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Kyrgyzstan
March 29, 2023
Tackling Central Asia’s Remaining Development Challenges
By Evgeny Vinokurov and Anton Malakhov
The region needs to overcome four key structural challenges: lack of access to the sea, low level of development of the financial sector, lack of water and energy coordination, and climate change.
March 10, 2023
Unpacking Geopolitical Competition and Energy Security in Central Asia
By Catherine Putz
A U.S. Senate subcommittee recently explored U.S. policy toward Central Asia amid the war in Ukraine and intense concern about global energy security.
March 01, 2023
RFE/RL Is the Canary in the Coal Mine for Kyrgyzstan
By Jamie Fly
Recent actions by the Kyrgyz government are placing the country’s vibrant media – and, by extension, its democracy – at risk.
February 16, 2023
Former Kyrgyz President Atambayev Released From Jail, Flies to Spain
By Catherine Putz
In prison (mostly) since 2019, the former Kyrgyz president was granted yet another retrial but also released and allowed to leave the country.
February 07, 2023
The Winds of Change: The Social and Political Cost of Climate Inaction in Central Asia
By Murod Ismailov
Climate change may be an “accelerant” for global cooperation, but it also poses significant social, political, and geopolitical challenges in Central Asia.
February 07, 2023
Kyrgyzstan’s Media Under Pressure
By Catherine Putz
From well-known independent outlets to bloggers, the country's vibrant media are under increasing threat.
January 28, 2023
What’s Behind Kyrgyzstan’s War on Radio Azattyk?
By Catherine Putz
A demand from the Kyrgyz government for RFE/RL's Kyrgyz language service to remove a video has escalated into a legal battle that could end Azattyk's operations in the country altogether.
January 27, 2023
This Week in Asia: January 27, 2023
The Diplomat’s weekly video round-up of Asia news.
January 27, 2023
Mirziyoyev Lands in Kyrgyzstan for Long Delayed State Visit
By Catherine Putz
Kyrgyz President Sadyr Japarov met Mirziyoyev at the airport, welcoming him for a much anticipated state visit.
January 26, 2023
It’s Time to Incorporate Consent Into Central Asia’s Sexual Violence Laws
By Catherine Putz
The criminal codes of Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan focus on violence in defining rape, rather than the lack of consent.
January 11, 2023
What’s Next for the Kempir-Abad Dissenters?
By Catherine Putz
It seems the Kyrgyz authorities are set on prosecuting the politicians and activists who stridently opposed the border deal with Uzbekistan, accusing them of coup-plotting.
January 10, 2023
What Are Central Asia’s Economic Prospects in 2023?
By Catherine Putz
The war in Ukraine, in particular, is putting a drag on economies across Central Asia.
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