In Central Asia, Russian is still the language of education ... Would I like it or not? They find a job for you, and you have to work there. That's why I chose to pay for my studies.

Since the collapse of the USSR, Kazakhstan’s largest city (population 2.2 million and growing) has evolved to become the star ...

On the Silk Road, these lost twin cities may have sustained themselves in a foreboding landscape with metallurgy and commerce ...

By Alexander Teddy Managing Director of Urus Advisory In recent years the economies of Central Asia have witnessed various ...

The wide streets of Bishkek, the capital of Kyrgyzstan in Central Asia, are lined with tall trees under which community ...

Central Asia is a region vulnerable to many natural hazards, of which earthquakes are one of the most catastrophic ones. Historically, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyz Republic, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and ...

But these ancient settlements, located roughly 2,000 meters above ... it now appears that mountainous Central Asia was “an urban zone” during medieval times, Frachetti says.

The report examines how Moscow and Beijing, despite some potential areas of friction, are aligning their strategies in ...

The Russian conquest of Central Asia was perhaps the nineteenth century's most dramatic ... you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving ...

Economic growth in the Middle East and North Africa and Caucasus and Central Asia regions is projected to strengthen in the near term, but only to the extent that current challenges abate. Ongoing ...

"Central Asia has a special place in Russian nuclear ... This idea of an international consortium is in keeping with Kazakhstan's desire to find common ground for partner countries amid sky ...

China is South and Central Asia’s primary source of development ... Despite this, the Taliban leadership and local Central Asian elites find the Chinese principle of non-interference and the ...