While border areas in eastern Kazakhstan have experienced a boom in economic activities, local community concerns and experiences remain widely neglected. 

With the full inclusion of Azerbaijan and moves toward institutionalization, the region is shifting from loose consultation to a cohesive geopolitical community.

Central Asia’s emerging regional architecture, its drivers, and the barriers to future progress. 

Once again, the Kyrgyz government has cried wolf as an election approached.

A new scheme to allocate funds for mahalla-level infrastructure is unlikely to cater to actual local needs. 

As snap parliamentary elections approach, there’s a distinct lack of energy or interest. 

Tajikistan was a key external supporter of the Taliban’s opposition; its recent shift marks a departure from that role.

A pro-Russian blogger was sentenced to nearly four years; meanwhile, an activist urging the boycotting of Russian artists was called in for a conversation. 

Silencing minorities is never the way forward. Kazakhstan must remember its human rights commitments and immediately drop the legal changes.

Meanwhile, Taliban officials said earlier this year that the CASA-1000 project would be completed in the next one to two years.

Regional integration may become a matter for a future agenda, but the recent summit showcased a focus on cooperation and consolidation instead. 

From a dinner at the White House and dozens of deals to a gathering in Tashkent, it’s been a busy diplomatic month for the Central Asian presidents.