Amid global tensions following Trump's tariff announcements, the EU marked 30 years of diplomatic ties by declaring a new strategic partnership with Central Asia. The EU has announced a new ...

Central Asia and the EU announced a strategic partnership at the Samarkand summit, focusing on transport, energy and digital projects to boost regional cooperation. This week's Central Asia-EU ...

On April 3-4, delegations from the European Union and the five Central Asian nations will convene in Samarkand for the first-ever Central Asia-European Union Summit. This landmark gathering takes ...

The US and EU are actively pursuing deals in Central Asia to secure critical minerals, recognizing the region's potential as an alternative to traditional suppliers like China. Central Asian ...

HALFORD MacKinder, a founding father of geopolitics, claimed more than a century ago that the country which controls Central Asia and neighbouring nations shall be the “empire of the world”. Fast ...

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 ...

The other chief aims of the tour are to improve infrastructure in transport, digital connectivity and water, energy & the climate sectors, enabling an expansion of trade between Central Asia and the ...

SAMARKAND, Uzbekistan — The European Union announced a "new era" in ties with Central Asia on Friday at a major summit in Uzbekistan, as Brussels presses its influence in the region in the face of ...

The first summit between leaders of the EU and the five countries of Central Asia (Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan) took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. I believe our ...

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 ...

The strike came as Ukraine seeks strong backing from Western allies to pressure Russia into ending its full-scale invasion. The ‘massive’ strike, injuring 21, hit homes, a hotel and restaurant ...

They’re called the “Five Stans” – the former Soviet republics in Central Asia between the Caspian Sea, Siberia and the Himalayan Massif. They’d been on my radar for years, but it was ...