India's latest diplomatic outreach to Afghanistan's Taliban government signals a marked shift in how it sees the geopolitical ...

The WNC Nature Center is mourning the loss of Leafa, one of two red pandas on exhibit at the center. Officials said the ...

Many assume this Trump tough talk is his signature bluster, which he uses to threaten allies to do what he wants. When he ...

After decades of competition over dwindling resources in Central Asia’s agricultural heartland, the leaders of Kyrgyzstan, ...

In a remote village in Tajikistan's soaring mountains, Muslikhiddin Makhmudzoda relies on a mobile phone to light his modest ...

In parallel with global developments, inflation in the Central Asia and Caucasus (CCA) has exhibited large swings in recent years. This paper investigates inflation dynamics in the CCA and its main ...

The United States Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has released a new report calling out five countries ...

International recognition of Russia’s occupation of Crimea in exchange for an end to the war in Ukraine would only harm U.S.

We report on the wellbeing of the young in 31 Ex-Soviet Republics located in Eastern Europe and Central Asia. We find no evidence of the decline in the mental health of the young relative to older ...

Central Asia is experiencing a creative renaissance, and Kazakhstan is leading the charge. At the center of this ...

A surge in the dollar has sent Asian currencies reeling, stoking worries over imported inflation and prompting some central ...

The PIE heard from stakeholders in East Asia, a region poised for healthy growth and increased student mobility in 2025.