Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Islamic State Not Yet Seeking Central Asia Expansion, Report Says In contrast to news reports and analyses warning that Islamic State is seeking to establish a foothold in Central Asia, a new report says the extremist group does not currently see the region as an area of interest.

Islamic Party Members Resign En Masse In Tajikistan As dozens of party members and officials publicly announce their departure from Tajikistan's Islamic Renaissance Party, its leaders are putting on a brave face and saying the situation does not reflect reality.

It Could Only Happen In Kyrgyzstan Kyrgyzstan has faced some rough times since 2005, with revolutions and ethnic violence among the myriad problems that have beset the country. But it also remains ahead of its Central Asia neighbors when it comes to democracy.

One Town's Long Wait For The Turkmen President Pity the residents of Turkmenabat. The word went out some two months ago that Turkmen President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov would be visiting. Unfortunately, that message did not specify exactly when the head of state would arrive.

Scientists Race To Solve Riddle Of Kazakh Saiga Deaths Around 40 percent of the critically endangered Saiga antelope have died in Kazakhstan in recent months. Western scientists say there's no evidence for local speculation about fuel spills from Russian rockets causing the die-off -- but are still scratching their heads as to what's behind it.

U.S. Rights Report Slams IS Militants, Russia, Iran, Azerbaijan, Among Others In a new report, the U.S. State Department strongly criticizes Islamic State (IS) militants -- as well as the Russian, Iranian, and Azerbaijani governments -- for human rights abuses.

Russian Soft Power In Central Asia The Kremlin surprised many with the media machine it unleashed on the world after pro-Moscow Ukrainian President Viktor Yanukovych was ousted in 2014. How is it working in Central Asia?