Central Asia Archives

The Kazakh ambassador argues that his government is making serious efforts to be open and transparent.

The idea of a rapid proliferation of nuclear weapons in the Middle East is just the latest manifestation of an earlier domino theory, Cold War visual imagery of red paint oozing over the globe.

U.S. withdrawal could bring a new Afghan civil war—or worse, the division of Afghanistan and Pakistan.

Calls to remove all U.S. troops from Afghanistan are irresponsible and misleading. The two countries have much to gain from a lasting partnership.

Claims of "real" and "sustainable" progress no longer ring true. It's time to rethink the war.

We may never know what caused a soldier to go on a killing spree. But the incident should prompt us to ask what it's like to be sent over and over again into missions without a clear definition and no end in sight.