What’s the Status of Plans to Export Russian Gas to Uzbekistan?
Crossroads Asia | Economy | Central Asia Moscow’s needs are more immediate, giving Tashkent time and space to negotiate. …
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EU-Central Asia Leaders’ Meeting Latest to Highlight Region’s Geopolitical Centrality
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Hobbled Economic Prospects in Central Asia
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Uzbekistan Supreme Court Issues Ruling on Karakalpakstan Appeals
Crossroads Asia | Politics | Central Asia Tazhimuratov’s 16-year sentence was upheld while terms of others were either reduced …
Brooklyn Lawyers Abuse Asylum System in Advising Clients to Fraudulently Claim LGBTQ Persecution
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Afghanistan-Iran Complete First Trial Run of Khaf-Herat Railway
The Pulse | Economy | Central Asia | South Asia The two countries, faced with sanctions and political isolation, are not …
Kyrgyz Opposition Leader Madumarov Again Under Pressure
Advertisement Kyrgyzstan’s Prosecutor General Kurmankul Zulushev on May 31 asked the Jogorku Kenesh, Kyrgyzstan’s unicameral …
Could ‘Chicky Cha-Cha Boom-Boom’ Become Kyrgyzstan’s Soft Power Motto?
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Kazakhstan Keeps Discussion of Political Repression Firmly in the Past
Crossroads Asia | Politics | Central Asia Kazakh President Tokayev said in tweet that it was the “duty” of …
New Wave Authoritarianism in Kyrgyzstan
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