Analytics
“The idea of national identity through the prism of “national history” largely hinders the integration process in many respects,” Yerkin Baidarov (Kazakhstan) notes in an article specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)
“Unpredictable water availability with more frequent and severe natural floods and droughts, a growing population and increasing water withdrawals outside the region mean that today’s actions are critical for a sustainable future,” notes Timur Idrisov, an environmental activist (Tajikistan), in an article for CABAR .asia. (more…)
The foreign press analytical publications of the last month of 2022 discussed Tokayev’s first weeks in his second term as the president of Kazakhstan, challenges for Kyrgyzstan’s parliamentary system, crackdown on journalists and activists in Tajikistan, changes in Turkmenistan’s isolationist foreign policy, developments in regional integration by Uzbekistan, as well as annual reviews and take-aways by regional experts. (more…)
“Regarding the identity of the organization, it can be noted that the economic direction can act as a consensus for the Central Asian participants, and the values in the form of the “Shanghai spirit” have already occupied a solid niche in the narratives about the SCO,” noted political scientists Nargiza Muratalieva (Kyrgyzstan) and Symbat Abisheva (Kazakhstan) in an article specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)
“Discrimination in education for PWD (persons with disabilities) begins from childhood: very often the administrations of educational institutions refuse to enroll children due to the lack of proper training of teachers and the unsuitability of buildings. TV programs with sign language translation are often not broadcast in the media, and in general, there are practically no modern educational materials for PWD,” says Kalys Meymanbekova (Kyrgyzstan), a member of the CABAR.asia school of analytics. (more…)
“In the absence of an effective representative government that can defend the interests of the citizens of Uzbekistan both at the local and national levels, the draft “initiative budget” clearly demonstrated the attractiveness of the direct democracy mechanism as a partial alternative to representative democracy,” notes a participant in the CABAR.asia School of Analytics Akrom Avezov (Uzbekistan). (more…)
The November analytical articles in foreign press outlets discussed the results of presidential elections in Kazakhstan, tightened media freedom in Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan’s drone factory in partnership with Iran, Turkmenistan’s economic and political developments, as well as Uzbekistan’s economic growth and priorities. (more…)
The publication “Legal Mechanisms for Participation of Legal Minorities in Tajikistan and their Implementation:Comparison of the Framework Convention and Tajikistan’s legislation” was developed by Aziz Berdikulov on the basis of the IWPR Representative Office in Central Asia and the regional analytical platform CABAR.asia.
“In the case of TPNW strategic silence or a “wait and see” approach may only benefit the status quo, in which the complete nuclear disarmament under Article 6 of NPT might never be realized, or nuclear weapons be tamed illegal as every other WMD”, – writes participant of CABAR.asia’s School of analytics Doniyor Mutalov (Uzbekistan), exclusively for CABAR.asia. (more…)
“Central Asia is at the interface of the interests of major geopolitical players who are trying to influence the development trend in the region. The “Central Asian Five” needs to develop effective steps to confront any external actors to consider their interests,” Fazliddin Jamalov (Uzbekistan), a graduate of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics, notes in an article, written specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)