Analytics
In January 2022, Central Asia was featured in the foreign press in the light of protests in Kazakhstan, power cuts in three countries in the region, armed clashes on the Kyrgyz-Tajik border, and online summits of Central Asian countries with China and India.
“Events in Kazakhstan made it clear to the countries of Central Asia that a peaceful transfer of power in an authoritarian state is impossible and granting of freedoms is always dangerous for the ruling regime,” notes Kanat Nogoibaev, an analyst from Kyrgyzstan, a graduate of the CABAR.asia School of Analytics-2021, in his article. (more…)
The countries of Central Asia are undergoing another stress test during the crisis in Kazakhstan. How will the events in Kazakhstan affect bilateral relations and regional cooperation? What changes, including geopolitical ones, can be expected in the region in the near future, – experts from the region discussing these and other issues specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)
Experts from Central Asia and beyond share their forecasts of what to expect in the region in 2022, what internal and external risks countries will face, and also summarize the results of the past year in a material, written specifically for CABAR.asia (more…)
An independent expert Ekaterina Kasymova (Kyrgyzstan) analyzes the current problems of preschool education and its connection with the successful functioning of the government in an article, written specifically for CABAR.asia. (more…)
“Despite the fact that land availability is a significant factor in improvement of living standards among rural population, it nevertheless could not eradicate poverty in regions. Such obstacles as remoteness of a land plot from the owners’ residence address, lack of initial capital, and no advisory and training organisations that would teach how to effectively use the resource, do not allow the people to use it to the full and derive maximum profit,” analyst Asylgul Kanatbekova (Bishkek) wrote in her article for CABAR.asia. (more…)
“The unpreparedness of the economy of Kyrgyzstan to force majeure, its dependence on wheat imports, and low reserve of wheat have become obvious during the Covid-19 pandemic. Such unforeseen circumstances should become a lesson to learn for the republic,” Nurlan Tokobaev, expert in food security, wrote in his article for CABAR.asia. (more…)
In November 2021, Central Asia was highlighted in the foreign press in the light of the parliamentary elections in Kyrgyzstan, energy shortages in Kazakhstan amid a surge in cryptomining; the need for an updated US strategy in the region; and increased government control over the Internet.
“I’d like to believe that the state will take into account the global experience and will not speak bluntly. Miners will exist with any stance of the state, given the peculiarities of law enforcement in our country. The only way out is to admit the fact of existence of miners and to monitor their activities,” Kyrgyzstan-based Kanat Nogoibaev, graduate of the CABAR.asia-2021 Analytics School, wrote in his article for the said portal. (more…)
Over the years of independence in Kyrgyzstan, there has been a gradual transition from a command-administrative system to market relations, said Iskender Sharsheev, head of the Secretariat of the National Alliance of Business Associations. However, in his opinion, the country still has a lot to do to reform its economy.