The complexities surrounding derussifying names are an example of how past legacies are still felt in the region, affecting even the most basic life decisions.

By Bruce Pannier The Kyrgyz Republic’s “Tulip” or “People’s” Revolution – the 20 anniversary of which falls on March 24 – is ...

FilMart highlighted co-productions, AI in film, Asian animation, and ASEAN market growth, reaffirming Hong Kong’s role as a ...

Mongolia looks to use its upgraded relationship with Kazakhstan to forge closer ties with Central Asia writ large.

Amid the rugged mountainous landscapes of Tokmok, Kyrgyzstan, the 12th edition of Exercise KHANJAR-XII is in full swing, ...

Far from an isolated success, the accord builds on a 2021 breakthrough between Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan that similarly resolved a Soviet-era border impasse through dialogue. Together, these ...

The agreement between Kyrgyz and Tajiks-sealed by the embrace between Žaparov and Rakhmon-affects as much as 1,000 kilometers of border and and comes after discussions and clashes dating back to the ...

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Our writer takes us on a journey of a lifetime across the so-named “5-Stans,” with all the wonder and mystery these nations ...

A CEE Bankwatch background report stressed that the evaporation of the Aral Sea was caused by extensive damming on the middle ...

Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan signed on Thursday a border agreement seen as key for the stability of Central Asia, a move that ...

Just weeks after a four-day border war in 2022, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov and Tajik leader Emomali Rahmon couldn't shake hands. Now, as they prepare to put a border dispute behind them, they are ...