The Bloody January turmoil stemmed partly from public alienation from a political system monopolized by Nursultan Nazarbayev, ...

Pakistan’s ongoing military campaign against Afghanistan, initiated by airstrikes in late February 2026 targeting hideouts of the Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and Islamic State–Khorasan Province ...

Aliyev’s message to the new Iranian Supreme leader was particularly solicitous. “I hope that together we will make further efforts to develop interstate relations in a spirit of mutual respect and ...

The Armenian government is reportedly interested in developing professional retraining programs and joint educational initiatives with Microsoft, according to media reports. Meanwhile, Oracle ...

Azerbaijan’s close strategic partnership with Israel was widely credited as being instrumental in helping Baku reconquer the Nagorno-Karabakh territory from Armenia in 2020-23. But now those close ...

In response to the ongoing warfare in the Persian Gulf precipitated by the US-Israeli attack on Iran, Chinese companies are ...

A recent Tajik government report on living standards indicates that many households are hovering on the edge of the poverty ...

Armenia and Azerbaijan are on edge, worried that TRIPP potentially could be upended by the US-Israeli attack on Iran. Hoping to shield against any spillover, Yerevan and Baku are staking out cautious ...

Taliban militants patrol the streets of Kabul. The recent ISKP attack in the Afghan capital laid bare Taliban’s limited capacity to provide security and added to the uncertainty surrounding ...

The Asian Development Bank is on a spending spree in Central Asia, authorizing billions in support for states in Central Asia and the Caspian Basin. The bank’s primary aim appears to be stimulating ...

The drone strikes in Nakhchivan have exposed limits to Aliyev’s approach, as Iran’s defensive strategy appears to be to spread destruction and economic disruption as far and wide as possible with its ...

Azerbaijan has assumed what can be described as an aggressive-defensive posture as the government seeks to prevent a repeat of the March 5 Iranian drone strikes in the Nakhchivan exclave. For ...