Kyrgyzstan

  • Jul 4, 2022
  • 7 min read

Kyrgyzstan looks to Russia and gold for salvation

Spiralling prices and falling remittances are a high-risk, possibly explosive mix for impoverished Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan
  • Jun 16, 2022
  • 7 min read

Russia cannot expect Central Asian backing for war

Despite close ties with Moscow, Central Asian states, especially the two largest, have not fallen in line on the war

Central Asia
  • May 17, 2022
  • 2 min read

Meeting of Russia’s security bloc reveals fault lines

There was no meeting of minds when a Russian-led regional security alliance met yesterday

Russia
  • May 4, 2022
  • 7 min read

Kyrgyz mine deal may limit expropriation worries

The government has succeeded in taking over a prized gold mine but is selling a negotiated deal as an amicable outcome

Kyrgyzstan
  • Jan 28, 2022
  • 7 min read

India and Central Asian states will boost cooperation

The Indian prime minister and the leaders of all five Central Asian republics have held a summit

India
  • Jan 28, 2022
  • 2 min read

End of Kyrgyz-Tajik firefight shows lessons learned

A new bout of fighting on the Tajik-Kyrgyz border prompted a large civilian evacuation but appears to have ended

Kyrgyzstan
  • Nov 26, 2021
  • 2 min read

Zelensky adds coup plot to threats facing Ukraine

President Zelensky says he has received credible intelligence warnings of a plot to depose him next week

Ukraine
  • Nov 25, 2021
  • 7 min read

Weaker parliament will emerge from Kyrgyz election

This election has been shaped by the wishes of a president who more or less installed himself in power

Kyrgyzstan