Media outlets in Central Asia are putting different spin on comments about the use of scarce water resources that were made during the recent summit between Turkmenistan's leader, Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov, and his Uzbek counterpart, Islam Karimov.
US President Barack Obama has reportedly settled on his choice for the top civilian defense official for Central Asia, tapping a bookish young Afghanistan veteran to fill the post. The selection seems to indicate that Obama is valuing fresh thinking over policy experience.
Security threats are rapidly shifting in Central Asia, according to the America's intelligence chief. Hazards faced by the United States coming from Central Asia are now more likely to be connected to economic factors, than to Islamic radicalism.
Security threats are rapidly shifting in Central Asia, according to the America's intelligence chief. Hazards faced by the United States coming from Central Asia are now more likely to be connected to economic factors, than to Islamic radicalism.
Speculating over the future of the US air base in Kyrgyzstan is a popular pastime in Central Asian capitals these days. The general consensus is that Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev is taking a gamble, playing a waiting game in the expectation that Washington will come up with more money to retain Manas air base.
Speculating over the future of the US air base in Kyrgyzstan is a popular pastime in Central Asian capitals these days. The general consensus is that Kyrgyz President Kurmanbek Bakiyev is taking a gamble, playing a waiting game in the expectation that Washington will come up with more money to retain Manas air base.
Migrant laborers in Russia, including many from Central Asia, are routinely subjected to "exploitation by employers" and "extortion and abuse by police and other officials," according to a report released February 10 by a leading human rights organization.
With the Kazakh president signing an agreement on civilian nuclear cooperation with India on January 24, there are signs that uranium-rich Central Asia may be poised to take advantage of the globe's anticipated move toward nuclear power.
Under the agreement, Astana will supply nuclear fuel to Indian atomic plants.
When Western Europe tanks, so does the homeward-bound cash flow.
Of all his aphorisms, carpe diem is the lyric poet Horace's most famous. But he also said, "Your own safety is at stake when your neighbor's house is ablaze."
