Intransigence on pricing may cost Moscow dearly in the huge Asian gas market.
Evidence from Herat and elsewhere suggests a growing – and at times deadly – Iranian influence over its eastern neighbor.
Demand for food is set to surge within the region. Can productivity growth keep pace?
Securing the future of Afghanistan is not just about troop counts after 2014. Sustainable economic development may just be the key.
China's security forces have failed in their attempts to win over the nation's ethnic minorities.
China has an opportunity to assert leadership in helping steer Afghanistan in a more positive direction. Investing in Afghanistan now will save years of trouble later.
Could efforts by Russia and America in Central Asia exacerbate tensions and make matters worse?