Xinjiang crackdown downplayed during Chinese nationalities rep’s visit to Kazakhstan An update on recent developments in Chinese-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Sep 22, 2023
EurasiaChat: Speaking truth to (and about) power Kyrgyzstan's Media Struggles, Electricity Woes, and Uzbekistan's Religious Discourse. EurasiaChat, Alisher Khamidov, Aigerim Toleukhanova, Peter Leonard Sep 18, 2023
In Kazakhstan, comedy is no laughing matter A Russian comedy group getting concerts canceled over its support for the Ukraine war is another harbinger of where public sentiment lies. Almaz Kumenov Sep 15, 2023
EurasiaChat: The rough with the smooth in Kyrgyzstan How a bike ride showed the depth of Kyrgyz hospitality, and the places where tensions persist nevertheless. This and more in the latest EurasiaChat podcast. Alisher Khamidov, Peter Leonard, Aigerim Toleukhanova, EurasiaChat Sep 4, 2023
Kyrgyzstan moves to ban TikTok over child welfare concerns Officials say that young minds are susceptible to addiction and dangerous behaviours encouraged by the app. Aug 31, 2023
Central Asia: Could Kazakh-Chinese joint venture export drones to Russia? Our weekly update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Aug 30, 2023
Turkmenistan: Union busting Unfair soccer league, and potential and real gas deals aplenty, with Hungary, Iraq and Uzbekistan. Aug 29, 2023
Georgia and Armenia are complicated havens for Russian LGBTQ émigrés Many are looking to move on. Andrea Palasciano Aug 18, 2023
Perspectives: “We have common traumas, but no common memory” Decolonization activism is on the rise in what Russia considers its traditional backyard Barbara von Ow-Freytag Aug 16, 2023
Panel discussion looks at Afghanistan two years after the return of the Taliban Some Afghans in Kabul aren’t going along with status quo. Aug 15, 2023
Central Asia: Low water levels on Irtysh River create quandary for Kazakhstan An update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Aug 11, 2023
Kyrgyzstan: Authorities impose plastic bag ban The local prohibition should go nationwide from 2027. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Aug 11, 2023
Kyrgyzstan: 60 mosques, madrasas shuttered in Osh region Security services cited extremist concerns and building code violations as grounds for the closures. Aug 8, 2023
Turkmenistan: Party of three Afghanistan's canal project is deepening anxieties on water security. This and more in this week's Akhal-Teke Bulletin. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 8, 2023
Central Asia: China strives to shape Belt and Road-related media coverage An update on recent developments in Chinese-Russian-Central Asian affairs. China-Central Asia Monitor Aug 4, 2023