What does the Taliban’s ascendancy mean for Tajikistan? Tajik officials no longer speak about the militants with complete disdain. Kamila Ibragimova Jul 9, 2021
Kazakhstan: Black market in fake coronavirus passports booms Conspiracy theories have fueled the low update for vaccination. Joanna Lillis Jul 2, 2021
Dashboard: Vaccinating Eurasia - June Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Jun 30, 2021
Kyrgyzstan: As third COVID-19 wave hits, protection options vanishingly small Cases are rising rapidly and vaccines – for those who want them – are hard to find. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Jun 24, 2021
Kazakhstan draws on current crises in designing national security strategy The documents focuses on viruses, droughts, water shortages and food deficits as potential crisis flashpoints. Almaz Kumenov Jun 23, 2021
Tajikistan: COVID-19 crisis escalates, forcing government to drop denials China has delivered 300,000 doses of vaccine, but will the public want them? Kamila Ibragimova Jun 21, 2021
Uzbeks weigh vaccines: Russian vs. Chinese Vaccine hesitancy in Uzbekistan is high, bred by social media conspiracies that seem credible in a country without accountable authorities. Ezoza Yakvalkhodjieva Jun 2, 2021
Dashboard: Vaccinating Eurasia - May Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus. May 31, 2021
Tajikistan: COVID strikes again, despite official denials The government appears to be taking active measures to cover up the new outbreak. Kamila Ibragimova May 26, 2021
Kazakhstan: Vaccine app offers hope of reopening, but there are hiccups Critics are concerned over potential privacy issues. Almaz Kumenov May 13, 2021
Dashboard: Vaccinating Eurasia - April Vaccine uptake, the latest case surges, and related news from Central Asia and the South Caucasus. Apr 30, 2021
Kazakhstan: A diary from a vaccination Our Kazakhstan correspondent describes the waiting, the bureaucracy, and the anticlimax of getting his Sputnik V jab in Almaty. Almaz Kumenov Apr 22, 2021
Kyrgyzstan: President prescribes poison root for COVID-19 The health minister then drank the concoction at a press conference. Ayzirek Imanaliyeva Apr 16, 2021
Kazakhstan: Oil workers resistance to jabs complicates output plans Laborers in the extractive industries are proving more adept at fighting their corner. Chris Rickleton Apr 14, 2021
Turkmenistan: Master Berdymukhamedov goes to Moscow Although Turkmenistan is rarely mentioned as a prospective member of the Moscow-led EAEU trading bloc, that notion is quite obviously on the Kremlin’s mind. Our weekly briefing. Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 6, 2021