Region
Central Asia
June 04, 2021
Founder of Kyrgyzstan’s Gulen-linked Schools Missing, Kidnapping Suspected
By Catherine Putz
Where is Orhan Inandi?
June 03, 2021
Top US Diplomat Holds Call With Tajik Counterpart
By Catherine Putz
U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken had a phone call on June 1 with his Tajik counterpart.
June 02, 2021
Canada’s Centerra Says Kyrgyzstan Refusing to Engage Over Kumtor Mine Dispute
By Catherine Putz
Centerra’s Kyrgyz subsidiaries filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the United States as the company seeks to talk things out with Bishkek.
June 02, 2021
What Happened at the Kyrgyz-Tajik Border?
Anahita Saymidinova, Madeleine Reeves, and Aigerim Turgunbaeva discuss the violence along the border and the long-term implications for both countries.
June 01, 2021
Kazakh President Sets Ambitious Goals for Renewables
By Paolo Sorbello
The question for the future development of renewable energy sources is whether the goals are, in fact, too ambitious.
June 01, 2021
In Kazakhstan, Feminist Activists’ Detention Raise Concerns About Repression
By Colleen Wood
Despite attempt after attempt to block critical voices from Kazakhstan’s public sphere, activists persist.
May 27, 2021
Kyrgyz-Tajik Border Woes Lead to Wider Bilateral Tensions
By Catherine Putz
A lack of communication bedevils current Kyrgyz-Tajik relations.
May 26, 2021
No Home Here: Ethnic Kazakhs Denied Citizenship After Fleeing Xinjiang
By Catherine Putz
Ethnic Kazakhs who fled Xinjiang are caught in an awkward vortex of domestic politics, international pressures, and the legacies of ethnicity and nationalism in Kazakhstan.
May 25, 2021
Official Hints at Challenges for Chinese Businesses in Uzbekistan
By Umida Hashimova
The Uzbek state plays a huge role in the country’s economy, generating difficulties for foreign investors trying to operate in Uzbekistan.
May 25, 2021
What Does the US Withdrawal From Afghanistan Mean for Central Asia?
By Iskander Akylbayev and Nurtas Janibekov
The withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan may produce new security threats, but there will be economic consequences as well.
May 20, 2021
Uzbek Authorities Deny Registration to New Political Party With Presidential Ambitions
By Catherine Putz
Khidirnazar Allaqulov’s first attempt to register his Haqiqat va Taraqqiyot (Truth and Development) Social Democratic Party has been refused by state authorities amid a pressure campaign.
May 18, 2021
EU-Kazakhstan Aim to Cooperate on Green Projects
By Wilder Alejandro Sanchez
The Kazakh government is looking to diversify its economy and develop new industries while also promoting environmental protection.