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Search | 24 Articles

Emissions from the Sin Yuan Steel plant. (Raul Uporov/Crude Accountability)

Kazakhstan turning ‘blind eye’ to Chinese corporate polluters – watchdog

Government agencies and Kazakh-Chinese companies are using the pandemic to shield themselves from scrutiny.
Oct 20, 2021
Serdar Berdymukhamedov

Turkmenistan: Good for some

Turkmenistan has a two-track plan to increase trade with the outside world. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Oct 19, 2021
Askhat Zheksebaev, Abai Begimbetov, and Diana Baimagambetova

Kazakhstan jails political dissidents in fresh crackdown

All the defendants are strident government critics, but their dissidence was confined to online attacks and tiny street protests.
Joanna Lillis Oct 11, 2021
Turkmen ambassador to Kabul meets with acting Afghan Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi

Turkmenistan: Trading places

In our weekly briefing: doing business with Afghanistan and Uzbekistan. Plus, it’s reprimand season.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Oct 5, 2021
woman carrying water

Turkmenistan: Water mess

While clumsy on COVID-19, Turkmenistan is being more sure-footed, or consistent at least, on the Afghanistan front. Plus, unsustainable agriculture. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Sep 7, 2021
Gene Bunin. (Courtesy photo)

Kazakhstan bars entry to Xinjiang repression researcher

Bunin has also been banned from entering Uzbekistan.
Sep 6, 2021
Wingman Berdymukhamedov preparing for flight. (state news screengrab)

Turkmenistan: High as a kite

The president’s latest stunt highlights how Turkmenistan is increasingly devoted to military aviation acquisitions from Italy. Our weekly briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Aug 3, 2021
Whispering sweet nothing: Japarov and Tashiyev enjoying a quiet moment. (Photo: Facebook)

Kyrgyzstan: Ruling tandem in trouble?

Japarov and Tashiyev came to office together, may they leave it apart.
Chris Rickleton Jul 28, 2021
Sputnik V

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
Gamboling zone: A baby saiga seen in the wild during a recent Eurasianet field trip. (Photo: Erlan Omar)

Kazakhstan: Endangered antelope bounces back

The saiga population has rocketed by 150 percent in the last two years.
Joanna Lillis May 28, 2021
horse races

Turkmenistan: Dog and pony show

While the president and his son indulge their favorite pets, food for people is increasingly scarce. Our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Apr 27, 2021
Implying that the president is telling an untruth can now land you in prison. (government handout)

Uzbekistan tightens rules for media as president braces for re-election

The timing of the new legislation recalls recent reporting that cast the president in an unfavorable light.
Mar 31, 2021
Turkmen tomatoes

Turkmenistan: Rotten tomatoes review

The president gets another title, ignores soaring food prices, starts a charity, and pens a ditty to his favorite city. This and more in our weekly Turkmenistan briefing.
Akhal-Teke: A Turkmenistan Bulletin Mar 30, 2021
China loves us this much (Kyrgyz state media)

Perspectives | Beijing’s “Health Silk Road” abandons Central Asia

Yet another fashionable slogan means nothing when it’s needed most.
Aruzhan Meirkhanova Mar 30, 2021
Marching west (Xinhua)

Perspectives | China’s Central Asia strategy in the age of ‘extreme competition’

New pressure from Washington will make China look even closer at Central Asia.
Srdjan Uljevic Mar 29, 2021

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