Local patronage networks that provide economic and social resources for cities and villages are found across Central Asia.

Ten of these are in the Europe and Central Asia region and have joined the European Union. Another 20 in the region have ...

Central Asia is balancing economic ties with Russia, avoiding sanctions fallout, and leveraging Western initiatives while ...

The European Union, which is strengthening political and economic cooperation with the governments of Central Asia, hopes to ...

Beijing has reinforced its position as the dominant economic player in the region, which sits on China’s western border, ...

The EU Civil Society Facility for Central Asia works to enhance the capacity of civil society organizations, enabling them to ...

A conversation with Ambassador Matthew Klimow, the former top U.S. diplomat in Turkmenistan, takes a deeper look into a ...

The recent release of the 2024 Adventure Tourism Development Index (ATDI) report provides a fresh post-pandemic look ...

ASTANA – The Astana Hub, Kazakhstan’s international technology park, was awarded the Top Startup Ecosystem in Central Asia by ...

The World Bank predicts slower economic growth in the Caucasus and Central Asia over the next two years, with Georgia, ...

TOKYO -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba seeks to advance his resource diplomacy agenda with a senior adviser's trip to Central Asia this week, hoping to leverage the technical capabilities of ...

Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Uzbekistan are turning to nuclear power amid ongoing energy shortages. With Rosatom in the mix, how do local and global politics shape Central Asia’s nuclear future? Read ...