Analytics

Analytics on Central Asia are relevant for a young region that is still experiencing a period of its development. The section is a source of information for a wide range of readers interested in socio-political processes, issues of regional security and economic development, as well as foreign policy in the countries of Central Asia.

Biometric data collection: what risks might Kazakhstanis face?

The insufficient protection of biometric data in Kazakhstan poses threats to citizens’ personal security. There is also the possibility that the authorities could use such data to increase control over society, said Dana Buralkieva, an independent researcher and expert on digital human rights and freedoms and participant of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics. (more…)

Dana Buralkieva

16.11.22

What are the positive and negative aspects of the blogosphere in Kazakhstan?

“Political bloggers, by engaging their audience in a discussion, form a kind of atmosphere of involvement in making politically important decisions, which ultimately affects the level of voters’ trust,” writes Aiman Zhusupova, a sociologist and graduate of the School of Analytics CABAR.asia-2021, in an article, written specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)

Aiman Zhussupova

09.11.22

Foreign Press Digest on Central Asia: October 2022

What motivated the snap presidential elections in Kazakhstan? How did the recent military conflict affect social consolidation in Kyrgyzstan? What will happen to Tajikistani citizens who have been repatriated from Syria? Why is the importance of Uzbekistan for China growing? These and other questions on Central Asia have been discussed by foreign press articles in the past month. (more…)

CABAR.asia

National Digitalization Strategies of Central Asian States: Challenges and Opportunities

The publication “National Digitalization Strategies of Central Asian States: Challenges and Opportunities” was developed by Farrukh Khakimov on the basis of the IWPR Representative Office in Central Asia and the regional analytical platform CABAR.asia. (more…)

CABAR.asia

25.10.22

How to improve cooperation between Georgia and Kyrgyzstan?

“The main obstacles to active cooperation between Georgia and Kyrgyzstan are the lack of logistical routes, direct flights, as well as weak diplomatic ties,” notes a graduate of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics – Asylgul Kanatbekova. (more…)

Asylgul Kanatbekova

20.10.22

How to Achieve Long-lasting Peacebuilding in Border Issues?

“The border between the two countries is considered a paradise of solar and wind potential both for Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan. Developing solar and wind parks and coupling them with green hydrogen facilities can create joint renewable energy communities, where collaboration among people can bring shared business models and generate revenue”, – writes analyst Dimitris Simeonidis, exclusively for CABAR.asia. (more…)

Dimitris Symeonidis

17.10.22

The Impact of Partial Military Mobilization in Russia on the Countries of Central Asia

“For the national culture and language, such a mass migration of Russians may be a threat of re-Russification and further strengthening of Russia’s position in the region. Given the difficult historical past of countries that, through the fault of the Soviet government and imperial Russia, experienced famine, genocide, and repressions of the best citizens of the country, some of the indigenous people of Central Asia will be dissatisfied with the arrival of Russians,” Kanat Nogoibaev, an analyst from Kyrgyzstan, notes in an article, written specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)

Kanat Nogoybayev

11.10.22

Foreign Press Digest on Central Asia: September 2022

The SCO Summit in Samarkand, the military conflict between Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan, another early presidential election in Kazakhstan, growing tensions of Russian invasion of Ukraine, relations with Iran and India – these are some of the topics from Central Asia that were on the foreign press agenda this September. (more…)

CABAR.asia

05.10.22

India Tests Taliban’s Autonomous Character: Implications for Central Asian Republics

“Since there seemed an informal regional consensus this time to engage the Taliban 2.0, India similarly reoriented its policy towards Taliban ruled Afghanistan from estrangement to cautious engagement”, – writes Raj Kumar Sharma, Maharishi Kanad Post-Doc Fellow, Delhi School of Transnational Affairs, (University of Delhi, India), exclusively for CABAR.asia.

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Raj Kumar Sharma

28.09.22

Cooperation between Tajikistan and Georgia: Common Challenges and Lessons Learnt from Reforms

Cooperation between Tajikistan and Georgia has great potential. In particular, Tajikistan could benefit from Georgia’s successful reform experience, including police reforms and the integration of national minorities, says Navruz Karimov, a member of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics. (more…)

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