At the 150th Assembly of the Inter-Parliamentary Union held on April 7 in Tashkent, Uzbekistan’s President Shavkat Mirziyoyev once again called on the international community to avoid isolating Afghanistan. He emphasized the importance of establishing constructive dialogue with the current government and recognizing Afghanistan as an integral part of CentralContinue Reading
On March 31, Tajik President Emomali Rahmon, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoev, and Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov met in Khujand, Tajikistan, for a first-of-its-kind trilateral Central Asian summit. The summit came on the heels of a historic March 13 deal settling the borders between Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan, achieved less than threeContinue Reading
The inauguration of Donald Trump as the 47th president of the United States coincides with a significant milestone in Central Asia-U.S. relations: the 10th anniversary of the C5+1 format. Bipartisan support in the U.S. has long underpinned engagement with Central Asia, but Trump’s return to the presidency has sparked renewedContinue Reading
