Crossroads Asia

Tashkent seems to have delicately removed itself from discussing Dushanbe’s Rogun dam, instead offering alternatives.

The working group called on Uzbek authorities to immediately release the former diplomat.

Japarov reportedly asked about the disappearance of Orhan Inandi, but in typical style Erdogan dodged and stressed the need to combat “FETO.”

In a letter to Prime Minister Boris Johnson, Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov wrote that he has ordered a review of entry bans imposed on journalist Chris Rickleton and human rights researcher Mihra Rittmann.

From musicians and students to professionals, some of Kazakhstan’s best and brightest choose to establish themselves in Russia. Why?

It was the biggest victory ever in Mongolia’s democratic history.

Let’s keep to discussions about trade, okay?

Uzbekistan is an observer in the Eurasian Economic Union, but in a recent speech it’s clear Tashkent wants to see the benefits of membership before making the leap.

China’s state-owned corporations are acquiring strategic resources around the globe, including locking in nuclear fuel supplies from Kazakhstan.

Where is Orhan Inandi?

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a phone call on June 1 with his Tajik counterpart.