The World Today Series: Russia and Eurasia 2025–2026 provides historical background on East & Southeast Asia to help readers gain a thorough understanding of contemporary developments in this region. Broad introductory chapters are followed by sections on each country in the region. The combination of factual accuracy and up-to-date detail make this an outstanding resource for researchers, practitioners in international development, media professionals, government officials, potential investors, and students to understand the immediate background of contemporary developments.

Navruz Nekbakhtshoev has taught political science courses at St. Olaf College, and University of Nebraska Omaha. He earned his PhD in political science with a minor in Central Eurasian studies at Indiana University. His fieldwork for his dissertation was conducted in Tajikistan. He has published some of his research on Eurasian politics in journals such as Central Asian Affairs, Nationalities Papers, Central Asian Survey, Development, and Journal of Peasant Studies. The courses that he regularly teaches at University of Nebraska Omaha include Comparative Democratization, and Politics in Authoritarian Regimes.