Local authorities in Osh, Kyrgyzstan’s second city, said Lenin’s removal was for purely aesthetic reasons; they would ...

The European Union remains the largest investor in Central Asia, providing over 40% of direct foreign investments over the past ten years (over €100 billion).

A Soviet-era Central Asian pop music anthology shines a light on the region's ethnic diversity and music that transcends genres from Korean brass bands to Uyghur garage rock to Crimean jazz.

It has been 30 years since the first Central Asian republics of the former Soviet Union declared their independence. The five countries will mark the anniversary amid signs that they can depend ...

With the signing of the Enhanced Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (EPCA) between the European Union and Kazakhstan on December 21 in Astana, the EU has elevated its relations with Central ...

Central Asia remained one of the poorest regions in the Soviet Union. Many of the new industrial jobs were filled by Russians and other Europeans. Cotton production, which planners hoped would become ...

SINCE THEIR independence from the USSR, the five Central Asian states that emerged from the wreckage of the Soviet Union in 1991 have been the object of great power dreams. Russia, with steady ...

To be sure, Central Asian countries understand the risks of dependence on Russia. They experienced a huge blow from 2014 sanctions. When the global economy came to a halt during the coronavirus ...

Central Asian countries are moving fast to increase regional cooperation in 2022. Russia’s re-invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 marks a renewed emphasis on improved regional cooperation ...

Twenty-five years after the dissolution of the Soviet Union, Central Asia is a region of relative stability. There are, of course, security, economic, and social challenges, which give local ...

The first summit of Central Asian leaders in nearly 20 years is set for March 15 in Kazakhstan's capital Astana. There have not been many Central Asian summits. Not counting the Aral Sea summit of ...