Central Asia

Winter Blackouts Blamed on Poor Planning

Environmental Deal Fails to Win Broad Support

Central Asia Reels at Russian Ban on Traders

Uzbek Gas Likely to Keep Flowing

Does Merger of Strategic Ministries Make Sense?

Which Way to Political Reforms?

Leaving Turkmenistan Gets Even Harder

Getting out of Turkmenistan is becoming more difficult as the security agencies widen their net and bar more people from leaving the country.

Demolition of Hare Krishna Commune Seen as Discriminatory

Heads Roll but Agricultural Crisis Just Gets Worse

Kyrgyzstan Steps Back From the Brink

As Kyrgyzstan looked set to descend into deep political turmoil, parliament came up with an almost magical fix, allowing everyone to agree on a new constitution.