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Search | 75 Articles

Mikhail An, center, in a screenshot from Brian Song’s new film Misha.

Uzbekistan: The Koryo Saram’s tragic Soviet soccer superstar

A new documentary on a Soviet soccer star also tells the story of Central Asia’s ethnic Korean community, which was deported en masse to the region by Stalin.
Chris Rickleton Dec 18, 2020
Wise guy: Russian Duma deputy Vyacheslav Nikonov speaking on Russian television.

Russian nationalists again rile Kazakhstan by questioning its nationhood

The Foreign Ministry warns these remarks are straining relations.
Almaz Kumenov Dec 15, 2020
Turkish troops Baku

Perspectives | What did Turkey gain from the Armenia-Azerbaijan war?

Turkey helped Azerbaijan win on the battlefield, but what Ankara stands to gain geopolitically remains to be seen.
Nicholas Danforth Dec 11, 2020
Tashkent bus passengers watch a solar eclipse

Uzbekistan: The red pilgrimage to Mecca

At the height of Stalin’s power, he let a handful of Soviet Muslims visit Mecca. Why?
Dec 4, 2020
Rustam Emomali speaking in Moscow to a group of Russian officials. (Photo: Russian Federation Council website)

Tajikistan: Emomali’s Russia visit signals his emerging role

Any breakthrough in improving the lot of labor migrants will be touted as sign of his political heft.
Nov 26, 2020
No crowds, except when he comes out. (state media)

Turkmenistan: The dammed united

Travel bans, dams and Russian fans. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Nov 24, 2020
Putin

Putin says Armenia could have stopped the war and kept Shusha

The statement comes as Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan is coming under increasing criticism for his handling of the war and ceasefire negotiations.
Ani Mejlumyan Nov 18, 2020
Russian peackeepers

Perspectives | Did Russia win the Karabakh war?

Moscow at first responded to the war cautiously, but was in the end forced to intervene decisively. Was this a geopolitical coup or was Moscow’s hand forced?
Laurence Broers Nov 17, 2020
A government graphic of President Mirziyoyev congratulating the public on the event of Uzbek Language Day.

Uzbekistan: Officials may be tested on knowledge of native language

Getting a proficiency certificate could be required from 2023.
Nov 16, 2020
Land of plenty – for him (government handout photo)

Coronavirus adds to reasons to escape Tajikistan

The terminal state of the economy remains paramount in the minds of those wishing to leave.
Nov 13, 2020
Kelbajar

In Karabakh deal, as many questions as answers

The deal left unmentioned critical issues like the final status of Nagorno-Karabakh and Turkey’s role in implementing the ceasefire.
Joshua Kucera Nov 11, 2020
Aliyev victory

Joy in Azerbaijan follows victory in Karabakh war

To some, the victory was marred by the introduction of Russian peacekeepers, but the mood was otherwise celebratory.
Ulkar Natiqqizi, Giorgi Lomsadze Nov 10, 2020
Du and Japarov

China business briefing: Not happy with Kyrgyzstan

Beijing keeps its cool when admonishing wayward satrapies. It has perfected the cold shoulder.
Niva Yau Nov 3, 2020
Kent book cover

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
Bukhara's Ark

Uzbekistan: The mixed legacy of Bukhara’s 1920 uprising

One hundred years after the Red Army established the Bukharan People's Soviet Republic, residents are ambivalent about its meaning.
Oct 29, 2020

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