Although there are potential security and economic benefits for Moscow to be gained from closer ties to Afghanistan, they will be difficult to achieve. 

Central Asian and South Caucasus nations should use the interest in East–West trade through their territory to boost regional connectivity.

Carnegie Politika podcast host Alex Gabuev is joined by Mark Galeotti, director of Mayak Intelligence, and Vera Mironova, an associate fellow at Harvard's Davis Center, to discuss the consequences of the March 22 terrorist attack on a Moscow concert hall and its consequences for regime stability.

The suspected shooters in the Crocus City attack were Tajiks, which has caused a backlash against labor migrants in Russia. Relations between Tajikistan and Russia, however, are unlikely to be impacted.

Infighting over the succession and growing frustration in the regions could shatter the stability that the Tajik president has been building for so many years.

This research paper examines the evolution of Uzbekistan’s policy towards China, focusing on the interplay between domestic and foreign policies