Kazakhstan’s political turmoil erupted at precisely the moment the U.S. and Russia began to negotiate deep disagreements over Ukraine, NATO and European security. The deployment of 2,500 “peacekeepers” by the Kremlin-led Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO) struck many Washington experts as a shift in Kazakhstan’s foreign policy that strengthens Russia’s hand
On October 2, Georgia voters went to the polls to elect mayors and city councils. A mobile team delivered the ballot box to COVID-19-infected electors in Tbilisi, the capital
Whatever help governments in Central Asia are extending to Afghan refugees, they are not eager to make it known publicly
Kazakh conservationists fear that the construction of a new highway linking central and western Kazakhstan could disrupt the migration of critically endangered saiga antelope and lead to a further reduction in their population
These tales of disappearance are easy to find in Uzbekistan, despite the official censorship hanging over the narrative. Farukh is also an ethnic Uighur but holds an Uzbek passport
The gang, which was used by local businesses to protect their interests, was involved in robberies, thefts, extortion, and murders