EurasiaChat: Nyet to Russian singers in Central Asia Pro-war Russian singers get the door shut in their face, Kyrgyz political infighting, and methane emissions in Turkmenistan. Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov, Peter Leonard Jun 26, 2023
Kazakhstan: Authorities declare state of emergency over Caspian Officials have tried to ignore the situation for years, but appear to have been spurred into action by the president. Jun 9, 2023
Turkmenistan: Going south fast Turkmenistan is at last willing to discuss its full-blown water crisis. Our weekly briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 25, 2023
Kazakhstan: Masimov gets 18-year sentence over Bloody January events The behind-closed-doors trial has revealed nothing about the specific actions the former security services chief is said to have undertaken. Almaz Kumenov Apr 24, 2023
Kazakhstan’s Stepnogorsk: Portrait of a former Soviet closed town In the years before independence, Stepnogorsk had become a key node in Moscow’s biological weapons program and uranium industry. Now it is one of many Kazakh provincial towns framed by its Soviet legacy. Artyem Sochnev Apr 17, 2023
Kazakhstan: Ex-police chief accused of enabling January events flees country Kudebayev got out of the country by crossing into neighboring Kyrgyzstan and then flying to Turkey. Almaz Kumenov Apr 3, 2023
Central Asia’s poorest farmers know the value of their land Farmland and pastures across Central Asia are far less productive after decades of monocropping. David Trilling Mar 8, 2023
Kazakhstan: Speculation swirls around Bloody January movie The way the filmmakers and authorities are working so closely has given rise to questions about who exactly is backing this movie, and why. Almaz Kumenov Feb 9, 2023
Kazakhstan studies domesticating endangered saiga antelopes Farmers complain that rebounding populations are encroaching on their pastures. Joanna Lillis Feb 1, 2023
Kazakhstan: Policemen convicted over Bloody January torture cases Activists say prosecutors need to do more to prove the government is serious about stamping out police abuse. Almaz Kumenov Jan 18, 2023
Central Asia’s shorter winters are whittling away glaciers Glaciers are disappearing around the world. Here’s how it happens in Central Asia. David Trilling Jan 16, 2023
Kazakhstan: One year on from Bloody January, officials stick to their story The government narrative is vague and full of holes. Almaz Kumenov Jan 5, 2023
The looming fight over nuclear power in Kyrgyzstan Can safety protocols be maintained in a poor country like Kyrgyzstan, where corruption is rampant? Aiday Erkebaeva Jan 4, 2023
China has won water dispute with Kazakhstan Astana accepts that it cannot force China to use less water upstream. But the BRI may help it reduce its own water waste, a new paper argues. David Trilling Dec 7, 2022
Kazakhstan sends first nuclear fuel assemblies to China A joint venture with China has edged Kazatomprom, the world’s largest producer of uranium, into the nuclear fuel production cycle. Artyem Sochnev Dec 7, 2022