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China spikes Gazprom gas export plan in Central Asia

Russian energy company keeps gushing red ink.

Apr 16, 2025

Tajik leader Emomali Rahmon and his son and heir apparent Rustam Emomali at an opening event on April 10. A suit against Rahmon’s administration was filed with the International Criminal Court, and the government’s pet infrastructure project, the Rogun Dam, is now mired in another controversy. (Photo: president.tj)

Tajik opposition files international lawsuit accusing government of crimes against humanity

Court decision likely years in making.

Apr 15, 2025

An aerial view of construction works at Rogun. (Photo: president.tj)

Tajikistan: Rogun Dam project going under microscope

World Bank’s financing role facing scrutiny.

Apr 11, 2025

Kazakh Central Reference Laboratory’s specialists conduct susceptibility testing for new anti-TB drugs. (Photo: U.S. Government)

Central Asian states join World Health Organization effort to eliminate tuberculosis

Region also grappling with measles outbreak.

Apr 10, 2025

A snoozefest? Left to right: European Council President António Costa, Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, and Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhamedov attend a Central Asia-EU summit event on April 4. (Photo: president.kg)

Central Asia-EU summit generates little momentum for expanded European role in region

More style than substance.

Apr 7, 2025

President Trump holds a chart as he announces new tariffs on April 2. (Photo: The White House)

Measuring impact of US tariffs on Central Asia and South Caucasus

Little near-term pain, but lots of uncertainty about future.

Apr 7, 2025

EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas shakes hands with Uzbek President Shavkat Mirziyoyev on March 27. Kallas made a lightning visit to Central Asia to lay the groundwork for the upcoming European Union-Central Asia summit in Samarkand on April 3-4. (Photo: president.uz)

EU-Central Asia: Preparing for first-of-its-kind summit meeting aimed at bolstering trade

Caution evident in build-up to gathering.

Mar 31, 2025

An innovator in Uzbekistan presents a more efficient wind turbine generator technology. (Photo: gov.uz)

Central Asian start-ups attracting growing interest from venture capitalists

Transparency improving, but remains an issue.

Mar 26, 2025

Syr Darya. (Photo: Ninara via Flickr, CC BY 2.0)

Central Asian states drained rivers at lower-than-expected levels in 2024

Aral Sea inflow falls short.

Mar 25, 2025

U.S.-financed practical training on the implementation of genome-wide sequencing technologies for laboratory diagnosis of tuberculosis, MDR and XDR-TB at the National Reference Laboratory in Almaty, Kazakhstan. (Photo: U.S. Government)

WHO deems Central Asia and Caucasus states as “high priority countries” for TB infections

Loss of US foreign assistance creates hurdle for containing disease.

Mar 24, 2025

(Photo: Maureen Barlin via Flickr, CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)

Kazakhs and Uzbeks are happiest peoples in Eurasia – survey

Caucasus trails Central Asia in contentment.

Mar 24, 2025

WrestleMania Central Asian-style: Great powers battle for region’s critical minerals

Getting down and dirty to obtain rare earths.

Mar 21, 2025

Rights watchdog documents forced mobilization of Central Asian labor migrants in Russian military

Citizenship wielded as instrument of coercion.

Mar 19, 2025

Although Kazakhstan had Central Asia’s cleanest air overall in 2024, the industrial city of Karaganda was rated the third most polluted city in the world. (Фото: ©inbusiness.kz/Maxim Morozov)

Air quality in Tajikistan ranked among world’s worst – survey

Central Asia one of globe’s most air-polluted regions.

Mar 17, 2025

Environmental groups caution against overdevelopment of river resources in Central Asia

Calling on international financial institutions to reevaluate projects.

Mar 14, 2025

US and EU drumbeat for Central Asia’s critical minerals grows louder

All discussions seem to touch on rare earths.

Mar 14, 2025

Government officials visit a business in Georgia’s Samegrelo Region. (Photo: gov.ge)

Georgia ranked highest in Eurasia in economic freedom survey

Tbilisi’s standing doesn’t take into account its recent authoritarian turn.

Mar 13, 2025

A woman from Afghanistan at a passport control checkpoint in Kazakhstan. (Photo: gov.kz)

Tajikistan gets high marks for accommodating refugees, IDPs – UNHCR

Forced migrants continue to face economic challenges.

Mar 11, 2025

A peer navigator for one of USAID’s HIV programs in Tajikistan delivers self-test kits to at-risk individuals in Khujand in 2020. (Photo: USAID Central Asia)

Loss of US assistance hampering Tajikistan’s efforts to contain HIV – UN agency

A public health disaster in making.

Mar 10, 2025

A medical professional in Kazakhstan educates a family about disease prevention, including immunization. (Photo: gov.kz)

Vaccine hesitancy fuels resurgence of childhood diseases in Central Asia, Caucasus

Legacy of Covid pandemic undermines public health gains made in past half-century.

Mar 4, 2025

First responders extricate an entrapped passenger after a road accident in Kazakhstan. (Photo: gov.kz)

Central Asia and Caucasus are some of the most hazardous places to drive in the world

Traffic-related deaths and injuries taking an economic toll.

Mar 3, 2025

A group discussion during a USAID co-sponsored Media CAMP Fest for mass media professionals of Central Asia. The recent funding cutoff has upended operations at dozens of non-governmental organizations and independent media outlets across the Caucasus and Central Asia. (Photo: USAID, Internews, CC BY-ND 2.0, tinyurl.com/ure4su7w)

Measuring impact on Eurasia of US foreign assistance cutoff

Independent media in Caucasus confronting ‘extinction-level’ event.

Luka Linich Feb 28, 2025

A protest rally in Tbilisi after the October parliamentary election. A major factor in the drop in Georgia’s ranking was Freedom House’s determination that Georgian officials engaged in manipulation and fraud to skew the results of the election. (Photo: newsgeorgia.ge)

Annual report documents decline in global freedoms

Georgia’s freedom ranking takes a hit.

Feb 26, 2025

Secretary of State Marco Rubio emphasized the US interest in cooperation with Central Asian countries. (Official State Department photo by Freddie Everett)

US shows interest in bolstering ties with Central Asian states

Washington interested in widening access to region’s mineral wealth.