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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.

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.

Lake Balkhash is fed by the Ili River that originates over the border in China’s Xinjiang region.

Family members marking 600 days of protest were outnumbered by local police.

Low-key coverage of Xi’s Central Asian tour highlights China’s Russia dilemma.

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.

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

Baku is venturing ever closer to openly promoting secession for Iran’s large ethnic Azerbaijani minority.

It was the latest in a string of arrests of people accused of smuggling in the territories Azerbaijan recaptured from Armenia in the 2020 war.

The Chinese leader downplayed repression in the region, while hyping economic possibilities.

Political movements based on Shia Islam have faced an uphill battle, as both the government and mainstream opposition are devoted to a secular, pro-Turkic national narrative.

A new book exposes the hollowness of many Western assumptions about China’s role in Central Asia.