Central Asia

Armenia Strives to Maintain Balanced Foreign Policy

Yerevan to host NATO exercises as it chairs Russian-backed security body.

Uzbek Child Labour Ban Hard to Enforce

Uzbek-Turkmen Rapprochement Slow in Coming

Tajik Children Labour to Feed Families

Some argue that in a country as poor as this, people have no option but to send children out to work.

Drug Mafia Showdown in Turkmen Capital

Moscow Fails to Win Over Regional Allies

Central Asian states and China have their own separatist problems and are wary of Moscow’s recognition of secessionist entities.

Turkmenistan Launches Image Campaign

President's Web Access Calls go Ignored

Uzbek Mortgage Market Slow to Take Off

Turkmen Leader Bans Child Labour