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Rahmon’s electoral alibi

bluedomes October 4, 2020 0 Comment

The upcoming presidential elections in Tajikistan will result in a new term for the country’s long-standing president, Emomali Rahmon. However, to be able to brag about the democratic process, the incumbent president needs other...

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Reemphasizing everyday traditions in Central Asia during the COVID-19 pandemic

bluedomes August 28, 2020 0 Comment

As most of the world has resigned to staying home during the COVID-19 pandemic, there is an increased emphasis on rediscovering traditions, customs, and familial connections. The coronavirus has forced humanity to contemplate what...

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China and Tajikistan, an uneven relationship

bluedomes July 31, 2020 0 Comment

Tajikistan has become China’s entry point into Central Asia. Not economically, but politically and militarily. Dushanbe has been doing a series of concessions to China in the past decade and now an article published...

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In the fields of wheat: an authoritarian obsession

bluedomes July 5, 2020 1 Comment

The Central Asian republics have been shaped by the personality of their leaders since their independence from the Soviet Union. From Kazakhstan’s Nursultan Nazarbayev to Uzbekistan’s Shavkat Mirziyoyev, they all have developed different leadership...

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Border disputes: old and new reactions

bluedomes June 2, 2020 1 Comment

As recent border clashes in Central Asia have shown, the old-fashioned blame game is still being used by the parties involved in such events. However, a proactive diplomatic approach spearheaded by Uzbekistan is opening...

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Surnames and individual freedoms in Tajikistan

bluedomes April 30, 2020 0 Comment

On April 29, the Tajik lower chamber, the Assembly of Representatives, passed a bill banning bans Russified family names and patronymics for newborns. This can be interpreted as a nationalistic move but what is...

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Tajik and Turkmen migrant workers susceptible to ISIS

bluedomes April 27, 2020 1 Comment

Coronavirus has introduced mass instability worldwide and can have especially dangerous political effects in regimes that do not acknowledge the presence or threat of the pandemic. Undoubtedly, coronavirus has had a significant impact on...

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Presidential elections next for Tajik president’s son?

bluedomes April 25, 2020 0 Comment

Tajikistan is making the headlines these days for coronavirus-related news. Or lack of to be more accurate. The country is one of the few in the world that claims it has no cases and...

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Football in times of coronavirus

bluedomes April 13, 2020 0 Comment

Sports, like many other aspects of everyday life, have come to a standstill in the world as a result of the coronavirus pandemic. Football junkies have no other option but to re-watch matches and...

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After senator, what is next for the Tajik president’s son?

bluedomes March 31, 2020 0 Comment

On March 27 an important event took place in Tajikistan’s power structure that did not attract much attention amid the coronavirus pandemic. The president’s son, Rustam Emomali, took another step in his path to...