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May 06, 2021
How Mongolia Made the Most of Vaccine Diplomacy
By Bolor Lkhaajav
Mongolia has received vaccines not only from neighbors China and Russia, but from India and COVAX as well.
May 06, 2021
US Afghan Envoy Visits Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
By Catherine Putz
As the U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan begins, some suspect Washington is looking for nearby basing options.
May 05, 2021
Uzbek Blogger Bazarov Under House Arrest Facing Libel Charges
By Catherine Putz
A month after being brutally beaten, Bazarov was released from the hospital and swiftly charged for insulting his old school in an October 2020 TikTok video.
May 05, 2021
Russia Turns to China to Make Sputnik Shots to Meet Demand
By Huizhong Wu and Daria Litvinova
While pledging hundreds of millions of doses, Russia has only delivered a fraction. It’s turning to Chinese companies to help pick up the pace.
May 05, 2021
Explaining the Evolution of Turkmenistan’s Assembly Bodies
By Rustam Muhamedov
Power consolidation and the institutional transformations of Turkmenistan’s assembly bodies.
May 04, 2021
Violent Clashes at the Troublesome Kyrgyzstan-Tajikistan Border
By Catherine Putz
Last week’s violence was some of the worst the border has seen, with more than 40 killed.
May 03, 2021
Russia, Central Asian States Worry About Instability in Afghanistan
By Umida Hashimova
Military officials in Russia and Central Asia agree to unite efforts as they prepare for a worsening of the situation in Afghanistan.
April 29, 2021
Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan Trade Blame for Cross-border Shelling
By Associated Press
Reportedly one Kyrgyz man has been killed in the clashes over a long-unsettled border between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan.
April 28, 2021
Nations in Transit: Central Asia Remains Locked in Consolidated Authoritarianism
By Catherine Putz
Another bad year for democracy across the former Soviet Union, with Kyrgyzstan slipping further into authoritarianism too.
April 28, 2021
India-Kyrgyzstan Hold Bilateral Military Exercise Khanjar
By Catherine Putz
Special forces troops from India and Kyrgyzstan started a two-week exercise outside Bishkek on April 16.
April 27, 2021
What Tajik Gold Smuggling Bust Tells Us About Afghanistan
By Catherine Putz
As uncertainty persists in Afghanistan, some will seek to smuggle cash and gold out via Central Asia.
April 27, 2021
US Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Nominated for Higher-level State Department Position
By Catherine Putz
Biden has nominated U.S. Ambassador to Kyrgyzstan Donald Lu for assistant secretary of state for South and Central Asia.
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