Crossroads Asia

Mongolia has yet to be hit hard by the pandemic, but the precautions taken have substantially decreased other incidences of disease.

President Shavkat Mirziyoyev has been ringing his neighbors to coordinate and dispatching aid to Afghanistan.

Not quite. But Ashgabat is certainly denying the reality of the COVID-19 threat.

A broader comparative frame is more productive for understanding how Central Asian governments are handling the coronavirus pandemic.

Kazakh authorities say 25 have been arrested in connection to deadly violence targeting the Dungan community in February.

Mongolia’s small population might be an asset in fighting the new pandemic.

Just as it was finally beginning, the trial of Almazbek Atambayev was postponed.

With COVID-19 causing border closures, Central Asia's migrant workers are stuck and out of luck.

Uzbekistan and Tajikistan take joint responsibility for their border with Afghanistan.

While COVID-19 dominates Kyrgyzstan’s media landscape, citizens make memes to keep now-distant social issues relevant.

Meanwhile, negotiations go on between the Swiss and Uzbek governments over millions in frozen assets.