Analytics
“Close cooperation within the framework of the OTS will enable the countries of the Central Asian region to have alternative platforms, partial balancing of the influence of Russia and China with the help of Turkey,” political scientists Gulnor Dzhumaeva and Abbos Bobokhonov note in an article specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)
In January 2023, foreign press analytical articles discussed Kazakhstan’s diplomacy, continuing attacks on the press in Kyrgyzstan, power shortages in Tajikistan, political shuffles in Turkmenistan, energy crisis in Uzbekistan, and other important topics in the region. (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…)
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…)
“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…)
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…)
“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…)