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A ceremony in honor of the heads of state participating in the China-Central Asia summit. (Photo: akorda.kz)

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
Roghun ready: Tajikistan has already spent $3 billion on building the dam. (Photo: Tajik presidential press service)

Tajikistan eyes $500M windfall loan for Roghun

Following the twin blows of COVID and Russia's war in Ukraine, Dushanbe is struggling to pay for the dam itself.
May 22, 2023
(Photo: Xinhua)

China-Central Asia summit: lots of rhetoric, little substance

Xi offers a helping hand in developing Central Asian political parties.
May 19, 2023
CCTV+, controlled by the Chinese Communist Party and “committed to telling China’s story to the rest of the world,” is expanding its presence in Central Asia. (Screenshot)

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
Tajik President Emomali Rahmon and Turkmen President Serdar Berdymukhamedov at the Tajik leader's country residence on May 11. (Photo: Tajik presidential press service)

Turkmenistan: Fiddling while gas leaks

The scale of the country's methane emissions is becoming a major embarrassment, but the government seems unwilling to do anything about it. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke bulletin.
May 16, 2023
Foreign ministers of SCO member states meet during the organization’s gathering on May 4-5. (Photo: MFA of Kazakhstan)

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
FIFA boss Gianni Infantino standing beside Rustam Emomali, the speaker of the senate, mayor of Dushanbe and, also, president of the Central Asia Football Association. (Photo: Tajikistan football association)

EurasiaChat: Water and work in short supply

And U.S. officials have been touring the region chiding countries for failing to prevent Russian sanctions-busting.
Alisher Khamidov, Aigerim Toleukhanova, Peter Leonard, EurasiaChat May 8, 2023
Rahmon

Tajikistan pleads poverty, spends money on unneeded luxuries

A panhandling president is unaccountable to his Western benefactors.
Apr 26, 2023
Amu Darya fishing

Central Asian river levels poised for dramatic plunge, forcing urgent measures

Uzbekistan is working to introduce penalties for wasting water.
Apr 4, 2023
Radioactive dumps

EurasiaChat: Lingering tensions with the Taliban

Spring is when unmarked uranium tailings are most vulnerable.
Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Mar 27, 2023
Dushanbe

Tajiks skeptical about government earthquake plans

Authorities have responded to public fears by forming a committee to oversee existing committees.
Sher Khashimov Feb 23, 2023
Beg Sabur looking sheepish at the January 24 government meeting. (Photo: Tajikistan presidential administration press service)

Time running out for wrecker of Tajikistan’s internet as Rahmon loses temper

Beg Sabur has been dispatched to the Pamirs to start work on overhauling the nation's internet.
Jan 31, 2023
Gas infrastructure near Darwaza

Turkmenistan: A kick in the gas

Moscow curries favor, neighbors seek more gas, and Turkmenistan’s colossal methane pollution could power Afghanistan at little cost many times over. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Jan 31, 2023
A wedding shop in Dushanbe (David Trilling)

Tajikistan: In a world of unreliable men, polygamy offers uneasy answer

Polygamous marriages can grant women some financial stability, but no legal protection if they are abandoned.
Jan 20, 2023
Osh hospital

EurasiaChat: Healthcare is collapsing in Central Asia and doctors are being blamed

Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts.
Aigerim Toleukhanova, Alisher Khamidov Jan 17, 2023

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