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Amid Protests, Kyrgyzstan Delays New Tax Regulations

Amid Protests, Kyrgyzstan Delays New Tax Regulations

By Catherine Putz
But President Sadyr Japarov has also made clear that change -- and cash registers -- are coming to the country's bazaars one way or another. 
A Letter to Dushanbe: US Senator Urges Tajikistan to End Repression

A Letter to Dushanbe: US Senator Urges Tajikistan to End Repression

By Catherine Putz
Tajikistan is among the world’s worst perpetrators of transnational repression.

CSTO Issues Belated Declaration After Minsk Summit

CSTO Issues Belated Declaration After Minsk Summit

By Catherine Putz
The foreign ministers of the CSTO, of which Russia is a member, without apparent irony put out a statement that says “no state should ensure its security at the expense of the security of other states.”

Debate Over Kyrgyzstan’s New Flag Overshadows Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Negotiations

Debate Over Kyrgyzstan’s New Flag Overshadows Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Negotiations

By Nigel Li
After a December 1 meeting in Tajikistan, security officials on both sides are proclaiming success and promising progress.

Wind in the Sails of Renewables in Kazakhstan

Wind in the Sails of Renewables in Kazakhstan

By Catherine Putz
Astana signs yet another wind farm deal, this time with COP28 host UAE’s Masdar for the development of a 1 gigawatt wind power project.
Bill on Flag Redesign Survives First Reading in Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament

Bill on Flag Redesign Survives First Reading in Kyrgyzstan’s Parliament

By Colleen Wood
Government officials say the current iteration, which was designed just after independence, looks like a sunflower.

Uzbekistan Takes a Stance Against Promoting or Endorsing Polygamy 

Uzbekistan Takes a Stance Against Promoting or Endorsing Polygamy 

By Niginakhon Saida
While polygamy is illegal in Uzbekistan, having a second (or third) wife is still trendy.
Canada-Mongolia New Comprehensive Partnership Means Business

Canada-Mongolia New Comprehensive Partnership Means Business

By Bolor Lkhaajav
As the two countries celebrate 50 years of diplomatic ties, Mongolia in particular is hoping to jumpstart trade and investment.

How Are Central Asian Jihadi Groups Exploiting the Israel-Hamas War?

How Are Central Asian Jihadi Groups Exploiting the Israel-Hamas War?

By Uran Botobekov
Central Asian Islamists lack the capability to translate rhetoric into operational attacks, but they are capitalizing on the resumption of conflict in the Middle East to enhance recruitment and financing efforts.

EU Sanctions Envoy Strikes Positive Tone in Astana

EU Sanctions Envoy Strikes Positive Tone in Astana

By Catherine Putz
Central Asia features prominently in conversations about evasion of sanctions on Russia and the possibility of secondary sanctions on the region’s economies.

Kazakhstan’s Yurts of Peace: Citizen Diplomacy in the Making

Kazakhstan’s Yurts of Peace: Citizen Diplomacy in the Making

By Zhaniya Bekshora
Kazakh citizen diplomacy can be viewed as a tool for cultivating humanism and demonstrating solidarity, as well as an important foreign policy instrument.
Long Prison Term for Aspirational Kazakh Opposition Leader

Long Prison Term for Aspirational Kazakh Opposition Leader

By Catherine Putz
Nurzhan Altaev was given a 10-year sentence earlier this month, and another opposition leader, Marat Zhylanbaev, is expected to see a similar sentence soon.

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