Crossroads Asia

At a Eurasian Economic Union meeting, sandwiched between Putin’s fifth inauguration and the nationalistic May 9 display, the Kyrgyz president raised concerns about labor mobility in the EAEU.

For Mongolia, economic and diplomatic success are both underpinned by the need for ongoing commitments to democratic principles and good governance.

As South Korea increasingly looks to migrant labor to address shortages in major industries, Uzbekistan is keen on providing workers.

Sadyr Japarov reportedly said the railway will make Kyrgyzstan “a transit country for the world.” But the project is an enormous undertaking with unclear financing. 

Five years in jail for criticizing Mirziyoyev’s attending a military parade in Moscow, two and half for a vulgar comment on Instagram, seven for a derogatory poem.

For the second year in a row, Central Asia’s leaders are making the trek to Moscow to mark a holiday of fleeting relevance in the region.

In April, noted Uzbek human rights activist Umida Niyazova and a journalist were harassed by two men as they planned to tour Fergana and speak to farmers.

For the first time, all five Central Asian states are named in some fashion in the annual USCIRF report for violating religious freedoms.

What did U.K. Foreign Secretary David Cameron’s trip across Central Asia achieve?

More than a month after xenophobic abuse directed toward Tajiks spiked in the wake of the Crocus City Hall attack, Dushanbe issued a “temporary” recommendation against travel to Russia.

A Kazakh journalist was charged with "petty hooliganism” for using profanity in his complaint about media being barred from accessing flood zones.

Since Mongolia's democratization, ties with Russia have followed a steady course, no matter who is in office.