Central Asia

Russian Leader to Talk Gas with Turkmenistan

Kazak Leader Lays Ground for Re-Election

Announcing he will stand for yet another term, President Nazarbaev acts to head off trouble on any front.

Does Eastern Tajikistan Fighting Have Wider Implications?

Caspian States to Mull Ownership, Security of Sea

Uzbek Reporter Given “Parody of Trial”

Militant Islamic Force Signals Return to Central Asia

Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan says it has new leader and can attack targets in Central Asia.

Water Problems Plague Major Tajik Town

Focus on Tajikistan's Turkmen Community

Uzbeks Unlikely to Back Moscow's Regional Security Plans

Many Migrant Workers Unable to Vote in Kyrgyz Polls