Central Asia Description

NATO after Riga

NATO struggles to support a weak government in Afghanistan while combating the economy’s heavy reliance on opium production
Joseph S. Nye
December 14, 2006

US Coordinates Drug Sweep in the Balkans and Central Asia

Working with law-enforcement officials from 15 other nations across Central Asia and the Balkans, the Drug Enforcement Administration manages to seize tons of narcotics, signaling the viability of multinational operations in an area more known for its ethnic rivalries than commonalities.
David Binder
August 25, 2002

Kazakhstan Learns to Love Borat

The satirical movie about cultural differences spurs new curiosity about the Central Asian nation of 15 million people
Ryan Kennedy
December 1, 2006

Tripping on the Tightrope

Pakistani citizens remain unconvinced that Musharraf's support for the US “war on terror” helps their nation
Graham Usher
November 13, 2006

China's Iron Grip

For a rising China, intimidating dissidents knows no border
Fred Hiatt
October 10, 2006