Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved to become the star of Central Asia. Here’s what makes Almaty worth a visit.

The default position in the capitals of the five Central Asian republics, known as the “Stans” (see map), has been to profess neutrality over the war and refuse to give Russia diplomatic cover ...

The inaugural China-Central Asia gathering is part of China’s broader aim to strengthen economic and political partnerships with like-minded countries, to counter what it sees as a U.S ...

From relations with Moscow to regional trade, five experts weigh in on how Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine has left its mark on Central Asia.

Archaeologists Map Two Forgotten Medieval Cities That Flourished Along the Silk Road in the Mountains of Central Asia The new research could change history’s understanding of the sprawling trade ...

Central Asia and the South Caucasus were once tightly bound to the Russian Empire and later the Soviet Union. When the USSR collapsed in 1991, the region inherited messy borders, fragile ...