Vucic Supporters Rally in Belgrade
The rally was overshadowed by violence in Kosovo and Vucic’s response to it.
Central Asians used to flee the Soviet empire’s periphery for Moscow. Russia’s mobilization has sent escaping Muscovites in the other direction.
The region has long served as a testing ground for Beijing’s economic and foreign-policy ambitions and is becoming increasingly close to China.
A three-day conference in Uzbekistan has united the region, worried about the guerrillas in their midst.
Violent protests over proposed changes to its status have swept the autonomous region of Karakalpakstan.
The war in Ukraine is prompting countries from Kazakhstan to Moldova to reexamine their colonial past and seek diplomatic allies beyond the Kremlin.
Since the war began, America has had one lens for Central Asia. What happens now?
After years of state oppression, many Uzbeks are finding stricter interpretations of Islam on the internet. Some experts say it could have radical consequences.
Terrorists from India, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Kyrgyzstan were never at the forefront of global jihad before—now they are.
The Kremlin didn’t invent term limit resets and constitutional referendums. The autocratic leaders of Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan blazed the trail.
Companies should not buy Uzbekistan’s cotton until labor protections and responsible sourcing are guaranteed.
It could help modernize the country’s economy.
Authoritarian states have been downplaying numbers. That won’t last.
The Ilkhom Theatre Company has kept freedom alive in Uzbekistan since before the fall of the Soviet Union.
Long-needed reforms are changing what was once a grim autocracy. Washington can help.
The Islamic State has ramped up its Russian-language recruitment.
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.
For the first time in 25 years, Uzbekistan has a new president -- and he's left fixing a host of economic and political problems.
This Uzbek mayor is threatening to publish names of couples who seek divorce.
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.
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?