Perspectives | Dispatch from Xinjiang: Friday doesn’t happen anymore On casual strolls through the backstreets of Xinjiang’s major cities, I have seen padlocked doors and piles of rubble where mosques long stood. Jennifer Balfour Nov 16, 2018
China persecuting Uygur, Kazakh minorities in Xinjiang, watchdog says In Kazakhstan, there is intense controversy over how neighboring China treats its Turkic minorities. Joanna Lillis Sep 10, 2018
Armenian police arrest Turkish-American lobbyist The lobbyist had arranged controversial junkets for members of Congress to Azerbaijan; it's unclear why he was hiding in Armenia. Grigor Atanesian Aug 31, 2018
American congressman visits Azerbaijan; was energy security or collusion on the agenda? One of the U.S.'s most notorious lawmakers got tongues wagging on his trip to the Caucasus. Joshua Kucera Aug 13, 2018
Kazakhstan court rules against deporting ethnic Kazakh to China Authorities appear to have been spooked by the simmering discontent fostered by the case. Aug 1, 2018
US Military Giving Up on Kyrgyzstan The US has lost out to China and Russia for influence in Bishkek, a senior US general has testified. Joshua Kucera Mar 16, 2018
China Denies Plans to Build Military Base on Afghan-Tajik Border But several Afghan officials have confirmed the plans, on the record. Joshua Kucera Feb 7, 2018