Central Asia

US Encourages Energy Project for Wider Region

Media Freedom Remains a Closed Book

Can Bakiev Do Deal with Opposition?

Astana Needs to Push OSCE Diplomacy

EU Quietly Courts Uzbeks

Making a Regional Water Deal Work

Fair Deal for Ethnic Minorities Seen as Crucial for Progress

Indian Military Base Looks Unlikely

Divorce System Works Against Uzbek Women

Laws give women equal rights, but state institutions work to prevent them getting a divorce.

World Turkmen Event for Loyalists Only