Central Asia

Two men point at a map in an office on the grounds of the Saritag antimony mine in western Tajikistan on August 26, 2025. (Getty Images)

Indonesian defense minister Sjafrie Sjamsoeddin and Chinese defense minister look on after a press briefing on April 21, 2025, in Beijing, China. (Getty Images)

A view of Praia de Azurara, Portugal on April 19, 2020. (Wikimedia Commons)

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President Donald Trump and Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev in the Oval Office on August 8, 2025. (Getty Images)

US Special Representative for South and Central Asia Ambassador Sergio Gor delivers a speech during the opening ceremony of the B5+1 Forum in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on February 4, 2026. (Getty Images)

People tour the Registan cultural site in Samarkand, Uzbekistan, on April 3, 2025 (Getty Images)

The headquarters of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty is seen in Prague, Czech Republic, on March 18, 2025. (Getty Images)

A light rail train is lifted onto the track in Astana, Kazakhstan, on October 19, 2025. (Getty Images)

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President Donald Trump speaks during the United Nations General Assembly on September 23, 2025, in New York City. (Getty Images)

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, National Leader and Chairman of the People’s Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow, and President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev meet at a high-level trilateral summit in the Awaza National Tourism Zone of Turkmenistan on August 22, 2025. (Getty Images)