Uzbekistan is seeking a dialogue with the world and economic conference can serve to build trust and generate credibility.
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Uzbekistan is seeking a dialogue with the world and economic conference can serve to build trust and generate credibility.
Iranians are using Instagram for political activism like never before. But these changes were not sudden. The “Mahsa Moment” was driven by user trends on social media that have been years in the making.
At the second meeting of the Baghdad Conference on Cooperation and Partnership, regional economic integration was a new focus for the countries involved.
Xi Jinping’s recent trip to Riyadh, his first foreign visit to the Middle East since the pandemic, suggests that China may no longer seek to treat Iran and its Arab neighbours as equals.
A participatory budgeting initiative may prove a vital step forward in Uzbekistan’s political development if it opens the path to wider democratic reforms.
The final demarcation of the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border was expected to be a tremendous political victory for Kyrgyzstan. But instead of celebration, the agreement has spurred domestic unrest and intensified repression.
The Biden administration should adjust its sanctions policies to authorise remittance transfers to Iran, making it possible for Iranians in the diaspora to support their family members in ways that strengthen capacities for political participation.
Iranian women, supported by the many men who have now joined them, are challenging the discrimination they have experienced for decades.
If the SCO is to mature as an organisation and make good on its vision of connectivity, it must also serve as a platform for conflict resolution.
For four days, protestors have been in Iranian streets. Iran has seen multiple waves of unrest in recent years. But this time, the protests seem different.
Members of the China-led Shanghai Cooperation Organisation will meet later this week in Samarkand. But the assembled leaders may struggle to find common ground in the face of regional and global crises.
The shared oil and gas fields in the Persian Gulf and Gulf of Oman are largely untapped areas for bilateral and multilateral cooperation.
Sharing a grudge with the West is not a sufficient condition for a meaningful geopolitical partnership.
Western governments believe that Iran’s continued enrichment activities are allowing Iranian nuclear scientists to gain “irreversible knowledge.” But what if sanctions pose their own irreversible knowledge problem?
An open letter co-signed by 61 Iranian economists addresses the government and the Iranian people about the country’s economic challenges.
European Union leaders have agreed on a landmark embargo of Russian oil that will seek to slash imports by 90 percent by the end of the year. That is bad news for Iran.
A new round of protests has begun in Iran. People are taking to the streets following a controversial subsidy cut perceived as an increase in the price of bread.
SIPRI produces the world’s most authoritative data on global military expenditure and the arms trade. But for years they have been overstating the size of Iran’s military budget.
Significant attention has been paid to the impact of the Ukraine crisis and Russia’s economic contraction on Uzbekistan. But Uzbekistan’s exposure to the crisis does not just stem from the contraction of remittances coming from Russia.
Qatar’s transport minister made a two-day trip to Iran’s Kish Island, during which officials and businesspersons from both countries explored possible teamwork as Qatar prepares to host the 2022 World Cup.