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A former top U.S. diplomat reflects on Central Asia’s identity crisis.

The unfinished structure was the result of a brief period of direct Roman control over Armenia in the second century CE.

Geneticists say the popular vegetable was first domesticated in the region.

While encouraging educational exchanges and agricultural innovation, Washington's first ambassador to Turkmenistan found government suspicion overwhelming.

The former U.S. ambassador to Turkmenistan describes close interactions with a paranoid and shortsighted dictator.

Will Turkmenistan come to Kyrgyzstan’s rescue?

The president seems troubled by the well-documented shortage of hard currency. This and more in our weekly briefing.

Fears are growing in particular for Armenian monuments being handed over.

Reliving ancient glory, exaggerating modern accomplishments, and introducing ATMs that demand to see birth certificates: This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.

The conspiracy involved many players from around the former Soviet Union who have previous records of match fixing.

What did America have to offer the Central Asian states at their independence? A senior diplomat reflects on programing assistance to support development, rather than squabbling elites.

Officials believe 6 Underground may be a plot to undermine the Turkmen state.

The new government has embraced the New York show while underplaying the role played by its political enemies.

The competitions last weeks, with each pigeon getting his or her own day to fly.

While Ukraine tries to banish the Georgian ex-president, Armenia takes aim at his book.