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Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov speaks at MGIMO on September 2. (Photo: Screenshot)

Russia doesn’t like growing US economic role in Central Asia, but seems powerless to stop it

What does Nicaragua have to do with anything?

Sep 6, 2024

Uzbekistan's president, Shavkat Mirziyoyev (right), and his Azerbaijani counterpart, Ilham Aliyev, launch a joint project during a meeting with business executives on August 23. (Photo: president.az)

No rest for the elite: Central Asian leaders stay busy in August fostering trade

Lots of positive words, and even a little action.

Aug 30, 2024

A working paper contends that a small tax on top earners would help governments raise urgently needed funds. But for it to work, the introduction of stringent international transparency rules would be needed, which seems unlikely in the foreseeable future. (Serge Kutuzov via Unsplash)

A small tax on the super-rich could raise big revenue in the Caucasus, Central Asia – report

A good idea with little chance of adoption over the medium-term.

Aug 26, 2024

The leaders of Central Asian states and Azerbaijan gathered in Astana this week to discuss regional and bilateral affairs. (Photo: president.kg)

Central Asian leaders sound optimistic note on expanding regional trade at Astana meeting

Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan taking lead in push to break down trade barriers.

Aug 9, 2024

Tajikistan: Trade turnover increases, featuring a yawning deficit

Precious metals and minerals are main export items.

Aug 7, 2024

A man in Kyrgyzstan fills a bottle with water from a dirty stream. In Central Asia, state leaders’ failure to provide regular and uniform social services to all citizens, such as access to clean water, healthcare or jobs, gives rise to local non-state power brokers who performing state-like functions on small scales. (Photo: UNDP Climate, CC BY-NC 2.0, t.ly/KFpUj)

Perspectives: Understanding how patronage networks function in Central Asia

Non-state patronage systems continue to fill services gaps, helping to contain discontent.

Morgan Y. Liu Jul 26, 2024

Costs involving the Tajik government’s signature infrastructure project, the Rogun hydroelectric power station, are spiraling upward, increasing risks for the economy, the World Bank warns. (Photo: Tajik presidential press service)

Tajikistan: World Bank report voices concern about influence of state-connected companies on economy

Many state-connected companies are losing money, hindering market development.

Jul 24, 2024

The SCO boasts that its member states now account for almost 27 percent of the world’s landmass and more than 42 percent of the global population. But the organization is yet to show significant, tangible results. (Photo: akorda.kz)

Kazakhstan: SCO summit doesn’t put much meat on organization’s bones

Summit’s most significant accomplishment is admitting Belarus as full member.

Almaz Kumenov Jul 5, 2024

Crocus City Hall in Moscow burns after a terrorist attack in March 2024. ISKP, the terror group responsible for the attack, is believed to also be targeting Central Asia. (Photo: gov.ru)

Perspectives: ISKP posing rising threat to Central Asia

Outreach campaign shifts into top gear.

Lucas Webber Jun 25, 2024

Eurasian citizens striving to obtain asylum in the United States reportedly face expedited removal

Would-be asylum seekers from Georgia, Moldova, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan are supposedly targeted.

Jun 11, 2024

An informal ban on the wearing of hijabs by women and beards by men has long existed in Tajikistan, but now the parliament is in the final stage of making things official. (Photo: cabar.asia)

Tajik authorities keep fiddling as economy smolders

Economic expert says quick action to develop green economy is needed.

Jun 10, 2024

Unusually heavy seasonal rains have left vast swaths of Central Asia reeling from devastating floods and mudslides. (Photo: gov.kz)

China to help Central Asian states mitigate impact of floods, earthquakes and other hazards

Regional states join forces to contain Mother Nature.

China-Central Asia Monitor Jun 10, 2024

(Photo: Devin H via Unsplash, t.ly/eIf4C)

Tajikistan and Kyrgyzstan taking action to curb sorcery and charlatanism

Fortune-telling now a criminal act in Dushanbe.

May 23, 2024

TALCO workers moving product. (Photo: Tajik presidential administration)

Tajikistan: Officials sign deal to modernize TALCO, the country’s largest industrial enterprise

Details are lacking on work timeline and investment.

China-Central Asia Monitor May 20, 2024

Police conduct a security inspection at a construction site in Kazakhstan. (Photo: gov.kz)

Kazakhstan cracking down on illegal migration in aftermath of Moscow terror attack

Tajik nationals bear brunt of security sweeps.

Almaz Kumenov May 9, 2024

A Russian citizen at a Kazakh border control checkpoint. Since the Kremlin’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, a stream of Russians have fled to Central Asia and the Caucasus. (Photo: gov.kz)

Relokanty: Is Russia’s loss Central Asia’s gain?

Maximizing the benefits of Russia’s surprising exodus.

Marsha McGraw Olive May 3, 2024

Trucks lined up at a border checkpoint. Central Asian governments are making efforts to simplify customs procedures. (Photo: gov.kz)

Central Asian states easing trade barriers

Agreements mark baby steps toward formation of a free-trade zone.

Apr 25, 2024

Kazakhstan’s giant Kashagan oil field. The Central Asian state’s “economic growth is projected to slow to 3.4 percent in 2024 before regaining momentum in subsequent years, driven by new oil production coming online,” according to the World Bank. (Photo: gov.kz)

Growth rates set to slow in Caucasus and Central Asia – World Bank

Regional economies experiencing “multiple headwinds.”

Brawley Benson Apr 22, 2024

The Tajik authorities appear to address the symptoms of the domestic challenge rather than the underlying causes of economic and social discontent that fuels radicalism. (Photo: vecherka.tj)

Tajikistan striving to convince the world that it can contain terrorism

Dushanbe’s strategy ignores underlying sources of radicalization.

Apr 18, 2024

The Khorgos Gateway dry port on the Chinese-Kazakh border. Russia’s unprovoked attack on Ukraine in 2022, and the imposition of Western sanctions to punish Russian aggression, provided impetus for the growth of the Middle Corridor via Central Asia. (Photo: gov.kz)

Central Asia: Welcome to the ‘opportunity zone’

The Great Game’s got a new name.

Apr 18, 2024

Leaders of all five Central Asian states, as well as Azerbaijan, at a regional summit in Dushanbe in late 2023. All these countries were listed as “consolidated authoritarian regimes” in Freedom House’s recent report on the state of political freedom in 29 post-Communist states. (Photo: president.kg)

Central Asia is a bastion of “consolidated” authoritarianism – report

Warfare is catalyzing an expansion of authoritarian practices.

Apr 15, 2024

The coal-fired TPS-3 power station in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda. (Photo: gov.kz)

Central Asian states have a coal dependency problem – report

Coal addiction in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan fuels regional global warming conundrum.

Apr 12, 2024

Anti-migration wave hits Central Asian guest workers following Moscow terrorism attack

A partner post from Mediazona.

Ayzirek Imanaliyeva, Vladislav Sorvyonkov Apr 11, 2024

Young women sing government-mandated praises to Turkmenistan’s leader, Serdar Berdymukhamedov, and “the new happy era.” (Photo: gov.tm)

Perspectives: Officials in Turkmenistan make questionable choices when moral policing

Virginity tests administered without consent.

Karlygash Kabatova Apr 5, 2024

Once completed, the Qosh Tepa canal is expected to divert roughly 20 percent of the water from the Amu Darya River. (Photo: Afghanistan government media)

Unexplained spill fuels concern about Afghan canal project

Is Uzbekistan engaging in quiet water diplomacy?

Apr 2, 2024

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