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

The United States has secured agreements with Uzbekistan for the exploration, extraction, and processing of minerals, along ...

At the Samarkand Summit, Central Asia articulated its priorities with cohesion and strategic clarity and Europe made clear ...

The EU and Central Asia have agreed to upgrade their relationship to the level of a Strategic Partnership. Details of the ...

For a long time Central Asia’s most volatile frontier has played host to deadly clashes. But in mid-March Sadyr Japarov, ...

Central Asia summit in Samarkand presents a unique opportunity that will undoubtedly give new impetus to the development of ...

Over 10 weeks, RFE/RL hosted discussions on Twitter Spaces on various issues that affect daily life in Central Asia. We looked at global issues -- from the COVID-19 pandemic to the war in Ukraine ...

In the late 1970s, Central Asia could seem to some like just another stagnating Soviet backwater. News of the day praised economic achievements that weren't real — just as local communist ...

The BMBF funds research cooperation with Central Asia for the joint development of solutions to global challenges. Science cooperation between Germany and the countries in Central Asia is based on the ...