In the late 1970s, Central Asia could seem to some like just another stagnating Soviet backwater. News of the day praised economic achievements that weren't real — just as local communist ...

The Samarkand summit marks a watershed moment in EU-Central Asia relations at a time when the international order is ...

Samarkand (Uzbekistan) (AFP) – The EU proclaimed a "new era" in ties with Central Asia on Friday at a major summit in Uzbekistan, as Brussels presses its influence in the region in the face of ...