
International efforts to promote the role of law in developing countries have reached a difficult stage. Despite decades of concerted efforts on the issue of legal empowerment and judicial reform, evidence of success remains sparse.

The Tajik leadership faces an urgent choice between fully embracing reform and continuing on its current failed track. Tajikistan’s decision will have very real implications for this troubled region.

In November, international policy experts will convene in Baku, Azerbaijan for the Internet Governance Forum.

As the Eurasian customs union’s influence on the world stage and in Europe’s neighborhood is likely to increase, the EU should attempt to understand the project and find ways to protect its own interests.

Uzbek officials have deep and valuable insights into Afghanistan. Washington would do well to pay attention.

In Uzbekistan, Central Asia’s most populous country, Islam has been an ever-present factor in the lives of its people and a contentious force for political officials trying to build a secular government.

As Central Asia plays a fundamental role in efforts to develop a peaceful and stable Afghanistan as well as a secure and prosperous region, the United States must continue to actively engage with Central Asian countries.

Remittances from Russia form a lifeline for Central Asian economies. But with Moscow tightening migration controls, dependence on money transfers risks exacerbating, rather than alleviating, economic and political instability at home.

The study of the Soviet drive toward collectivization in Kazakhstan and the resulting famine comes with a particular set of challenges.
A group of Uzbek parliamentarians, sponsored by the Open World Leadership Center and the National Democratic Institute, discussed current developments in the legislature of Uzbekistan.