigating Uzbekistan’s complex, and often turbulent, foreign relations.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Hawk Hunting, Goat Carcass Chasing, and Steven Seagal at World Nomad Games, in Photos
Goat carcasses, hawk hunting, bone throwing, and Steven Seagal: The World Nomad Games in photos.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Where the War on Terror Lives Forever
Uzbekistan’s dictator is dead, but his brutal efforts to crush Islamist extremism leave a long and ugly legacy. And Washington will be left cleaning up the mess.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Uzbekistan’s Dictator Confirmed Dead
Rumor and speculation have surrounded the fate of the Uzbek leader -- who has ruled the country with an iron-fist for over 25 years -- since the initial reports that he was hospitalized on Sunday.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Islam Karimov and the Dictator’s Playbook
The tyrant of Uzbekistan assassinated his enemies, jailed anyone who spoke against him, and crushed human rights. Why did America so willingly look the other way?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Questions of Responsibility Loom After Attack on Chinese Embassy in Kyrgyzstan
Chinese and Kyrgyz officials are investigating who launched a suicide bomb attack on the Chinese Embassy in Bishkek.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Reports of Death of Uzbekistan’s Longtime Dictator Spark Succession Concerns
Uzbekistan’s first and only president is severely ill and in the hospital. What comes next for the country?
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Sports-Obsessed Turkmen President: Athletes Betrayed the Motherland by Not Winning at Olympics
The president of Turkmenistan is furious his athletes didn't bring home any Olympic medals.
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GettyImages-71630897 The Unlikely Origins of Russia’s Manifest Destiny
How an obscure academic and a marginalized philosopher captured the minds of the Kremlin and helped forge the new Russian nationalism.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 The Madness of Crowds
The Americans who’ve suffered at the hands of Wall Street, and two long, ineffectual wars, are angry, and they’re going to make those responsible pay for it — by voting for Donald Trump.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Istanbul Attack Shows the Dangerous New Face of the Islamic State
Militants from the former Soviet Union used to pass through Turkey on their way to Iraq and Syria. Now they’re staying behind and hitting soft targets like the Ataturk Airport.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 Thanks to This Startup, Mongolia’s Nomads Can Finally Get Their Mail
Mongolia's postal service is abandoning house numbers and street names and will instead be using three-word addresses.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 China’s New Silk Road Into Europe Is About More Than Money
Beijing is spending billions on new ports and rail lines, but its ambitions for Europe are as much about geopolitics as commerce.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 How Tajikistan’s President Extended his Term—for Life
While the Central Asian country teeters on economic collapse and civil-war tensions continue to flare, the corrupt president made a move and secured his hold on power.
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fp-placeholder-social-share-3-2 NGOs Avert Russian-Inspired Restrictions in Central Asia’s Only Democracy
After a grassroots campaign, Kyrgyzstan’s lawmakers struck down a controversial “foreign agents” law.
