A wave of protests (and lack of any government response) is challenging Mongolia's political system.

Kyrgyzstan's mine headache, European and Eurasian integration, timekeeping in the Pamirs; weekend reads.

After withdrawing from restructuring negotiations in December, Bishkek is set to decide on Centerra’s mining permits.

Also, Tajikistan in the Saudi Arabia-Iran split and the Silk Road’s revival; weekend reads.

Remember, all that glitters... will be stalled in seemingly endless politicking.

Once again the Kumtor gold mine produces controversy.

Canadian mining outfits have come under widespread fire for their practices in Central Asia and elsewhere.

The unending headache that is Kumtor continues. This time the conflict is over the mine's environmental impact.

The controversial Canadian company seems set to replicate its Kyrgyzstan experience in Mongolia.

Allegations of torture are only the latest scandal to be associated with the troubled Kumtor Gold Mine.

A backlash surrounding a gold mine is placing the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development under scrutiny.

Bishkek’s dysfunctional politics keep it embroiled in legal spats.