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Charlie Norman takes a look at the deepening regional cooperation in Central Asia and how a focus on local context is crucial

Sydney Millar analyses the democratic backsliding in Kyrgyzstan following the pre-trial detention of opposition politicians and civil rights activists in response to a new border deal between [...]

Sydney Millar on the recent exodus of Russian men to the Central Asian states as Vladimir Putin has announced partial mobilization for the war in Ukraine.

“Is that your car?” Khusnidin asked, pointing to the UAZ Hunter my friend and I had rented in Bishkek. “I have a Soviet car as well, a white Lada Niva” he said proudly, as my friend plowed the [...]

Sydney Millar on the second attempt at electing a new parliament after the failure of the last elections in October last year.

The end of last month saw the deadliest clashes at a Kyrgyz-Tajik border since the disintegration of the Soviet Union. Both counties' governments are now involved in blame-game over [...]

How should we interpret Freedom House’s dramatic downgrade of Kyrgyz democracy in 2020? Find out in this latest analysis by Thomas Barrett

Joseph Elgars on how the recent election of Sadyr Japarov as Kyrgyzstan's new president might change domestic and international dynamics.

Thousands of women in Kyrgyzstan are victims of bride-kidnapping every year. According to the report published in 2016 by the National Statistical Committee, about 10,000 cases of [...]

This article was originally published by ZOIS Spotlight “This is our homeland High, high mountains at one with the blue sky” Aga-Ini – Bizdin Meken (Our homeland) Rap music – for European [...]