Crossroads Asia

Gender inequality and stereotypes, especially in health, education, and command over economic resources, make women more vulnerable to HIV and to other related conditions.

The impacts of the Aral Sea’s desiccation are threatening the lives of millions and hopes for its revival are plummeting. 

Amid the crackdown on protests last summer in Nukus, 21 people were killed -- most of them civilians.

Beyond the external security issues, Mongolia’s internal security environment is shifting as well.

Astana is betting heavily on the Middle Corridor as a route to access the international energy market without Russia.

A demand from the Kyrgyz government for RFE/RL's Kyrgyz language service to remove a video has escalated into a legal battle that could end Azattyk's operations in the country altogether.

Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov met Mirziyoyev at the airport, welcoming him for a much anticipated state visit. 

The criminal codes of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan focus on violence in defining rape, rather than the lack of consent. 

Who cares about a president when you have a new “national leader”?

Uzbek President Mirziyoyev recently dismissed Jahongir Artikhodjaev, the controversial mayor of Tashkent. 

There are no major alternatives to natural gas to ensure the stable and steady development of Uzbekistan’s economy and society.