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The countries have agreed to systematize defense cooperation.

Questioning the territorial integrity of the neighboring country, once a taboo topic, is increasingly entering official discourse both in Baku and Tehran.

The arrests come as tension between Baku and Tehran has been reaching a peak.

Dushanbe apparently began producing Iranian drones under license earlier this year.

Tehran appears alarmed both by Azerbaijan’s saber-rattling against Armenia and by a new EU monitoring mission to Armenia’s border with Iran.

Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan opposed discussion of Xinjiang at the UN Human Rights Council.

International transport routes through Ukraine and Russia have been disrupted, and Georgia has become a popular alternative.

Turkmenistan has traditionally fostered its closest security relationship with Russia. But it has found room to develop military ties with the U.S. and China. Our weekly briefing.

Kazakhstan’s largest bank has also suspended use of a popular Russian payment card.

The Shanghai Cooperation Organization summit in Samarkand has illustrated Moscow’s shrinking regional role.

In the first episode of our new podcast, we discuss a watershed moment in Central Asia's independent history, as Putin's war pushed the countries into China's arms. Plus, the worst violence yet between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. And more.

The Chinese president was undoubtedly the most powerful man in the room.

Moscow’s war on Ukraine has resuscitated plans for new regional transportation links bypassing Russia.

It sounded like Xi Jinping was warning Putin against any adventures in Central Asia.

Islamic State in Afghanistan is increasing its focus on China.