Central Asia: SCO summit going virtual An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Bulletin Jun 7, 2023
Central Asia: China keeping rail deals on track An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Bulletin Jun 1, 2023
Central Asia: Summiteers seal many deals, reveal scant details An update on recent developments in China-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Bulletin May 25, 2023
New Kazakhstan, old methods: No respite for beleaguered opposition Some analysts see the continued crackdown as a sign of President Tokayev's lack of confidence in his public standing. Almaz Kumenov May 25, 2023
Kazakhstan: Scandal-mired lawmaker holds onto seat One of the most grave allegations surrounding Dayrabayev is that his sons kept a man captive for three years. Almaz Kumenov May 24, 2023
EurasiaChat: China, Islam... and love in Philadelphia Also, the state of morality in Uzbekistan as the state seeks to curb excess piety and unlawful immorality. EurasiaChat, Alisher Khamidov, Peter Leonard May 22, 2023
China-Central Asia summit: lots of rhetoric, little substance Xi offers a helping hand in developing Central Asian political parties. May 19, 2023
Central Asia: Beijing making steady inroads in regional trade, mass media An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Bulletin May 17, 2023
Kazakhstan: Government recoups $1.7Bln in illegally appropriated assets The former president's family have featured among the major losers in this confiscation drive. Almaz Kumenov May 13, 2023
Central Asia: Beijing bracing for summit-o-rama A bulletin of recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Bulletin May 10, 2023
Kazakhstan: Another Nazarbayev relative gets prison time Gulmira Satybaldy was found by the court to have used her influence to wrest control over lucrative businesses. Almaz Kumenov May 5, 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
EurasiaChat: Slave labor and statelessness in Central Asia And can Central Asia’s poorest countries benefit from their new importance to Russia without suffering secondary sanctions? Alisher Khamidov, Peter Leonard, Aigerim Toleukhanova Apr 24, 2023
Kazakhstan accredits Taliban envoys without recognizing government Engagement with the Islamist regime in Afghanistan is in line with a region-wide trend. Almaz Kumenov Apr 19, 2023
Kazakhstan: Police disperse oil worker demo, while officials plead for calm Wildcat strikes and marches have taken place in the home region of the demonstrating laborers. Apr 11, 2023