Joanna Lillis
Tuesday, October 15, 2013 - 06:33
The prospect of a doubling of the membership is reigniting debate in Kazakhstan about the merits of economic integration with its former colonial master.
Monday, September 16, 2013 - 06:12
Giving in to sustained international pressure, authoritarian Uzbekistan is opening up its cotton fields to international monitors this fall.
Friday, September 13, 2013 - 11:24
Xi’s visit to four Central Asian states (excluding Tajikistan) has reaffirmed Beijing’s rising clout in this energy-rich region, situated on China’s sensitive Western flank.
Wednesday, August 7, 2013 - 08:16
Now that Kazakhstani oligarch Mukhtar Ablyazov has been apprehended, banking officials in Kazakhstan are striving to recover as much as they can of the $6 billion he is accused of embezzling.
Friday, August 2, 2013 - 11:45
A water and land dispute between villagers living on the border between Kazakhstan and Kyrgyzstan has been smoothed over after the governments in Astana and Bishkek were forced to intervene.