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Already battling double-digit food inflation, a deep freeze threatens to destroy winter crops across Central Asia.

Moscow is driving forward its energy ambitions in Central Asia as it seeks new markets for gas that Europe now shuns.

Three years ago, Moscow's unilateral flight ban was intended to shock Georgia. Now many Georgians dread the resumption of air connections.

This latest winter energy crisis is undermining public confidence in the administration of President Shavkat Mirziyoyev.

The president’s authority now looks desperately weakened, which means that if anything should happen to his 65-year-old father, a crisis of legitimacy could ensue. Our weekly briefing.

Chinese buses have survived corruption scandals to become the most obvious alternative to ubiquitous but problematic minibuses.

The changes make living long-term in Kazakhstan unviable for tens of thousands of Russian citizens who have fled the war.

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Glaciers are disappearing around the world. Here’s how it happens in Central Asia.

Kazakhstan was caught off guard by Beijing’s decision to relax coronavirus controls at a trade hub on the border.

It plans to export 1.5 million tons of crude this way in 2023.

Miners flocked to Kazakhstan from China in 2021 after Beijing banned operations there.

Lawmakers are indignant that banks saved by the government are still paying out dividends.

As the government rewrites history to avoid mentioning a Russian atrocity, Turkmen are taking their reminiscences online.