Crossroads Asia

Accession to the Eurasian Economic Union provided some relief to Kyrgyz migrant workers, but difficulties remain. 

Atabek had served 15 years in prison and died just weeks after his release.

Samarkand recently joined the EBRD's Green Cities program. Will it help citizens be heard?

Even financial compensation can’t lure Central Asian countries into accepting Afghan refugees.

With final results still pending, one thing is clear: Kyrgyzstanis are tired of elections.

Increased conflict between Kyrgyz citizens and Chinese mining companies highlights the necessity of more careful cooperation.

Data centers caused a spike in electricity demand, while the country is still dependent on coal.

Despite the swell of Japarov loyalists running for parliament, it remains difficult to predict the election’s outcome.

The apparent dismissal of Rustam Inoyatov, who lost his long-held post as head of the Uzbek security services back in 2018, moves a former kingmaker off the board.

The agricultural sector’s struggles with water scarcity presage wider troubles in Kyrgyzstan if infrastructure and policies cannot be fixed.

Coal-based economies like Mongolia will need a rewiring of climate finance to make a transition to clean energy possible.

Tashkent is taking its time, slowly moving toward EAEU membership and perhaps hoping to carve out exceptions in exchange for joining.