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The Tajiks Who Fight Their Own Government
Last year, U.S.-trained forces in Tajikistan attacked the town of Khorog. But townspeople fought back, and they're ready to do it again.
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Iranians Might Watch State-Run Media, but They Don't Trust It
A new study looks at news consumption habits in Iran.
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Romney's Banal Hawkishness on Russia and Central Asia
The leading GOP candidates says he would "reset the reset," but what does that really mean?
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U.S. Plan for a 'New Silk Road' Faces a Big Speed Bump: Iran
The Obama administration wants to promote trade along the ancient route that once went through Iran
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Condoleezza Rice Warned Georgian Leader on War With Russia
The former secretary of state's memoir calls into question the view, held by many U.S. Republicans, that Russia began the 2008 war
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Clinton's Dubious Plan to Save Afghanistan With a 'New Silk Road'
Most analysts seem to agree that the antiquity-era trade route is never coming back, so why is it America's new favorite idea for Central Asia?
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Withdrawal From Afghanistan Could Kill the U.S.-Russia 'Reset'
As the U.S. and NATO plan to leave Afghanistan, Russia faces a security challenge it's not ready for and an alliance with the U.S. that suddenly looks less attractive
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Georgia's Dangerous Quest for American Weapons
From K Street lobbying to interviews with Newsweek, Georgia is doing everything it can to secure American arms against Russia. But is that really a good idea?
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No One Rigs an Election Quite Like Kazakhstan
President Nazarbayev's reelection campaign was as much spectacle as sham
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Alexander Natruskin/Reuters/Corbis Deal With a Dictator
Getting supplies to Afghanistan may be worth cozying up to Uzbekistan—for now.
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Narayan Mahon Oil on Ice
Will Greenland become the Nigeria of the Arctic?
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R. Kikuo Johnson Spooked
The spies who loved me
