For Karimov, the personal was always political
Alexander Cooley & John Heathershaw The death of Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan’s president, marks the end of one of the world’s […]
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Alexander Cooley & John Heathershaw The death of Islam Karimov, Uzbekistan’s president, marks the end of one of the world’s […]
Until 2015, the Islamic Renaissance Party (IRPT) formed the leading legal opposition movement in Tajikistan, holding two seats in the Supreme […]
In February 2016, the Amsterdam-based telecoms company Vimpelcom paid almost US$800 million in fines to settle charges of paying bribes […]
By Catherine Owen At first glance, the two issues appear unconnected: in one, China and the US are engaging […]
Guest post by Philipp Lottholz and Joshua Meyer With the summer season and field trips to Kyrgyzstan and other Central […]
By David Lewis (This article was originally posted in The Conversation) While international attention has focused on Russian military operations […]
Will China continue to defer to Russia in Central Asia’s international security relations? Revised: 2 November 2015 What kind of great […]
This post originally appeared on FT.com’s Beyond Brics: http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2015/09/29/us-looks-away-as-tyranny-steals-a-march-in-central-asia/ Photocredit: David Trilling, Eurasianet.org Central Asian democracy was dealt another critical […]
What does the Hoji Halim rebellion tell us about conflict management and the state in Central Asia? By John Heathershaw […]
What little we know suggests that the non-religious reasons Central Asians join ISIS are more important than the religious factors […]
What does the loss of political status for the IRPT mean for Tajikistan? And why do Western governments apparently no […]
By Catherine Owen In the last four years, I have twice had the privilege of travelling by train from Bishkek […]