Crossroads Asia

Bilash headed a group advocating for greater attention to the ethnic Kazakhs detained in China’s camps in Xinjiang. It got him in trouble with the Kazakh government.

A bank close to Nazarbayev buys a competitor, while smaller lenders continue to fall. 

The U.S. and Uzbekistan aim to transition toward a “Strategic Partnership Dialogue” in 2021.

A court order has sent Aigul Otepova to a psychiatric clinic. Her supporters say its because of her outspoken criticism of the government.

Kyrgyz are set to vote on a controversial new constitution and for a new president on the same day, January 10.

Offensive, racist, only-for-Americans, funny, and even a diplomatic case. The second Borat movie stirred a wide range of controversies in Kazakhstan and worldwide.  

The first cases of local transmission in Mongolia have sparked a decisive response from the government.

Economic matters have been rising on the agenda of the predominantly security-focused regional organization.

Uzbekistan’s battle against poverty has finally begun, after moving on from a policy of denial in the Karimov era, but it’s no easy task.

Overturning the decisions of two lower courts, the Kyrgyz Supreme Court says police should not have cracked down on the March 8 protest.

Is China’s CR Express destined for the industrial graveyard of Eurasian economic policy history?