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Tajikistan

This page displays all Asia Society content on Tajikistan in reverse chronological order.

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The Travels of Marco Polo in China and Central Asia (Complete)

Art historian Michael Henss traces Marco Polo's journey from Italy to the Far East.

UPCOMING EVENTS

The Belt and Road Initiative – Separating Myth from Fact
02 Apr 2019
2 - 5 p.m.
Past Events
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Weekly Rewind: Planet Tajikistan, The First 'Smart Nation,' and Thailand's Museum of Corruption

Our latest Weekly Rewind, featuring some of the best Asia-related content you may have missed from the past seven days.
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Four Tasks for Greater Central Asia

U.S. Deputy Secretary of State William J. Burns outlines specific ways the U.S. hopes to aid the cause of greater interconnectedness in Central Asia.
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Expanding Economic Connectivity in Greater Central Asia (Complete)

Regional representatives from Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan, and Pakistan review efforts to promote a stable and secure Central Asia with U.S. State Department officials.
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Former State Department Official Discusses Democracy and Security in Central Asia, Upcoming Elections in Afghanistan

David A. Merkel turns focus to issues of democracy and security in the five Central Asia nations.
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Multimedia/Interview: 'Two Rivers' Run Through Arresting Portrait of Central Asia

"I would have never felt the need to do the work if I already had the answers," says photographer Carolyn Drake, who spent six years documenting Central Asia's borders, geography, ethnicities, and tumultuous history.
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Photos: From Fujisan to Iran, UNESCO Names Eight New Heritage Sites in Asia

This year's list includes eight newly minted cultural and natural heritage sites across seven Asian countries.
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Central Asia's Energy Market: From Moscow to Beijing

In the future, competition for energy reserves in Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan will be between Russia and China, with time being on Beijing's side.
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Photos: Kyrgyz People Cling to Tradition in Forbidding Corner of Northern Afghanistan

Photographer Matthieu Paley spent more than a decade photographing the Afghan Kyrgyz people, who live in one of the world's most remote and inhospitable areas.
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Photo of the Day: Majestic Mountains in Tajikistan

A panoramic view of the Fann Mountains of northwest Tajikistan on September 24, 2012. (erh1103/Flickr)
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First Look Festival Welcomes Public to New Asia Society Texas Center

Asia Society Texas Center offered a long-anticipated first look at its spectacular new home in Houston’s Museum District.
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Central Asia's Crisis of Governance

This report describes critical governance and stability challenges in a region marred by staggering levels of corruption, human rights abuses, conflict, and civil unrest.
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Central Asia: A Crisis of Governance

Asia Society's Bernard Schwartz Fellow Philip Shishkin previews his report "Central Asia's Crisis of Governance."
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Teaching English in Japan

Jeni Washeleski talks about her experiences working with teachers as part of the Japan Exchange and Teaching Program (JET).
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Religions of the Silk Road

An Interview with author Richard C. Foltz.