Currently, due to the war between Russia and Ukraine, there is a concern that the Western supporters of the Islamic State group (ISIS) will again send young migrant workers from Central Asian countries ...

There are two predictable scenarios for the future of Afghanistan. The first scenario is that the Taliban show flexibility and form an inclusive political structure with prominent and credible figures ...

Transit is one of the key issues in landlocked Central Asia. The region is deprived of sea routes; hence, has to pay more in transit for trade with partners beyond Eurasia. This is a serious obstacle,...

Although the recent conflict between the Tajik and Kyrgyz forces in the border areas was ended in less than 24 hours via a ceasefire agreement, it didn’t manage to sooth the concerns of the regional and ...

Turkey and Iran have plenty of mutual interests in Central Asia. First of all, both Ankara and Tehran are enjoying good relations with the regional states and both of them are following their own political ...

The RAND institute has provided a 200-page roadmap for peace process in Afghanistan. US officials have given the English text of the plan to some parties. I managed to get access to the text before traveling ...

China is an emerging world power that has increasingly extended its influence in Central Asia. Since 2010, the development of bilateral relations between China and Central Asian countries has grown significantly ...

This infographic shows the statistics of explosions, suicide bombings, and military operations (the Afghan forces and the Taliban) as well as the number of casualties (the Afghan soldiers, the Taliban,...

This infographic shows the statistics of explosions, suicide bombings, and military operations (the Afghan forces and the Taliban) as well as the number of casualties (the Afghan soldiers, the Taliban,...

The replacement of US President Donald Trump by a Democratic candidate like Joe Biden would be a major change that will affect the US policies in various regions of the world, including Central Asia. ...

India has turned to one of the most influential players in Central Asia during the recent years. Holding two rounds of talks with the Central Asian countries, including Afghanistan, in a P5+1 framework,...

Iran-Russia cooperation has developed significantly thorough the Syrian Crisis and the nuclear agreement known as JCPOA. The countries have also showed enough trends for expanding the relations to other ...

The U.S foreign policy toward Central Asia, the role of great powers, the strategic importance of Central Asia for International politics and even the “Great Game” and “New Great Games” are kind of prevalent ...

Since the middle of second decade of 21st century, the relations between China and Central Asia were mainly affected by the neighborhood considerations and bilateral economic and political ties. However,...

Following the inauguration of Donald Trump in the United States and the introduction of his aggressive approach towards the developments of the international system, the situation in Afghanistan has become ...

Despite the structural weaknesses of the Afghan governments during the post-Taliban era, it seems that the country's foreign policy has changed, especially in the post-2014 years, and the governments ...