Crossroads Asia

Of the 11 journalists charged in a case that has drawn heavy criticism, two received prison sentences, two probation, and seven were acquitted.

Putin characterized cooperation within the CIS as “one of the Russian Federation's top foreign policy priorities.”

Despite Kazakhstan’s efforts to reschedule the Kashagan maintenance, the drop in production conveniently forces Astana to meet commitments it has made to OPEC+ to reduce oil production. 

Every child in Central Asia deserves to grow up in an environment free from violence, where protection is not only a policy, but a reality.

Critics argue that the Kazakh people were presented a largely one-sided positive view of the referendum, making the victory of the “yes” camp unsurprising. 

The U.S. presidential elections have always had a significant impact on the foreign policies of various countries, including relations with the states of Central Asia.     

Mongolian leadership has adopted a more strategic approach to foreign policy, while public opinion has increasingly favored Russia and China as Mongolia’s most reliable partners. 

Work on Kyrgyzstan’s North-South Alternative Highway, an ambitious project to speed up travel throughout the mountainous country and help connect its disparate regions, may finally be coming to an end.

As Central Asian governments tighten restrictions on the hijab in the name of upholding secularism, devout Muslim women find themselves forced to navigate an increasingly difficult choice between their faith and the law.

Typically, rationing in rural areas begins in late October, but this year the state power company announced the start of restrictions on electricity in late September.

The case has come to define Kyrgyzstan's autocratic slide under President Sadyr Japarov.

The two states have thousands of years of historical exchanges, but modern-day relations only really began to flourish in the post-Cold War era.