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"What began as an absurd lie on behalf of the Turkmen government has become a real danger to Turkmenistan’s citizens." This month's Central Asia editorial by Sydney Millar.

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 [...]

Elodie Phillips' interview Suna Julia Parks about growing up in Central Asia, about moving back to the city where she was born as an adult and, her projects current work with "hashar" and [...]

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

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.

Tereza Dvorakova on the current state of religious acceptance in Uzbekistan.

How should we interpret Freedom House’s dramatic downgrade of Kyrgyz democracy in 2020? Find out in this latest analysis by Thomas Barrett

Leyla Zuleikha Makhmudova is a civic activist and co-founder of FemAgora, a Central Asian festival of gender equality. In a conversation with Adamdar/CA, Leyla spoke about Central Asian feminism, [...]

Aigerim Nurseitova guides us through a new generation of Central Asian artists who are striving to change society through their art and social media presence.

Have you ever read a book that was so good you couldn’t put it down? What about an academic text? That’s how I felt about Russia and Central Asia: Coexistence, Conquest, Convergence by Shoshana [...]