China and Tajikistan, an uneven relationship
Tajikistan has become China’s entry point into Central Asia. Not economically, but politically and militarily. Dushanbe has been doing aContinue Reading
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In the fields of wheat: an authoritarian obsession
The Central Asian republics have been shaped by the personality of their leaders since their independence from the Soviet Union.Continue Reading
Border disputes: old and new reactions
As recent border clashes in Central Asia have shown, the old-fashioned blame game is still being used by the partiesContinue Reading
Surnames and individual freedoms in Tajikistan
On April 29, the Tajik lower chamber, the Assembly of Representatives, passed a bill banning bans Russified family names andContinue Reading
Tajik and Turkmen migrant workers susceptible to ISIS
Coronavirus has introduced mass instability worldwide and can have especially dangerous political effects in regimes that do not acknowledge theContinue Reading
Presidential elections next for Tajik president’s son?
Tajikistan is making the headlines these days for coronavirus-related news. Or lack of to be more accurate. The country isContinue Reading
Football in times of coronavirus
Sports, like many other aspects of everyday life, have come to a standstill in the world as a result ofContinue Reading
After senator, what is next for the Tajik president’s son?
On March 27 an important event took place in Tajikistan’s power structure that did not attract much attention amid theContinue Reading
What is in a name? The (re)naming of cities in Central Asia
For centuries, London has been London, Paris has been Paris and Rome has been Rome. Despite revolutions, wars and upheavals,Continue Reading
A majolica façade: Central Asia’s fabricated political parties
In the last weeks, the Uzbek people have gone to the polls to elect their representatives for the Oliy Majlis,Continue Reading