In Uzbekistan, Central Asia's most populous country, Islam has been an ever-present facto...

At the outset of independence 18 years ago, Kazakhstan's leaders promised that the countr...

Tajikistan teeters on the brink of failure. This mountainous and landlocked country, the ...

With a rapidly growing population, deteriorating economic and environmental conditions, and an un...

With a rapidly growing population, deteriorating economic and environmental conditions, and an un...

The Soviet Union is a multinational state, with about half of the country's population being ethn...

The Soviet Union is a multinational state, with about half of the country's population being ethn...

In Uzbekistan, Central Asia's most populous country, Islam has been an ever-present factor in the...

With a rapidly growing population, deteriorating economic and environmental conditions, and an un...

Tajikistan teeters on the brink of failure. This mountainous and landlocked country, the poorest ...

With a rapidly growing population, deteriorating economic and environmental conditions, and an un...

A leading authority on Central Asia offers a sweeping review of the region's path from independen...