Powers Vie for Influence
The West is losing out to Russia in its attempts to exert influence over Central Asia
The West is losing out to Russia in its attempts to exert influence over Central Asia
Con-merchants preying on a Kyrgyz thirst for a better life are making a killing out of bogus job opportunities in the United States
Human rights organisations are voicing growing concern at the number of executions in Uzbekistan
Journalists in Tajikistan struggle against the twin spectres of censorship and intimidation
Kyrgyz ambassadors fear their government's controversial election proposals will further undermine the country's international reputation
Emigration by Kyrgyzstan's young skilled workforce is doing untold harm to the economy
Uzbek grain farmers face destitution as the government seizes entire harvests at knockdown prices
Uzbek security forces use heavy-handed tactics to quash demonstrations
Uzbeks in Kyrgyzstan, the country's second largest ethnic group, are increasingly unhappy with their loss of status