Politics

Unlike most of its other neighbors, Tajikistan has not only pledged to help Afghans fleeing the Taliban, but has taken a strong stance against the new regime. Sydney Millar explores three [...]

This month, Owen Howells take a look at the newly established Open Balkan Initiative aimed at further cooperation and integration of the Western Balkans and potentially speed up the EU accession [...]

Trump’s “America First” adherents have been looking for an international counterpart who can demonstrate that their nativist, inward-looking brand of governance is succeeding beyond American [...]

Harold Chambers tells the tale of how Dagestan's most famous sportsman became ensnared in regional politics just after announcing his retirement.

One of Edi Rama's election promises in Albania's national parliamentary elections earlier this year was to keep guiding Albania towards EU accession - how is it going so far? By Xhorxhina Molla.

Chinese growing economic influence and military presence in Tajikistan might be a two-edged sword.

Agnieszka Widlaszewska takes a closer look at the two longest-serving presidents in Europe and that their relationship can tell us about the future for their respective countries.

Last year, on the edge of Europe, two countries went to war. Not terrorist insurgents, rebels, or “little green men”, but the full military strength of two nation-states pitted against each other [...]

Ivan Ivoylov on how the US troop withdrawal from Afghanistan might affect the broader Central Asian region and what should be done to stop further conflict escalation.

Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin is pushing a plan to unify some of the country’s federal subjects, a move that will have great impact on the North Caucasian region and the [...]