Region
Central Asia
Not So Fast: Will Uzbekistan Join the Eurasian Economic Union?
By Umida Hashimova
In Russian framing, the Uzbek decision to join the EAEU has already been made. But Tashkent is still exploring its options.
At the UN and at Home, Tokayev Represents Continuity
By Ian J. Lynch
Tokayev spoke at the UN of the need for a “profound political transformation” in Kazakhstan. But to date, his leadership has represented continuity.
Uzbek Official Reprimanded by Senate for Rude Remarks on Beards and Hijabs
By Catherine Putz
Shuhrat Ghaniev, governor of Fergana and a senator, was rebuked by the Senate for an ethics violation.
The Khorgos Hype on the Belt and Road
By Henry Ruehl
Despite lofty ambitions, Khorgos is less transformative than its proponents believe – and yet it does illustrate some of the promise of the BRI.
Is Regional Cooperation in Central Asia All About Stability?
By Colleen Wood
Kyrgyzstan’s Minister of Foreign Affairs emphasized stability in a talk about regional cooperation.
On the Edge at the Roof of Eurasia: Counternarcotics’ Tajikistan Problem
By Ian Wallace
Militarized counternarcotics assistance to Tajikistan is akin to throwing money into a blazing fire.
Uzbekistan Joins the Turkic Council
By Umida Hashimova
Tashkent joins a regional organization for the first time in 13 years.
Kyrgyzstan’s Zere Asylbek Back With a Moody Political Track
By Colleen Wood
Zere Asylbek’s new single pushes Kyrgyz society to get over its political apathy.
Can US Legislation Halt INTERPOL Abuse by Central Asian Autocrats?
By Ian J. Lynch
Bipartisan legislation introduced this week seeks to tackle abuse of INTERPOL by autocracies.
The Meridian Highway Through Central Asia
By Austen Dowell
Does a rising road lift all cargo trucks?
Kazakh President Tokayev Goes to Beijing
By Eleanor Albert
What's on the China-Kazakhstan agenda?
Unclear Boundaries in a Changing Uzbekistan
By Agnieszka Pikulicka-Wilczewska
In Uzbekistan, a growing gap between the rhetoric of change and continued police discomfort with activism.