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 ...

U.S. Democratic lawmakers said Wednesday the Trump administration’s freeze of U.S. foreign assistance might hurt America’s security and standing abroad. Republicans say the review of U.S ...

China's strategic relationship with Central Asia has grown expansively over the past decade, symbolized by both the 1996 founding of the "Shanghai Five," which in June 2001 became the Shanghai ...

Join us for the kickoff of our Ang Lee retrospective with a 20th-anniversary, Valentine’s Day screening of the multiple-Academy Award-winning 'Brokeback Mountain'. Q&A w/ Ang Lee. Ang Lee's debut ...

28 meeting in Tashkent. Kazakh Vice Minister of Energy Sungat Yessimkhanov said the plant will become one of the largest in Central Asia and contribute to the further strengthening of good-neighborly ...

The Trump administration signals it will likely continue the B5+1 initiative started under the Biden administration to improve trade relations with Central Asia. Secretary of State Marco Rubio ...

In 2024, Central Asia enjoyed economic growth and avoided conflicts despite the ongoing war in nearby Ukraine. The year was characterised by frequent meetings of the five presidents in the ...

France’s Macron and India’s Modi have teamed up to co-host an AI summit as the US and China race ahead. Residents fear losing vast tracts of agricultural land as New Delhi pushes a slew of ...

Central Asia is a strategically significant region abundant in resources and economic potential. It can and should emerge as a hub for positive and profitable U.S. engagement.Securing critical ...

In an interview with The Astana Times, Abdulaziz Alobaidli, Chief Operating Officer of Masdar, shared insights about this landmark project and the company’s progress in Central Asia. “At COP29, we ...