The Diplomat
Wednesday, October 28, 2015 - 06:37
U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is set to be the latest high-profile visitor making the rounds in Central Asia later this week. Kerry will touch down in Bishkek on Thursday, after a stop Wednesday in Vienna for talks on the ongoing Syrian crisis.
Tuesday, October 27, 2015 - 05:28
Washington has reportedly nixed a fighter jet deal worth $400 million, over concerns about technology leakage.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 06:57
Fears of spillover from Afghanistan and ISIS have prompted Moscow to increase its military might in Central Asia.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015 - 06:52
The state-owned Chinese company International Aero Development Corporation (IADC) recently launched an ambitious new expansion plan in Africa, according to Defense News.
Thursday, October 15, 2015 - 07:13
In the 2014 International Religious Freedom Report, released today, the U.S. State Department makes note of three key developments. The first two relate to sources of religious repression: non-state actors and governments, while the third highlights a worrying trend: states increasing restrictions on religious freedoms “under the pretext of combating terrorism and violent extremism.”
Wednesday, October 14, 2015 - 07:04
Ashgabat is nervous about the border with Afghanistan, but you wouldn’t know it inside the country.
Tuesday, October 13, 2015 - 07:01
Economic and political uncertainty in Turkmenistan feed into an insecurity nexus. In turn the government responds to perceived threats to its legitimacy with crackdowns on free speech.
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 06:41
Weeks after the Tajikistani government demolished its Islamic opposition, months after the crackdown against the Islamic Renaissance Party of Tajikistan began in earnest, the United States has finally offered comment.
Friday, October 2, 2015 - 05:59
The engagement of the United States, Japan, and South Korea, both with each other and with African partners, has resulted in some interesting security developments that has gone largely unnoticed by observers.
Friday, September 25, 2015 - 06:43
Never a bastion of democracy, the post-Soviet republic of Tajikistan has just become a one-party state.