Alexander the Great conquered the region around 329 B.C.E., leaving behind Greek and Macedonian settlers who intermarried ...

In the late 1970s, Central Asia could seem to some like just another stagnating Soviet backwater. News of the day praised economic achievements that weren't real — just as local communist leaders ...

After the fall of the Soviet Union, a shared Persianate cultural heritage did not translate into Iranian influence in Central Asia. Iran’s diplomatic activity in Central Asia has become more visible ...

On February 6, Kyrgyzstan’s parliament passed a new law to “expand the possibilities of choosing a surname according to Kyrgyz traditions and cultural characteristics.” In practice, the Kyrgyz ...