Good morning! SOFREP’s Morning Brief is back with the latest insights on defense and global affairs for Sunday, June 8, 2025.

Central Asia’s largest Lenin statue taken down to be replaced by flagpole - Officials said that the issue ‘should not be ...

If Azerbaijan and Kazakhstan were to sign the Abraham Accords and deepen cooperation with the United States, they could gain an edge over other countries in the region.The post Azerbaijan, ...

Authorities in Osh, Kyrgyzstan, have removed a 75-foot (23-meter) statue of Soviet leader Vladimir Lenin, once believed to be ...

Afghanistan’s agricultural sector is likely to experience the most climate-related stress of any Central Asian state in the ...

India and five central Asian countries have expressed interest in joint exploration of rare earths and critical minerals, they said in a joint statement on Friday after the fourth meeting of the India ...

Uzbekistan qualified for its debut soccer World Cup on Thursday night, becoming the first ever Central Asian country to make ...

Giorgia Meloni's visit to Central Asia highlights the growing competition for the region's resources and the need for a clear strategic plan beyond historical geopolitical theories.

Prime Minister Meloni visits Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan looking for deals. Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni traveled to ...

Central Asian states have signed agreements to cooperate on managing water resources, particularly from the Bahri Tochik ...

Since the Russian invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, Central Asia has found itself in the diplomatic spotlight – a showy summit with China’s president in Xi’an, a historic summit ...

Xi Jinping of China is meeting with leaders of five countries in Central Asia, a region crucial to his geopolitical ambitions. By Nicole Hong China’s leader, Xi Jinping, kicked off a meeting on ...