Crossroads Asia

Considerations about local people’s well-being should be at the forefront of all ongoing and new mining project developments.

With the support of the country’s mass media foundation, local civil society activists are trying to instill the message that violence against women is not innate to Uzbek culture.

The country's livestock and mining sectors depend on water. What can Ulaanbaatar do to ensure both have the access they need for decades to come?

As matchmatching moves online in Uzbekistan, bigoted preferences are more apparent than ever. 

Five years ago, Uzbekistan began re-engaging with the U.N. on matters of religious freedom. What progress has been made, and what remains to be done?

For Kazakhstan, supporting economic development along the north-south axis would see Afghanistan becoming a bridge, not a barrier. 

The Taliban have gained access to some of the erstwhile Afghan Republic's embassies and consulates in Central Asia. The consulate in Tajikistan's Khorog may be the latest.

His move, which adds a twist to the Tibetan power struggle with China, will have to be endorsed by the Mongolian clergy for broader acceptance.

The region needs to overcome four key structural challenges: lack of access to the sea, low level of development of the financial sector, lack of water and energy coordination, and climate change.

All of the candidates support President Serdar Berdymuhamedov and his father, Gurbanguly.

China seeks easier trade access to European markets by developing its rail network with Kazakhstan and trialing the Middle Corridor.