Crossroads Asia

A coincidence? When IRPT leader Kabiri spoke this week in an online event his message was cut off from Tajikistan by “technical glitches.” 

Can the Uzbek government ensure that those who participated in Gulnara Karimova’s corruption do not benefit from it once more?

What concerns the Kazakh government isn’t “fake news” but its own fear that incompetence, pointed out, will undermine the current power structures.

Kazakhstan's anti-monopoly agency fines the Atyrau refinery; Uzbekistan's Fergana refinery becomes loot for investors. 

With less than a month until election day, Rahmon stands prominently in a field of unsurprising candidates unlikely to rock the boat.

Sci-Hub, using legally dubious methods, makes academic research free to researchers worldwide. It is a win for Western academia.

Kyrgyzstan's Central Election Commission had another of its decisions to reject a party's registration reversed by a court.

A 30-year-old Tajik lawyer declared his intention to run and was almost immediately questioned by the security services. Rahmon is unlikely to tolerate a genuine challenger.

The economic slowdown in China, a result of the coronavirus pandemic, has affected the gas trade. 

A recent survey indicates that a majority of Kyrgyz intend to vote in October, but they aren't settled on what party they'll ultimately cast a ballot for.

The U.S. Department of Defense included Tajikistan in a list of possible locations for future Chinese military facilities.