Azerbaijan’s notorious ideologue suffers precipitous fall
Turkmenistan: More cotton, less water, little sense
Saudis step up, awkward timing with Iran, and you won’t want to fly Turkmenistan Airlines after reading this.
Uzbekistan sustains poverty by blocking internal migration
Uzbeks are far less likely than people from similarly sized countries to move to a city. That hurts the economy and, indirectly, tears families apart.
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The Interior Ministry has wrapped up its investigation into the bloody unrest at the former president’s compound last summer.
Congress probes American cancers at Uzbekistan base
The Pentagon knew of radioactive and chemical dangers at the Karshi-Khanabad airbase.
Kazakhstan seeks labor market corrections to quell grumbling
Foreign workers may face lower salaries. That doesn't mean Kazakhs will be paid better though.
Tajikistan: Arrows fired across ex-mayor's bow as associates face prison time
Ubaidulloev is widely seen as the Kremlin's man.
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Branding the Belt and Road: Beijing embarks on damage control in Central Asia
What do these three things have in common: a Kyrgyz gold mine, a Malaysian Ponzi scheme, and canned camel milk? If you said the Belt and Road Initiative, Beijing wants a word with you.
Tajikistan’s exiled opposition adrift as strongman rule hardens at home
The government has given itself little room for compromise by grouping the Islamic State and ordinary opposition parties.
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