Opposition groups and figures in Central Asia face a very tough task. They are battling for a “political space” in a region where the ultimate priority for the governments is regime survival.

Turkmenistan's Saparmurat Niyazov (file photo) Ted Rall, a widely syndicated American cartoonist, is among the small number of people who draw political cartoons about Central Asia. His cartoons ...

The Chu River as it runs out of Boom Gorge in Kyrgyzstan. Credit: Catherine Putz. Climate change is a global issue that affects many regions of the world, including Central Asia.

New research on youth in Central Asia attempts to untangle young people’s political attitudes and preferences on their own terms. Two new publications put out by George Washington University’s ...

Mirziyoyev’s government has ‘reset’ its relationships with the other Central Asian states, improving political relations and boosting economic ties. In March 2018, Mirziyoyev became the first Uzbek ...

EU-Central Asia partnership. Since the adoption of the EU Central Asia strategy in 2019 and the joint roadmap for deepening relations between the EU and Central Asia in 2023, cooperation has ...