Tajikistan

  • Jun 7, 2019
  • 7 min read

Tajik-Iran ties may improve but without old closeness

Two countries with close cultural ties are re-engaging after a frosty period

Tajikistan
  • Jun 3, 2019
  • 2 min read

Tajiks have to work to overcome hostile ties with Iran

Tajikistan sends senior ministers to Tehran in a bid to mend relations

Tajikistan
  • May 28, 2019
  • 2 min read

Russian defence chief will avoid Tajikistan alarmism

As some Russian officials warn of militant threats to Tajikistan, the defence minister is taking a lower-key approach

Tajikistan
  • Apr 8, 2019
  • 2 min read

Tajikistan to chase funds for giant dam despite delays

The government is pressing ahead with work on a giant hydroelectric plant in hope of getting two power units running

Tajikistan
  • Feb 5, 2019
  • 2 min read

Russia will remain Central Asia's security guarantor

The foreign minister is likely to be discussing Afghan spillover risks as he tours three Central Asian states

Central Asia
  • Jan 18, 2019
  • 7 min read

Islamic State's Central Asian growth stalled for now

Reports of an Islamic State plot foiled in Kazakhstan highlight the challenges facing Central Asian governments

Central Asia
  • Dec 18, 2018
  • 2 min read

Tajik dam may alter energy map -- but not yet

The Tajik authorities’ portrayal of the Roghun hydro-plant as a game-changer is partly true but they have to finish it

Tajikistan
  • Nov 27, 2018
  • 7 min read

Prospects for Central Asia in 2019

The friendlier atmosphere among regional states is fostering energy cooperation and should boost trade

Central Asia