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Crossroads Asia
July 02, 2020
Mongolia Securing an Energy Alliance with Russia and China
By Bolor Lkhaajav
The Power of Siberia 2 project involves Russia, Mongolia, and China.
July 01, 2020
Assessing Corporate Integrity in Uzbekistan’s Cotton Clusters
By Catherine Putz
The landmark privatization scheme took cotton out of the government’s direct hands and placed it in private “clusters” -- but not without significant risks.
July 01, 2020
Reaktsiya 3.0: Kyrgyz Protest Internet Censorship Bill
By Colleen Wood
Will protests be enough to convince Kyrgyzstan’s president to veto a bill that would restrict freedom of speech online?
June 30, 2020
Courts in Kazakhstan Return Assets to Criminal Group
By Paolo Sorbello
In a surprising move, the Prosecutor obtained the restitution of assets to a criminal group facing corruption charges.
June 30, 2020
Undaunted, Joint Investigation Rolls Out Records Backing Corruption Reporting
By Catherine Putz
RFE/RL, OCCRP and Kloop have published two new reports as well as a database filled with documents provided by murdered former money launderer Aierken Saimaiti.
June 26, 2020
Central Asian States Take on ‘False Information’
By Catherine Putz
Laws put in place to support the fight against COVID-19 by targeting false information are easily abused to crack down on negative opinions and dissent.
June 25, 2020
Mongolia’s New Parliament: Familiar Party, Fresher Faces
By Julian Dierkes and Marissa Smith
The MPP retains its supermajority, but there is more to the results than simply a consolidation of power by the ruling party.
June 25, 2020
Russia’s Victory Day Guests
By Catherine Putz
Who showed up to Moscow’s rescheduled Victory Day parade?
June 24, 2020
Economic Concerns High as Mongolia Holds National Elections
By Associated Press
Mongolia is the second country after South Korea to hold national elections during the coronavirus pandemic.
June 23, 2020
11-Year Sentence for Former Kyrgyz President Atambayev’s Role in Early Release of Aziz Batukayev
By Catherine Putz
Atambayev faces an additional, ongoing trial related to the violence that erupted when the state tried to detain him in August 2019.
June 23, 2020
Why Is Russia Moving Closer to Mongolia?
By Shahid Hussain
Russia's approach to Mongolia is about more than countering China's influence.
June 22, 2020
The China-Kyrgyzstan-Uzbekistan Transport Corridor Stretches Further Into China
By Umida Hashimova
The transport corridor is in use and has great potential, but the middle section through Kyrgyzstan still transports cargo via trucks and not railcars.
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