Tajikistan: Security services chief becomes old KGB hand in overhauled biography Yatimov is said to have served as a KGB officer for more than a decade. Nov 6, 2020
Tajikistan looks to take a cut from online commerce The online market is so small that any returns will be minute, however. Nov 5, 2020
Tajikistan: Somoni slides by 10 percent overnight Prices for staple goods, which had already been rising, will now surge further. Nov 4, 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Parliament reshuffle paves way for Japarov to cement power The new speaker of parliament is an old and close ally to Japarov. Nov 4, 2020
Kazakhstan: Former health minister arrested The healthcare sector has been embroiled in corruption scandals for years. Almaz Kumenov Nov 3, 2020
The wheels are coming off Ukrainian anti-corruption reform efforts Popular faith in Zelensky’s ability to deliver is slipping. Fabrice Deprez Nov 3, 2020
Kyrgyzstan: Protests flourish as crises mount on all sides Acting President Japarov came to power on the crest of rallies, but will he know how to deal with them as leader? Nov 2, 2020
Uzbekistan: Kubatin, rehabilitated Turkic studies scholar, dies with COVID-19 The scholar's release from prison marked an unusual development in Uzbekistan. Nov 2, 2020
Book Review | A blueprint for neutralizing Russian disinformation The book dispels a widely held misperception in the West that Putin is an omnipotent puppet-master, pulling all the strings in Russian disinformation operations. The reality is not so exotic. Justin Burke Nov 1, 2020
Kazakhstan: Xinjiang fugitives secure asylum status But China appears to be trying to make sure no more escape. Chris Rickleton Oct 31, 2020
